Denver Nuggets vs Miami Heat Prediction, 2/13/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Miami Heat

Date: Monday, February 13, 2023

Location: FTX Arena in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

FTX Arena is the location where the Miami Heat will play the Denver Nuggets on Monday.

The Nuggets faced off with the Hornets and took home the win by a score of 119-105 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Nuggets ended up walking away with 20 while the Hornets accounted for 18 personal fouls. They also buried 8 out of their 32 attempts from beyond the arc. Charlotte finished shooting 58.6% at the free throw line by converting 17 of 29 tries. Additionally, Charlotte collected 37 boards (5 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 5 rejections. Charlotte dished out 25 dimes and had 11 steals for this game. In the matter of defense, Denver allowed 47.1% from the field on 40 of 85 shooting. They also doled out 35 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Regarding hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 51 with 14 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Nuggets converted 14 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 82.4%. Denver wrapped up the contest having earned a 50.5% FG percentage (50 of 99) and made 5 out of their 23 three-point shots.

Nikola Jokic is a player who was important for the game. Jokic finished shooting 50.0% from the floor and also earned 10 assists. He was on the court for 34 minutes played and also pulled down 16 boards. He ended up walking away with 30 points on 11 of 22 shooting.

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Denver steps onto the court with a record of 39-18 this year. They have an average of 117.2 pts per game (6th in the league) while hitting 51.0% from the floor. The Nuggets are shooting 39.3% on shots from 3-point land (690 of 1,756) and 74.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Denver is pulling in 42.8 boards per game and is sitting with 1,650 dimes this season, which ranks 2nd in basketball in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 15.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.2 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Nuggets are forcing 13.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.1 fouls. They are currently ranked 23rd in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,466 relinquished on the season. The Nuggets defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 48.1% (2,373 of 4,938) and they surrender 40.3 boards per contest as a group. They are relinquishing 34.9% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 13th in the NBA in PPG allowed (112.9).

When they last played, the Heat walked away with a victory by a final of 107-103 when they faced the Magic. In the matter of rebounds, Miami allowed Orlando to collect 44 in total (12 offensive). They finished the game shooting 37.9% from three-point range via 11 out of 29 and ended up going 18 out of 23 at the charity stripe (78.3%). The Heat allowed the Magic to make 37 of 87 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 42.5% in this matchup. When the game finished, the Heat finished 37 out of 85 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.5%. Concerning shooting from distance, Miami knocked down 12 of 39 attempts (30.8%). They were able to bury 21 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 91.3%. The Magic committed 24 fouls in the game which took the Heat to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 19 times, while earning 7 steals for this contest. The Heat were able to snag 35 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 46 for the contest.

Jimmy Butler was important for the Heat in this matchup. Butler totaled 22 points in his 34 mins on the court and had 6 dimes in the matchup. He knocked down 7 of 17 in this game for a rate of 41.2%, and earned 7 rebounds.

Miami has a win-loss mark of 32-25 on the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Heat are hitting on 45.2% from the field, which is 30th in basketball. Miami has scored 6,179 points for the year (108.4 per game) and they average 41.5 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 23.5 times per game (23rd in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.5 times per contest. The Heat are responsible for committing 18.9 fouls per game and they go 82.9% from the charity stripe.

The Heat are ranked 2nd in the league in points given up per game with 108.1. They are forcing their opponents into 16.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.5% from the field (17th in the league). The Miami defense gives up 36.5% on three-point shots (745 of 2,040) and their opposition makes 76.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 25.0 assists and 42.3 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 12th and 9th in basketball.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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