Miami wraps up its two-game road trip Thursday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The Heat face off against the slumping Nets for the third time in 2021-22, looking to clinch their four-game regular-season series. Miami is undefeated in three consecutive encounters with Brooklyn, so let’s see what’s the best Heat vs Nets betting pick for Thursday, March 3, 2022.
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Heat vs Nets Betting Pick
This game will be played at Barclays Center at 7:30 PM ET on Thursday, March 3, 2022.
Why Bet The Heat:
✅ Miami is topping the Eastern Conference at the moment, a couple of games ahead of the second-seeded Chicago Bulls. The Heat have dominated their opponents lately, going 9-1 straight up and 6-3-1 ATS in their previous ten games overall and 9-3 SU and 8-3-1 ATS in their last 12 showings on the road. On the other side, the Nets have lost 15 of their last 18 contests overall. They’ve covered the spread only six times in that span.
✅ The Heat will lean on their defense to get the job done against the injury-depleted Nets. Brooklyn is still missing Kevin Durant (knee), Joe Harris (ankle), and Ben Simmons (conditioning). Kyrie Irving is ineligible to play in home games due to medical protocols, while Andre Drummond (knee) is questionable to play Thursday against Miami.
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✅ The Nets have been a complete disaster at home since Kevin Durant hit the sidelines with a knee injury. Over their previous 24 outings at Barclays Center, the Nets have gone only 3-20-1 against the spread. They’ve won just three of their last 15 games on the home court. The Nets will eventually have to break out of their funk, but until that happens, we’ll stick with the visitors to cover.
Miami Heat
The Heat meet the Nets on the second night of a back-to-back set, and their Wednesday clash against the Milwaukee Bucks have been excluded from the analysis. Kyle Lowry was expected to miss that battle with the reigning champs due to personal reasons, and he’s questionable to play against the Nets.
The rest of the team should be ready to go. Miami has recorded the second-best defensive rating in the league in its last ten outings, yielding just 103.9 points per 100 possessions.
Brooklyn Nets
The Nets have lost three of their four contests since the All-Star break. In their previous two outings, the Nets have met the Toronto Raptors, suffering a 109-108 defeat on the road and a heavy 133-97 loss at Barclays Center.
Brooklyn has recorded the fourth-worst defensive rating in the league in its last ten outings, surrendering 116.6 points per 100 possessions. On the other side of the ball, the Nets have hit a 110-point mark only twice in their past seven games.