Miami Heat vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 11/8/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Friday, November 8, 2024

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Miami Heat (3-4) are en route to Ball Arena on Friday where they will take on the Denver Nuggets (5-3).

The Heat faced off with the Suns and ended up losing by a score of 115-112 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Heat walked away with 16 and the Suns finished the game with 14 personal fouls. They also buried 18 out of their 43 tries from beyond the perimeter. Phoenix ended up shooting 72.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of their 18 attempts. Additionally, Phoenix grabbed 46 rebounds (10 offensive, 36 defensive) and earned 3 blocks. Phoenix earned 29 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. In relation to defending, Miami allowed 50.0% from the field on 42 out of 84 shooting. They also recorded 27 assists in this game as well as forcing 16 turnovers and earning 12 steals. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they earned 43 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Heat converted 19 of their 20 shots for a rate of 95.0%. Miami walked away from the game with a 43.5% FG percentage (40 of 92) and made 13 of their 34 3-point attempts.

Tyler Herro is someone who was a major factor in this matchup. He recorded 28 points on 9 out of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 35 mins played and also totaled 3 rebounds. Herro finished shooting 60.0% from the floor and also recorded 6 dimes.

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Miami comes into this contest with a record of 3-4 on the campaign. They average 109.1 points per game (23rd in basketball) while going 43.3% from the field. The Heat are shooting 38.2% on shots from downtown (100 of 262) and 74.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Miami is collecting 44.4 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 178 dimes on the year, which ranks 23rd in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 11.7 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.9 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Heat are forcing 14.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.6 fouls. They are relinquishing 35.9% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 7th in basketball in opponents points per game (108.6). The Heat defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.1% (279 of 619) and they concede 46.9 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 2nd in basketball in allowing assists with 167 surrendered this season.

When they last played, the Nuggets got the win with a final of 124-122 against the Thunder. The Nuggets earned 42 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 55 for this contest. They also coughed up the ball 18 times, while recording 8 steals for the matchup. The Thunder were called for 28 fouls for the contest which got the Nuggets to the charity stripe for 33 attempts. They were able to make 24 of the free throw tries for a clip of 72.7%. In reference to 3-pointers, Denver made 16 of 38 attempts (42.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Nuggets shot 42 out of 89 from the field which gave them a rate of 47.2%. The Nuggets permitted the Thunder to convert 44 of their 100 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 44.0% in this matchup. They shot 40.0% from three-point range by connecting on 16 out of 40 and walked away from this one shooting 18 of 23 from the free throw line (78.3%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Denver permitted Oklahoma City to collect 47 in total (13 offensive).

Russell Westbrook ended up being important for the Nuggets for the contest. He converted 10 of 15 for the game for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and had 6 rebounds. Westbrook earned 29 points in his 32 mins on the court and had 6 dimes for this contest.

Denver has a win-loss mark of 5-3 so far this year. The Nuggets commit 20.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 78.2% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 29.4 times per contest (4th in basketball) and they are turning it over 14.4 times per game. Denver has accounted for 952 points for the campaign (119.0 per contest) and they average 48.3 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Nuggets are shooting 45.7% from the field, which is 18th in the league.

The Nuggets are ranked 21st in basketball in points per game surrendered with 117.3. They are able to force 15.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.2% from the field (15th in the NBA). The Denver defense surrenders 34.5% on three-point shots (110 of 319) and opponents are making 78.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 30.6 assists and 44.1 rebounds per game, which is 30th and 15th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami

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