The 48-14 Miami Heat will travel on a back to back to play the rested 24-39 Philadelphia 76ers in an NBA pro basketball game on Wednesday night. Tip off time from Philadelphia is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.
The NBA odds from this game has the road team Miami Heat favored by -8 ½ points with an over under line of 194 points. Early money from the bettors has landed on the under as the total came out at 195 points.
The teams have met twice this season with Miami winning both games. Each team covered the spread on their road game.
Miami has a road record of 19-11 on the year. The Miami Heat win their 19th straight by defeating the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night 98-81 as a -9 ½ point betting favorite. The game finished under 179 points. The Heat goes up 57-44 at the half. They shoot 42.7% from the floor and connect on 6 of 20 from three point distance. They held the Hawks to 42.3% from the floor and forced 24 Atlanta turnovers. Dwyane Wade had 23 points and six assists for Miami on 9 of 18 shooting. Miami has shot the ball extremely well this season. They rank number one in offensive field goal percentage by hitting on 49.5% of their shots. The Heat is the third best three point shooting team in the league making 38.7% from beyond the arc.
The 76ers are 18-16 straight up on their home court. Philadelphia breaks a five game losing streak after a 106-97 home victory against the Brooklyn Nets as a +6 ½ point underdog. The game landed over 184 ½ points. Philadelphia enjoyed a 52.6% shooting game and connected on 8 of 15 from three point range. Good thing the 76ers shot well because they allowed Brooklyn 49.4% from the floor. Center Spencer Hawes for the 76ers had 24 points and ten rebounds on 10 of 15 from the floor. Philadelphia has struggled for all of the season on the offensive end of the court. The team is in the bottom third of the NBA in points per game and shooting percentage. The 76ers sit in the tenth seed in the Eastern conference and nine games behind eighth seeded Milwaukee Bucks.