Miami Heat vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 11/6/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

The Phoenix Suns (5-1) are hosting the Miami Heat (3-2) at Footprint Center on Wednesday.

The Heat faced the Wizards and earned the victory with a final of 118-98 in their last contest. Miami finished the contest having earned a 42.2% field goal percentage (43 of 102) and converted 15 of their 37 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Heat knocked down 17 of their 24 tries for a percentage of 70.8%. With respect to hauling in boards, they earned a total of 34 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 23 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 12 steals. With respect to defending, Miami allowed the other team to go 41.8% from the field on 38 of 91 shooting. Washington distributed 19 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. Additionally, Washington grabbed 44 rebounds (8 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 10 rejections. Washington finished the game shooting 71.4% when shooting free throws by knocking down 15 of their 21 tries. They knocked down 7 out of their 35 attempts from distance. In reference to personal fouls, the Heat ended up with 22 and the Wizards finished the game with 18 personal fouls.

Bam Adebayo is a guy who was a contributor in this contest. Adebayo shot 50.0% from the field and distributed 2 dimes. He saw the court for 31 mins and snagged 14 rebounds. He left the arena with 32 points on 12 out of 24 shooting.

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Miami comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 3-2 this year. They are averaging 108.4 points per game (23rd in basketball) while shooting 43.3% from the floor. The Heat are shooting 37.5% on 3-pointers (72 of 192) and 72.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Miami is grabbing 46.4 rebounds per game and has accounted for 127 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 28th in basketball in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 12.2 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.4 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Heat are forcing their opponents into 14.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.4 fouls. They rank 1st in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 115 surrendered on the season. The Heat defense is giving up a FG percentage of 43.0% (193 of 449) and they relinquish 48.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 34.5% from 3-point land while they are 5th in basketball in PPG allowed (106.8).

In their last game, the Suns went home victorious with a score of 103-97 against the Trail Blazers. In regard to how they rebounded, Phoenix allowed Portland to collect 52 in total (11 on the offensive side). They finished 32.6% from three-point range via 14 out of 43 and finished the game at 9 out of 11 from the charity stripe (81.8%). The Suns permitted the Trail Blazers to bury 37 of their 111 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 33.3% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Suns finished 35 for 93 from the field which had them sitting at 37.6%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, Phoenix made 17 of their 52 tries (32.7%). They were able to knock down 16 of those for a rate of 72.7%. The Trail Blazers had 20 personal fouls for the game which got the Suns to the free throw line for 22 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while recording 3 steals in this contest. The Suns were able to corral 25 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 for the contest.

Devin Booker pitched in for the Suns in this contest. He made 9 of 23 for this contest for a field goal rate of 39.1%, and earned 9 rebounds. Booker scored 28 points in his 36 mins of playing time and accumulated 9 assists for this game.

Phoenix has a record of 5-1 so far this season. As an offense, the Suns are connecting on 46.4% from the floor, which ranks them 13th in the NBA. Phoenix has 683 pts on the year (113.8 per game) and they grab 45.2 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 27.5 times per contest (8th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 14.5 times per game. The Suns are responsible for committing 19.7 fouls per game while shooting 79.1% from the free throw line.

The Suns defensively are ranked 10th in the league in points allowed per game with 109.8. They are able to force 12.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.0% from the floor (6th in basketball). The Phoenix defense surrenders 36.2% from downtown (75 of 207) and their opponents are making 75.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 25.2 dimes and 47.3 boards every game, which is ranked 13th and 23rd in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Phoenix

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