Heat Vs Thunder: NBA Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – December 14, 2022

Written By PlayPicks Staff on December 13, 2022

The Oklahoma City Thunder (11-16) will be trying to halt a three-game losing streak when hosting the Miami Heat (13-15) on December 14, 2022 at Paycom Center.

This article refers to betting data current as of December 14, 2022 at 8:01 PM ET. Browse all the up-to-date odds for this game in the table below and click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!

Heat Vs Thunder Betting Odds

Injury Report as of December 14

Heat: Dewayne Dedmon: Questionable (Foot), Jimmy Butler: Out (Injury Management), Max Strus: Probable (Shoulder), Tyler Herro: Probable (Ankle), Duncan Robinson: Probable (Ankle), Victor Oladipo: Probable (Knee), Gabe Vincent: Out (Knee), Omer Yurtseven: Out (Ankle)

Thunder: Jeremiah Robinson-Earl: Out (Ankle), Kenrich Williams: Out (Knee), Chet Holmgren: Out (Foot)

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Thunder (+2.5)
Total Pick Over (222.5)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.

Heat Vs Thunder Stat Rankings

Heat Avg. (Rank) Thunder Avg. (Rank)
107.9 (29th) Points Scored 115.8 (6th)
109.3 (5th) Points Allowed 117.7 (29th)
41.3 (27th) Rebounds 44.6 (8th)
9.1 (25th) Off. Rebounds 12.0 (7th)
11.9 (13th) 3pt Made 11.5 (19th)
23.8 (21st) Assists 24.1 (19th)
13.3 (6th) Turnovers 13.7 (9th)

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Heat Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Bam Adebayo 26 20.8 9.5 3.3 1.0 0.7 0.0
Tyler Herro 20 19.5 6.5 4.3 0.9 0.5 2.8
Kyle Lowry 27 14.0 4.8 5.9 1.2 0.6 2.3
Max Strus 26 13.7 3.4 1.7 0.8 0.3 2.8
Caleb Martin 27 11.3 4.8 1.9 1.2 0.4 1.6

Thunder Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 25 31.2 4.5 5.8 1.8 1.0 1.0
Josh Giddey 24 14.7 7.8 5.4 0.7 0.5 1.0
Luguentz Dort 26 13.8 4.6 2.3 1.1 0.3 1.7
Jalen Williams 23 10.9 3.1 2.6 0.7 0.3 0.7
Aleksej Pokusevski 24 9.2 5.4 1.9 0.5 1.5 1.3

Betting Trends

  • The Heat’s record against the spread is 9-18-1.
  • Against the spread as 2.5-point favorites or more, Miami is 4-13-1.
  • Out of 28 Heat games so far this season, 14 have hit the over.
  • Miami’s games have had more than 222.5 points scored on 11 occasions this season.
  • Heat games this season have posted an average total of 217.2, which is 5.3 points fewer than the total for this matchup.
  • The Thunder’s record against the spread is 16-11-0.
  • Oklahoma City’s ATS record as a 2.5-point underdog or more is 14-6.
  • Out of 27 Thunder games so far this season, 17 have gone over the total.
  • Oklahoma City’s games have finished with over 222.5 points scored 21 times this year.
  • The average total for Thunder games is 233.5 points, 11.0 more than this game’s over/under.
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