Miami Heat vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 2/7/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Friday, February 7, 2025

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

The Brooklyn Nets (17-34) will play the Miami Heat (25-24) at Barclays Center on Friday.

The Heat faced the 76ers and went home with a win by a final score of 108-101 in their last contest. Miami wrapped up the game with a 47.0% field goal percentage (39 of 83) and buried 14 out of their 34 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Heat knocked down 16 of their 20 tries for a rate of 80.0%. When discussing rebounding, they earned 54 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 25 assists in this game as well as creating 5 turnovers and getting 3 steals. When discussing defending, Miami let their opponent shoot 38.5% from the field on 37 out of 96 shooting. Philadelphia distributed 22 dimes and had 14 steals in the game. In addition, Philadelphia collected 39 boards (11 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 4 rejections. Philadelphia walked away from this one shooting 75.0% when shooting free throws by making 15 of their 20 tries. They also buried 12 of their 40 attempts from distance. In regard to personal fouls, the Heat walked away with 13 while the 76ers totaled 15 personal fouls.

Tyler Herro is one guy who was a major factor in this game. Herro finished the game shooting 55.0% from the floor and also dished out 7 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes and grabbed 7 boards. He totaled 30 points on 11 of 20 shooting.

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Miami steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 25-24 this year. They turn the ball over 13.8 times per contest and as a group they commit 15.8 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Miami is collecting 44.0 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 1,299 assists for the campaign, which is 15th in basketball in terms of passing. The Heat are shooting 36.7% on shots from downtown (698 of 1,904) and 79.1% from the free throw line. They average 111.0 pts per contest (22nd in the league) while hitting 45.8% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Heat are forcing 13.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.7 fouls. They are relinquishing 36.0% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 7th in the NBA in opponents PPG (110.8). The Heat defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.1% (2,027 of 4,394) and they concede 45.6 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 18th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,333 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Nets walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 119-102 when they played the Wizards. The Nets pulled down 25 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for this game. They turned it over 10 times, while earning 7 steals in this matchup. The Wizards were called for 21 personal fouls for this contest which took the Nets to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They were able to convert 17 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 73.9%. With respect to shots from distance, Brooklyn made 13 of 38 tries (34.2%). When the game finished, the Nets finished 36 out of 83 from the field which had them shooting 43.4%. The Nets allowed the Wizards to convert 44 out of their 81 tries from the field which had them sitting at 54.3% for this contest. They finished 46.5% from three-point range by shooting 20 of 43 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 14 from the free throw line (78.6%). Concerning how they rebounded, Brooklyn allowed Washington to collect 40 overall (7 offensive).

Keon Johnson ended up being a major contributor for the Nets in this matchup. Johnson racked up 25 points in his 32 minutes of playing time and totaled 3 dimes for this contest. He knocked down 9 out of 18 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and added 6 rebounds.

Brooklyn has a win-loss record of 17-34 so far this year. The Nets have committed 20.4 fouls every game and they connect on 79.3% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 24.9 times per game (24th in basketball) and they are turning it over 15.4 times per contest. Brooklyn has accounted for 5,372 points on the campaign (105.3 per game) and they collect 40.4 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Nets are shooting 44.2% from the floor, which is ranked 27th in the league.

The Brooklyn defense allows 37.6% from downtown (686 of 1,823) and opponents are connecting on 77.2% of their foul shots. They surrender 27.0 dimes and 42.9 boards every game, which is ranked 21st and 10th in basketball. The Nets on defense are ranked 13th in basketball in PPG given up with 112.2. They are forcing 15.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 48.3% from the field (28th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Brooklyn and under the total points

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