Phoenix Suns vs Miami Heat Prediction, 1/29/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Miami Heat

Date: Monday, January 29, 2024

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Kaseya Center is where the Miami Heat (24-22) will play the Phoenix Suns (26-19) on Monday.

The Suns faced the Pacers and went home with a loss by a final score of 133-131 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Suns finished with 17 while the Pacers recorded 17 fouls. They buried 8 out of their 26 tries from long range. Indiana ended up shooting 60.0% at the charity stripe by making 9 of 15 shots. In addition, Indiana collected 48 rebounds (21 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Indiana distributed 34 assists and had 8 steals for this contest. In terms of the defense, Phoenix allowed their opponent to shoot 53.2% from the field on 58 of 109 shooting. They also doled out 24 dimes in this matchup while forcing 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. With respect to getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 38 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Suns buried 16 of their 18 tries for a rate of 88.9%. Phoenix ended having earned a 57.3% field goal percentage (51 out of 89) and buried 13 of their 30 shots from downtown.

Devin Booker is a guy who played a role in the matchup. Booker finished the game at 59.5% from the floor and also earned 4 assists. He saw the court for 38 mins and totaled 5 rebounds. He left the arena with 62 points on 22 out of 37 shooting.

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Phoenix enters this one with a record of 26-19 on the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.7 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 18.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Phoenix is pulling in 43.3 boards per contest and has totaled 1,186 dimes on the year, which ranks 14th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Suns are connecting on 37.8% from downtown (541 of 1,431) and 82.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 116.8 pts per contest (12th in basketball) while hitting 49.1% from the floor.

Defensively, the Suns are forcing 12.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.0 fouls. They give up 37.0% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 15th in the league in PPG from their opponents (114.5). The Suns are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.9% (1,898 of 4,051) and they concede 40.7 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 12th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,168 surrendered on the campaign.

In their last game, the Heat took a loss by a score of 125-109 when they faced the Knicks. The Heat corralled 30 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 for the contest. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while earning 6 steals in this contest. The Knicks were called for 15 fouls in this contest which took the Heat to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to make 13 of the free throw tries for a rate of 81.3%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Miami converted 14 out of their 37 tries (37.8%). When the game finished, the Heat shot 41 for 88 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.6%. The Heat allowed the Knicks to convert 45 of 87 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.7% for the matchup. They finished shooting 51.5% from distance by going 17 of 33 and ended up shooting 18 of 26 at the free throw line (69.2%). In regard to how they attacked the glass, Miami allowed New York to get 46 in all (11 offensive).

Jimmy Butler ended up having an impact for the Heat for the game. He converted 11 of 20 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 55.0%, and accumulated 8 rebounds. Butler scored 28 points in his 36 mins of playing time and earned 4 dimes for the matchup.

Miami has a record of 24-22 on the season. As an offense, the Heat are hitting on 46.2% from the field, which has them ranked 24th in the NBA. Miami has scored 5,082 points so far this year (110.5 per contest) and they average 41.3 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 25.6 times per game (21st in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.3 times per contest. The Heat have committed 18.3 personal fouls per contest while shooting 82.0% from the charity stripe.

The Heat are ranked 7th in the league in points allowed per game with 111.6. They are able to force 14.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.7% from the field (19th in basketball). The Miami defense concedes 37.1% on shots from distance (626 of 1,687) and opponents are connecting on 77.0% of their foul shots. They relinquish 26.8 dimes and 42.8 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 17th and 11th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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