Miami Heat vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 4/7/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Washington Wizards

Date: Friday, April 7, 2023

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: NBC Sports Washington

The Washington Wizards will try to defeat the Miami Heat at Capital One Arena on Friday.

The Heat faced the Pistons and took home the win by a score of 118-105 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Heat left the arena with 18 and the Pistons racked up 22 fouls. They also made 11 out of their 28 shots from long range. Detroit finished the game shooting 81.5% from the charity stripe by knocking down 22 of 27 attempts. On top of that, Detroit collected 35 rebounds (6 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 2 blocked shots. Detroit doled out 21 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. In the matter of the defense, Miami allowed the other team to shoot 49.3% from the field on 36 of 73 shooting. They also dished out 26 dimes in this game as well as forcing 14 turnovers and getting 12 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned a total of 33 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Heat buried 23 of their 26 shots for a rate of 88.5%. Miami wrapped up the game with a 51.3% FG percentage (41 out of 80) and converted 13 of 36 shots from beyond the arc.

Jimmy Butler is someone who was a major factor in this contest. Butler ended up shooting 75.0% from the floor and also distributed 8 dimes. He was on the court for 35 mins and also pulled down 8 rebounds. He notched 27 points on 9 out of 12 shooting.

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Miami comes into this game with a mark of 42-37 so far this year. They turn the ball over 13.4 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.4 personal fouls every game. As a team, Miami is pulling in 40.5 boards per contest and has totaled 1,860 assists on the season, which is 25th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Heat are shooting 34.1% on shots from beyond the arc (929 of 2,722) and 83.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 109.1 pts per contest (30th in the NBA) on 45.8% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Heat are forcing 15.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.1 fouls. They are ranked 14th in the NBA in allowing assists with 2,022 conceded this season. The Heat defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 48.3% (3,172 of 6,572) and they surrender 41.8 boards per game as a squad. They are conceding 37.0% on 3-point shots and they are 3rd in the league in PPG allowed (109.8).

The last time they took the court, the Wizards took a loss by a score of 134-116 against the Hawks. The Wizards corralled 27 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 39 for this contest. They turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 10 steals in this matchup. The Hawks committed 23 fouls for the contest which took the Wizards to the charity stripe for 26 tries. They were able to convert 20 of them for a clip of 76.9%. In regard to three-point attempts, Washington made 6 of 28 attempts (21.4%). When this game wrapped up, the Wizards went 45 for 94 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.9%. The Wizards permitted the Hawks to convert 43 out of 84 tries from the field which had them shooting 51.2% for this game. They finished 43.3% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 13 of 30 and ended up shooting 35 out of 40 from the free throw line (87.5%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, Washington permitted Atlanta to get 48 overall (12 on the offensive side).

Daniel Gafford ended up being important for the Wizards in the matchup. He buried 8 of 10 for the matchup giving him a rate of 80.0%, and totaled 10 rebounds. Gafford recorded 25 points in his 23 mins of playing time and accumulated 1 assist in this game.

Washington has a win-loss mark of 34-46 for the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wizards are shooting 48.6% from the floor, which ranks 8th in the league. Washington has scored 9,056 points on the season (113.2 per game) and they pull in 43.5 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 25.4 times per contest (14th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 14.1 times per contest. The Wizards commit 18.8 personal fouls every game and they shoot 78.7% from the free throw line.

The Wizards defensively are ranked 18th in the league in points per game surrendered with 114.5. They have forced 12.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.3% from the field (14th in the league). The Washington defense surrenders 36.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (963 of 2,620) and their opposition makes 80.1% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 24.8 assists and 42.9 boards per contest, which has them ranked 8th and 13th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami

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