Miami Heat vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 11/2/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Washington Wizards

Date: Saturday, November 2, 2024

Location: Arena CDMX in Mexico City, MX

TV: Monumental Sports Network

Arena CDMX is the location where the Washington Wizards (2-2) will try to beat the Miami Heat (2-2) on Saturday.

The Heat faced the Knicks and went home with a loss by a final score of 116-107 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Heat finished with 17 and the Knicks recorded 16 personal fouls. They also converted 18 out of their 40 attempts from beyond the arc. New York ended up shooting 90.0% at the free throw line by burying 18 of 20 shots. On top of that, New York pulled down 38 rebounds (14 offensive, 24 defensive) and got 3 blocks. New York totaled 30 assists and had 8 steals for the game. In regard to defense, Miami allowed the other team to shoot 48.8% from the field on 40 out of 82 shooting. They also distributed 27 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When talking about grabbing boards, they collected 41 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Heat made 16 of their 24 shots for a rate of 66.7%. Miami ended the game having earned a 45.7% field goal percentage (37 out of 81) and converted 17 of 40 three-point shots.

Tyler Herro is one guy who was a major contributor for this game. Herro finished 60.0% from the field and recorded 7 assists. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins and also totaled 5 boards. He notched 34 points on 12 out of 20 shooting.

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Miami heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 2-2 so far this season. They are turning it over 11.8 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.3 fouls every game. As a unit, Miami is snagging 41.8 boards per contest and is sitting with 108 assists on the year, which has them ranked 18th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Heat are shooting 36.8% on 3-pointers (57 of 155) and 72.3% from the free throw line. They have an average of 106.0 points per game (27th in basketball) while connecting on 43.6% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Heat are forcing 15.5 turnovers per game and they draw 20.0 fouls. They are currently ranked 3rd in the league in giving up assists with 92 surrendered this year. The Heat defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 43.3% (155 of 358) and they surrender 49.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 37.5% on shots from downtown and they are 7th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (109.0).

In their last game, the Wizards walked away with a victory by a final of 133-120 when they faced the Hawks. The Wizards were able to snag 32 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. The Hawks earned 17 personal fouls for this contest which got the Wizards to the charity stripe for 25 shots. They were able to convert 23 of the free throw tries for a rate of 92.0%. With respect to shots from 3-point land, Washington knocked down 16 out of their 38 attempts (42.1%). Overall, the Wizards went 47 out of 88 from the floor which gave them a rate of 53.4%. The Wizards allowed the Hawks to convert 45 of 95 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 47.4% for the contest. They finished 30.8% from distance by connecting on 12 of 39 and ended up shooting 18 of 21 at the free throw line (85.7%). When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Washington allowed Atlanta to pull down 36 in all (6 offensive).

Bilal Coulibaly pitched in for the Wizards in this contest. Coulibaly tallied 27 points in his 35 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for this game. He made 11 out of 14 for the game for a rate of 78.6%, and had 9 rebounds.

Washington has a win-loss mark of 2-2 so far this year. As an offensive unit, the Wizards are hitting on 44.9% from the floor, which is ranked 16th in the league. Washington has totaled 472 pts for the campaign (118.0 per game) and they grab 41.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 27.0 times per game (9th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 16.0 times per game. The Wizards are committing 22.5 personal fouls every game and they hit 83.5% from the free throw line.

The Washington defense gives up 38.0% on 3-pointers (62 of 163) and their opponents are connecting on 74.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 27.0 dimes and 44.3 total boards per game, which is 20th and 15th in the NBA. The Wizards on defense are ranked 29th in the league in points given up per game with 124.0. They are forcing their opponents into 16.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.9% from the field (27th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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