New York Knicks vs Miami Heat Prediction, 4/2/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Miami Heat

Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+4)

The New York Knicks (44-30) are on their way to Kaseya Center on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Miami Heat (41-33). Miami opens this matchup as 4-point favorites from oddsmakers. The total is 206.5.

The Knicks faced the Thunder and ended up losing by a score of 113-112 in their last game. New York ended having earned a 41.3% field goal percentage (38 out of 92) and made 13 of 43 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Knicks buried 23 of 34 tries for a percentage of 67.6%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 46 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 24 assists in this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. In regard to the defense, New York allowed the other team to go 53.7% from the field on 44 of 82 shooting. Oklahoma City totaled 29 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. Moreover, Oklahoma City snagged 43 rebounds (9 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Oklahoma City shot 50.0% when shooting free throws by converting 12 of 24 tries. They also knocked down 13 out of their 34 attempts from three-point range. Concerning personal fouls, the Knicks finished with 19 and the Thunder had 23 personal fouls.

Jalen Brunson is someone who was a factor in the matchup. He left the arena with 30 points on 11 of 25 shooting. He was on the court for 35 minutes played and also pulled down 2 rebounds. Brunson finished 44.0% from the floor and also dished out 7 assists.

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New York enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 44-30 this season. They turn it over 13.3 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.8 personal fouls per game. As a unit, New York is snagging 45.8 boards per game and has accumulated 1,789 assists this year, which ranks 29th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Knicks are shooting 36.5% on shots from downtown (978 of 2,682) and 78.0% from the charity stripe. They average 112.6 pts per contest (20th in basketball) while going 46.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Knicks are able to force 13.1 turnovers every game and they draw 19.1 personal fouls. They rank 8th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,902 surrendered for the season. The Knicks are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.8% (2,970 of 6,341) and they relinquish 40.5 boards per contest as a group. They surrender 36.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 2nd in basketball in PPG allowed (107.9).

In their last game, the Heat walked away with a victory by a final of 119-107 when they faced the Wizards. Regarding cleaning the glass, Miami allowed Washington to get 42 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 28.9% from 3-point land by shooting 11 out of 38 and ended up shooting 16 out of 21 at the free throw line (76.2%). The Heat allowed the Wizards to bury 40 out of 88 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 45.5% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Heat shot 40 for 81 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.4%. In the matter of 3-pointers, Miami buried 14 out of their 36 tries (38.9%). They were able to knock down 25 of them for a percentage of 86.2%. The Wizards earned 22 fouls for this contest which took the Heat to the charity stripe for a total of 29 shots. They also gave up possession 13 times, while recording 11 steals for the matchup. The Heat were able to collect 36 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for this game.

Terry Rozier pitched in for the Heat in the matchup. He converted 11 of 19 for this game giving him a rate of 57.9%, and had 4 rebounds. Rozier earned 27 points in his 35 minutes on the court and accumulated 2 dimes for the contest.

Miami has a record of 41-33 this season. The Heat commit 17.4 fouls every game and they shoot 81.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.7 times per contest (21st in the NBA) and they are turning it over 12.5 times per contest. Miami has totaled 8,132 points on the year (109.9 per contest) and they average 42.1 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Heat are shooting 46.4% from the field, which has them ranked 23rd in basketball.

The Heat defensively are ranked 4th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 108.5. They have forced 13.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.9% from the field (12th in the league). The Miami defense allows 35.8% on shots from 3-point land (971 of 2,713) and their opponents are knocking down 77.3% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 26.6 assists and 42.9 boards per game, which is ranked 14th and 12th in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Miami (-4) and under 206.5 points

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