Miami Heat vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 1/15/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Monday, January 15, 2024

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (-2)

Barclays Center is the site where the Brooklyn Nets (16-22) will take on the Miami Heat (22-16) on Monday. Brooklyn opens this matchup as 2-point dogs. The total is set at 234.

The Heat faced the Magic and earned the victory with a final of 99-96 in their last game. Miami finished the game with a 44.6% FG percentage (37 out of 83) and knocked down 8 out of their 26 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Heat knocked down 17 of 20 attempts for a rate of 85.0%. With respect to getting rebounds, they collected 41 with 12 of them being offensive. They also doled out 23 assists in this game while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When it comes to defense, Miami allowed the other team to shoot 43.9% from the field on 36 out of 82 shooting. Orlando totaled 26 dimes and had 10 steals in this contest. Additionally, Orlando snagged 38 boards (10 offensive, 28 defensive) and got 1 block. Orlando ended up shooting 60.0% when shooting free throws by making 12 of 20 attempts. They converted 12 out of their 40 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In reference to fouls, the Heat finished with 17 while the Magic finished the game with 20 fouls.

Duncan Robinson is someone who was a major contributor for this game. He recorded 23 points on 9 of 19 shooting. He was on the court for 41 minutes and grabbed 4 rebounds. Robinson shot 47.4% from the field and distributed 3 dimes.

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Miami enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 22-16 this year. They currently have an average of 112.5 points per game (25th in basketball) while hitting 46.8% from the floor. The Heat are shooting 38.4% on three-point shots (485 of 1,262) and 82.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Miami is grabbing 41.4 boards per game and has accumulated 991 dimes on the year, which is 18th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.2 times per game and as a team they are committing 18.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Heat are forcing their opponents into 14.4 turnovers every game and they draw 20.4 personal fouls. They rank 16th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,022 relinquished on the season. The Heat defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 48.0% (1,567 of 3,262) and they concede 42.2 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 36.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 6th in the NBA in opponents points per game (111.6).

In their last game, the Nets walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 111-102 when they faced the Cavaliers. The Nets were able to collect 32 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 in this matchup. They turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 5 steals in this game. The Cavaliers committed 24 fouls in the game which got the Nets to the charity stripe for a total of 28 attempts. They were able to convert 20 of them for a rate of 71.4%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, Brooklyn buried 8 of their 27 tries (29.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Nets ended up shooting 37 for 82 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.1%. The Nets permitted the Cavaliers to bury 32 of their 82 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.0% in this contest. They finished 29.5% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 13 out of 44 and finished the contest at 34 of 43 at the free throw line (79.1%). With respect to how they rebounded, Brooklyn permitted Cleveland to snag 47 overall (12 on the offensive glass).

Mikal Bridges ended up having an impact for the Nets in the matchup. He converted 6 of 18 for the game giving him a rate of 33.3%, and accumulated 6 rebounds. Bridges accumulated 26 points in his 39 mins on the court and had 1 assist for this game.

Brooklyn has a win-loss record of 16-22 on the campaign. The Nets have committed 19.2 fouls every game while shooting 75.6% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 26.1 times per game (15th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 12.8 times per game. Brooklyn has 4,354 points for the season (114.6 per contest) and they grab 46.7 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Nets are hitting on 45.9% from the floor, which ranks them 25th in the league.

The Brooklyn defense allows 38.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (539 of 1,405) and opponents are converting on 80.7% of their free throw attempts. They allow 25.9 assists and 44.3 boards on a nightly basis, which is 13th and 20th in the NBA. The Nets on the defensive side of the court are 17th in the league in points per game surrendered with 116.4. They are forcing their opponents into 11.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.8% from the field (13th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami (-2)

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