Miami Heat vs New York Knicks Prediction, 1/27/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs New York Knicks

Date: Saturday, January 27, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The New York Knicks (28-17) welcome the Miami Heat (24-21) at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.

The Heat played the Celtics and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 143-110 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Heat finished with 12 and the Celtics finished the game with 10 fouls. They converted 22 of 40 attempts from 3-point land. Boston finished the game shooting 95.0% from the charity stripe by making 19 of 20 attempts. Moreover, Boston pulled down 47 rebounds (6 offensive, 41 defensive) and got 1 block. Boston doled out 36 dimes and had 4 steals in this game. In regard to the defense, Miami allowed their opponent to shoot 63.8% from the field on 51 of 80 shooting. They also doled out 25 dimes in this matchup while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 31 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Heat converted 10 of their 13 attempts for a rate of 76.9%. Miami finished the contest with a 44.7% FG percentage (42 of 94) and made 16 of their 42 shots from downtown.

Bam Adebayo is a guy who was a contributor in this matchup. He racked up 19 points on 8 out of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 29 mins played and pulled down 5 rebounds. Adebayo finished shooting 57.1% from the floor and recorded 2 dimes.

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Miami will enter this contest with a mark of 24-21 on the year. They have an average of 110.5 pts per contest (27th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.2% from the field. The Heat are connecting on 37.7% on 3-point shots (561 of 1,490) and 82.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Miami is pulling down 41.4 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,153 assists on the campaign, which ranks 18th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.4 times per contest and as a group they are committing 18.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Heat are able to force 14.2 turnovers per game while drawing 19.8 fouls. They give up 36.8% on shots from distance and they are ranked 7th in the NBA in PPG allowed (111.3). The Heat are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.6% (1,843 of 3,869) and they concede 42.7 boards per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 22nd in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,209 conceded so far this year.

In their last game, the Knicks went home victorious with a score of 122-84 against the Nuggets. In the matter of how they attacked the glass, New York allowed Denver to grab 40 in total (13 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 19.2% from three-point range by shooting 5 out of 26 and ended up shooting 11 of 13 at the free throw line (84.6%). The Knicks allowed the Nuggets to make 34 of 84 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 40.5% in this contest. Overall, the Knicks finished shooting 45 for 85 from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.9%. In reference to three-point shots, New York converted 15 of 38 attempts (39.5%). They were able to bury 17 of the free throws for a percentage of 85.0%. The Nuggets had 20 personal fouls in the game which took the Knicks to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while earning 12 steals in this matchup. The Knicks snagged 32 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 44 in the game.

OG Anunoby ended up being a factor for the Knicks in this game. He knocked down 10 of 18 in the matchup giving him a rate of 55.6%, and earned 2 rebounds. Anunoby tallied 26 points in his 29 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist in this game.

New York has a mark of 28-17 on the season. As an offense, the Knicks are shooting 46.8% from the field, which is ranked 20th in basketball. New York has earned 5,182 points this year (115.2 per game) and they collect 46.2 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 24.0 times per contest (29th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.8 times per contest. The Knicks are committing 18.5 fouls per game while shooting 78.4% from the charity stripe.

The New York defense gives up 36.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (568 of 1,579) and their opposition knocks down 76.8% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 26.0 assists and 40.5 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 12th and 3rd in the league. The Knicks on the defensive end are ranked 2nd in the league in PPG surrendered with 109.8. They are able to force 13.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.7% from the field (9th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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