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The Washington Wizards (48-31) host the Miami Heat (38-41) in an Eastern Conference match up that will take place at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC at 7 PM ET. The Wizards are a 6-point home favorite with the total sitting at 215.5.
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The Heat are coming off a 96-94 road loss to the Toronto Raptors in their last game where James Johnson was the high scorer for Miami going for 22 points and he also had 10 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan was the high scorer for Toronto going for 38 points. The Heat have lost three of their last four games, but they have covered the spread in their last two games and on the season they have an ATS record of 47-31-1. The total for the Raptors game went under while the previous two games for the Heat went over and they have an O/U record on the season of 36-43.
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In their last game the Wizards were on the road and beat the New York Knicks 106-103. Bradley Beal led Washington with 25 points on 7/16 shooting and Carmelo Anthony led New York with 23 points, but was only 7/19 from the floor. The Wizards have won two in a row after a three-game losing streak and they have failed to cover the spread in four of their last five games. This season against the spread they are 40-38-1. The total for the Knicks game went under while the previous two games for the Wizards went over and on the season they have an O/U record of 50-29.
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This season the Heat are 17-23 on the road and on offense they rank 22nd in the league in ppg, 12th in 3-pt FG%, and 30th in free throw percentage. On defense they rank 5th in ppg allowed, 4th in 3-pt FG% allowed, and 27th in free-throw percentage allowed.
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The Wizards are 30-10 at home this season and rank 5th in ppg, 7th in 3-pt FG%, and 13th in free throw percentage. On the defensive side of the ball Washington ranks 21st in ppg allowed, 23rd in 3-pt FG% allowed, and 1st in free-throw percentage allowed.
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The Heat have won both games facing Washington this season and in their last three games they face the Wizards twice. These team met last on December 12th in Miami where the heat beat the Wizards 112-101, covered the spread as a 1.5-point underdog, and the total went Over.
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Miami Heat at Washington Wizards Betting Trends<br />
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The Heat are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 road games
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The Wizards are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 home games
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The Heat are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against the Wizards
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The Heat are 21-8-1 in their last 30 games against the Wizards in Washington
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this NBA matchup between Miami and Washington have the public leaning slightly to the Wizards minus the 5.5 points with 55%. The over/under bettors appear to be convinced this game will go over the posted total line of 215 with 69% on board.
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