It’s Friday, December 20, and the Oklahoma City Thunder (21-5) and Miami Heat (13-11) are set to square off at the Kaseya Center in Miami. The Thunder are currently 10-3 on the road with a point differential of 12, while the Heat have a 7-3 record in their last ten games at home.
We’ve got all the information and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest information on tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & odds. the best bet for profit from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Thunder vs. Heat live today
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Game odds for Thunder vs
Latest odds as of Friday:
That gives the Thunder an average team point total of 108.67, and the Heat 107.88.
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Experts picks & predictions for Friday’s Thunder vs. Heat game
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Drew Dinsick (@whale_capper) likes home team: Miami +1.5
“This is the 3rd game in 4 nights for OKC against a well-rested Miami team. A number of issues that caused the Thunder in the NBA Cup final can be shown here with a Heat team that can get a very effective performance. .Local security to exploit OKC’s cold-shooting teams.”
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Our model calculates predictions around each money line, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points such as recent performance, head-to-head games, trend information and total projected profit.
Once the model is finished running, we put its predictions next to the new bet lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each hire.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Thunder & Heat game:
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Cash line: NBC Sports betting is suspended from being played on Moneyline.
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Evolution: NBC Sports bet is entered in one way play ATS on Miami Heat at +1.5.
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Together: NBC sports betting is tied a play on under on the game Total of 216.5.
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Important stats, trends & insights to know ahead of Thunder vs. Heat on Friday
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Miami is currently riding a 5 game home winning streak.
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OKC is 17-1 in games decided by 10 points or less.
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Chet Holmgren (hip) and Jaylin Williams (hamstring) are both sidelined for the Thunder.
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Miami’s Bam Adebayo is averaging a double-double: 16.5 points and 10.3 rebounds per game.
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