Miami Heat vs Los Angeles Lakers Betting Picks & Predictions
Miami is on the road playing Los Angeles at the Crypto.com Arena stadium on Wednesday, 1/4/2023 @ 10:00pm EST. Miami -3.25 was the opening favorite and current line is Miami
Game outlook
Miami is on the road playing Los Angeles at the Crypto.com Arena stadium on Wednesday, 1/4/2023 @ 10:00pm EST. Miami -3.25 was the opening favorite and current line is Miami -3.5.
Miami Team Statistics
Currently, Miami has a 20-18 season record. The team averages 109.0 points per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. The Heat are making 34.1% of their three-point attempts (474 of 1,389) and 82.3% of their free throws. The Miami Heat average 40.7 rebounds per game and are 15th in the NBA in passing with 908 dimes. The team gives up possession 13.4 times per game, and as a whole they commit 19.4 fouls per night.
On defense, the Heat force 16.6 turnovers and draw 19.9 personal fouls per game. With 974 assists conceded on the year, they rank 25th in the league. As a team, the Heat allow a 47.6% FG percentage (1,515 of 3,183) and 43.2 rebounds per contest. As a team, they give up 37.0% on 3-pointers while their opponents are getting 109.4 points per game.
With a power ranking of 13, Miami is ranked #30 in offense (scoring an average of 109.03 per game), #3 in defense (allowing an average of 109.39 points to be scored against them per game) and are 20-18 (14-22-2 ATS) this season.
Los Angeles Team Statistics
On the year, Los Angeles has a record of 3-0. In terms of offensive efficiency, the Lakers are shooting 48.2% from the field, which ranks 8th in the league. There have been 4,296 points scored by Los Angeles this season (116.1 points per game) and 45.1 boards gathered per game. Their assists rate is 25.0 per contest (13th in basketball), and their turnover rate is 14.8 per contest. On average, the Lakers commit 18.5 personal fouls per game and convert 79.6% of their free throw attempts.