Heat Vs Knicks: NBA Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – March 22, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 21, 2023

The Miami Heat (39-34) host the New York Knicks (42-31) at FTX Arena, beginning at 7:30 PM ET on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. The Knicks are only 2.5-point underdogs in the game. The point total is set as 223.5 points for this outing.

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Heat Vs Knicks Betting Odds

Favorite Spread Total
Heat -2.5 223.5

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Injury Report as of March 22

Heat: Cody Zeller: Out (Nose), Kyle Lowry: Probable (Knee), Caleb Martin: Questionable (Knee)

Knicks: None

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Knicks (+2.5)
Total Pick Under (223.5)

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 Knicks Stat Rankings

Heat Avg. (Rank) Knicks Avg. (Rank)
109.0 (30th) Points Scored 115.4 (13th)
109.5 (2nd) Points Allowed 112.6 (11th)
40.9 (28th) Rebounds 46.8 (3rd)
9.9 (18th) Off. Rebounds 12.7 (2nd)
11.7 (17th) 3pt Made 12.4 (12th)
23.5 (24th) Assists 22.3 (29th)
12.9 (9th) Turnovers 12.0 (3rd)

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Heat Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Jimmy Butler 58 22.7 6.1 5.1 1.9 0.4 0.5
Bam Adebayo 68 21.1 9.4 3.3 1.2 0.9 0.0
Tyler Herro 59 20.2 5.7 4.3 0.8 0.3 3.0
Kyle Lowry 48 11.8 4.2 5.2 1.1 0.4 2.1
Max Strus 71 11.7 3.4 2.2 0.6 0.2 2.4

Knicks Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Julius Randle 73 25.6 10.2 4.1 0.6 0.3 2.9
Jalen Brunson 64 23.8 3.5 6.2 0.9 0.2 1.9
RJ Barrett 66 19.8 5.1 2.7 0.4 0.2 1.7
Immanuel Quickley 72 13.7 4.1 3.2 0.9 0.2 1.9
Josh Hart 67 9.9 7.9 3.9 1.1 0.2 0.8

Betting Trends

  • The Heat are 26-44-3 against the spread this year.
  • Against the spread as 2.5-point favorites or more, Miami is 12-28-3.
  • The Heat have played 73 games this year, and 34 of them have hit the over.
  • Miami and its opponent have broken the 223.5-point mark 25 times this year.
  • The over/under in this game is 223.5 points, 5.0 higher than the average total in Heat games this season.
  • The Knicks’ record against the spread is 41-31-1.
  • As a 2.5-point underdog or greater, New York is 15-11-1 against the spread.
  • The Knicks have seen 36 of their 73 games hit the over.
  • So far this season, 41 New York’s games have featured more than 223.5 points scored.
  • The average total for Knicks games is 228.0 points, which is 4.5 more than this game’s over/under.

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