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

Game: Miami Heat vs Washington Wizards

Date: Friday, February 2, 2024

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

The Washington Wizards (9-38) will compete against the Miami Heat (25-23) at Capital One Arena on Friday.

The Heat took the court against the Kings and earned the victory with a final of 115-106 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Heat walked away with 16 and the Kings recorded 17 fouls. They knocked down 12 out of their 40 attempts from 3-point land. Sacramento went 66.7% from the free throw line by burying 12 of 18 shots. On top of that, Sacramento grabbed 44 boards (12 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 2 blocks. Sacramento earned 26 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. When talking about defending, Miami allowed their opponent to shoot 44.1% from the field on 41 of 93 shooting. They also dished out 38 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Regarding pulling down boards, they collected 49 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Heat made 18 of their 23 shots for a percentage of 78.3%. Miami walked away from the contest having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (42 of 84) and converted 13 of 28 3-pointers.

Jimmy Butler is a guy who was a contributor for the contest. He walked away with 31 points on 10 out of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 35 mins played and also snagged 7 boards. Butler shot 71.4% from the floor and dished out 6 assists.

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Miami will enter this game with a mark of 25-23 for the campaign. They turn it over 13.2 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 18.2 fouls every game. As a team, Miami is snagging 41.5 boards per game and has tallied 1,237 dimes this season, which ranks 17th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Heat are shooting 37.8% on three-point attempts (602 of 1,591) and 82.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 110.5 pts per contest (27th in the NBA) while hitting 46.2% from the field.

Defensively, the Heat are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 20th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,290 surrendered for the year. The Heat defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.7% (1,975 of 4,143) and they relinquish 42.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They are relinquishing 36.9% from 3-point land and they are 7th in the NBA in PPG allowed (111.6).

In their last game, the Wizards took a loss by a final score of 125-109 when they played the Clippers. The Wizards pulled down 33 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 45 for this contest. They gave up possession 13 times, while getting 4 steals in this game. The Clippers were called for 16 fouls in the matchup which got the Wizards to the charity stripe for a total of 15 shots. They were able to knock down 10 of those for a percentage of 66.7%. Concerning shooting from beyond the arc, Washington knocked down 9 of their 29 attempts (31.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Wizards shot 45 for 97 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.4%. The Wizards permitted the Clippers to convert 47 of their 100 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 47.0% in this contest. They finished 40.0% from distance by going 12 of 30 and finished the contest at 19 of 22 at the free throw line (86.4%). With respect to team rebounding, Washington allowed Los Angeles to collect 52 in total (18 offensive).

Kyle Kuzma pitched in for the Wizards in the game. Kuzma totaled 27 points in his 29 mins on the hardwood, but didn't get an assist. He buried 11 out of 22 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

Washington has a win-loss record of 9-38 for the year. The Wizards have committed 19.7 fouls per contest and they shoot 76.9% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 27.9 times per game (9th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 13.7 times per contest. Washington has accumulated 5,406 points this year (115.0 per contest) and they pull in 40.5 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Wizards are hitting on 47.7% from the floor, which is ranked 14th in the league.

The Wizards are ranked 30th in the league in PPG allowed with 124.0. They are able to force 14.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 49.6% from the floor (27th in the league). The Washington defense allows 37.6% on 3-pointers (602 of 1,599) and their opponents are making 77.3% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 30.0 assists and 49.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 30th and 30th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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