Heat Vs Spurs: NBA Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – December 17, 2022

Written By PlayPicks Staff on December 17, 2022

The Miami Heat (15-15) hope to build on a three-game road winning run when visiting the San Antonio Spurs (9-19) on December 17, 2022.

The betting insights in the following article reflect odds as of December 17, 2022 at 5:02 PM ET. Check out the table below for the latest odds for this outing and click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!

Heat Vs Spurs Betting Odds

Injury Report as of December 17

Heat: Orlando Robinson: Probable (Back), Nikola Jovic: Probable (Back), Caleb Martin: Questionable (Ankle), Max Strus: Probable (Shoulder), Tyler Herro: Probable (Ankle), Haywood Highsmith: Questionable (Quadricep), Duncan Robinson: Probable (Ankle), Bam Adebayo: Questionable (Knee), Udonis Haslem: Questionable (Achilles), Victor Oladipo: Probable (Knee), Dewayne Dedmon: Questionable (Foot), Jimmy Butler: Probable (Injury Management), Kyle Lowry: Questionable (Knee), Gabe Vincent: Out (Knee), Omer Yurtseven: Out (Ankle)

Spurs: Romeo Langford: Questionable (Ankle), Zach Collins: Probable (Ankle), Jakob Poeltl: Probable (Knee), Josh Richardson: Out (Personal), Blake Wesley: Out (Knee), Joshua Primo: Out (Undisclosed)

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Spurs (+8)
Total Pick Over (221.5)

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 Spurs Stat Rankings

Heat Avg. (Rank) Spurs Avg. (Rank)
108.0 (29th) Points Scored 110.2 (25th)
109.2 (5th) Points Allowed 120.4 (30th)
41.2 (27th) Rebounds 42.6 (22nd)
9.2 (24th) Off. Rebounds 12.0 (7th)
12.4 (11th) 3pt Made 11.4 (19th)
23.7 (21st) Assists 27.3 (4th)
13.3 (7th) Turnovers 15.8 (27th)

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Heat Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Jimmy Butler 19 21.6 6.9 6.0 1.8 0.4 0.7
Tyler Herro 22 21.2 6.3 4.1 0.8 0.5 3.4
Bam Adebayo 27 20.6 9.7 3.3 1.0 0.7 0.0
Kyle Lowry 28 14.0 4.7 5.9 1.1 0.5 2.4
Max Strus 28 13.5 3.4 1.7 0.8 0.3 2.8

Spurs Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Keldon Johnson 26 21.0 5.3 2.9 0.8 0.1 2.7
Devin Vassell 22 19.9 4.0 3.5 1.0 0.4 2.9
Jakob Poeltl 20 12.9 9.8 3.5 0.9 1.0 0.0
Tre Jones 27 12.6 3.5 6.6 1.4 0.2 0.7
Doug McDermott 24 10.5 1.9 1.5 0.1 0.2 2.0

Betting Trends

  • The Heat’s record against the spread is 9-19-2.
  • Miami has won once ATS (1-2) as a 8-point favorite or more this year.
  • Out of 30 Heat games so far this year, 15 have gone over the total.
  • Miami’s games have had more than 221.5 points scored on 11 occasions this year.
  • Heat games this season have posted an average total of 217.3, which is 4.2 points fewer than the total for this matchup.
  • The Spurs’ record against the spread is 12-16-0.
  • As a 8-point underdog or greater, San Antonio is 5-5 against the spread.
  • The Spurs have seen 14 of their 28 games go over the point total.
  • So far this year, 19 San Antonio’s games have featured more than 221.5 points scored.
  • This season, Spurs games have resulted in an average scoring total of 230.5, which is 9.0 points higher than the over/under for this matchup.
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