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The New York Knicks (28-46) host the Miami Heat (35-38) in an Eastern Conference match up that will take place at the Madison Square Garden in New York, NY at 7:30 PM ET. The Heat are the 2.5-point road favorite with the total sitting at 209.
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The Heat are coming off a 97-96 road win over the Detroit Pistons in their last game. Goran Dragic was the high scorer for Miami going for 28 points on 9/16 shooting. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was the high scorer for the Pistons with 25 points, but was 9/22 from the floor and missed eight of his10 3-pointers. The win snapped Miami’s two-game losing streak and they did not cover the spread, for the 2nd time in three games, as a 3-point favorite to drop them 44-28-1 ATS on the season. The total for the game went under and for the season the Heat have an O/U record of 34-39.
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The Knicks also beat the Pistons in their last game winning 109-95 at home. Derrick Rose went for 25 points in the win on 12/17 shooting and the high scorer for the Pistons was Marcus Morris going for 20 points. The win snapped the Knicks five-game losing streak. Against the spread the Knicks have covered in four of their last five games, including their last two, and they are 39-35 against the spread this season. In the Detroit game the total went under to bring New York’s O/U record to 36-36-2.
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This season the Heat are 14-22 on the road and on offense they rank 22nd in the league in ppg, 14th in 3-pt FG%, and 30th in free throw percentage. On defense they rank tied for 5th in ppg allowed, 4th in 3-pt FG% allowed, and 22nd in free-throw percentage allowed.
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The Knicks are 17-18 at home this season and rank tied for 15th in ppg, 17th in 3-pt FG%, and 9th in free throw percentage. On the defensive side of the ball New York ranks 24th in ppg allowed, 7th in 3-pt FG% allowed, and 16th in free-throw percentage allowed.
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In the lone match up between these teams this season, which was at Miami, the Knicks beat the Heat 114-103 with New York covering the spread as a 1-point underdog and the total for the game went over. These teams face each other in their next game in Miami.
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Miami Heat at New York Knicks Betting Trends<br />
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The Heat are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 road games.
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The Knicks are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games.
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The Heat are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games facing the Knicks.
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The Heat are 5-0 ATS in their last five games facing the Knicks in New York.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this NBA matchup between Miami and New York have the public leaning to the Heat minus the 3 points with 60%. The over/under bettors are definitively banking on this game going under the posted total line of 210 with 61% on board.
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