Miami Heat vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction, Pick and Preview, February 5 (2/5): NBA
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- Feb 5, 2022, 7:28:32 PM
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Odds
| Time | 7:10 p.m. EST |
| Heat money line | -152 |
| Heat spread | -3.5 |
| Hornets money line | +146 |
| Hornets spread | +3.5 |
| Over / under | 224.5 |
2021-2022 season stats
| Miami Heat | Charlotte Hornets | |
| Record | 33-20 | 28-25 |
| Road / home record | 15-14 | 14-9 |
| Streak | 1W | 3L |
| Points per game | 108.75 | 114.35 |
| Points allowed per game | 104.79 | 114.60 |
| Rebounds per game | 44.53 | 44.35 |
| Rebounds allowed per game | 41.49 | 47.38 |
| Over / under record | 33-20 | 26-26-1 |
Preview
The Miami travel to Charlotte to play the Hornets on Saturday night. These teams met in October 2021 where the Heat took the home victory and covered as -7 points favorites. The scoring leaders were Hayward with 23 pts for the Hornets and Butler with 32 pts for the Heat.
MIAMI HEAT
Miami ended their 3 game losing streak when they beat the Spurs 112-95. Jimmy Butler added 16 points, going 10 of 10 from the free-throw line, along with 12 assists, Tyler Herro had 18 points off the bench and P.J. Tucker added 12 points.
Miami has struggled with injuries but they're as healthy as they’ve been in a month with the return of Lowry.
The team is averaging 108.8 points on 46 percent shooting and allowing 104.8 points on 44.4 percent shooting.
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
Charlotte dropped its third consecutive game on Friday, losing at home 102-101 versus the Cleveland Cavaliers. Terry Rozeri finished with a team-high 24 points while Kelly Oubre Jr added 21 points off of the bench.
After scored a career-high 38 points against the Celtics, Lamelo Ball had only 15 pts vs Cavs. So I expect a better performance from him and get the Hornets back on the winning track in this game.
The team averaging 114.3 points on 46.1 percent shooting and allowing 114.6 points on 46.5 percent shooting. They are shooting 36.6 percent from beyond the arc and 73.6 percent from the free throw line.
BETTING TRENDS
Miami are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games..
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Miami's last 10 games on the road.
Charlotte are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 6 games against Miami.
Prediction
These are two dangerous offensives teams, the Hornets are averaging 114 pts at home and they are allowing the same 114 pts at home. Miami only averages 107 pts on the road but they have averaged 110.2 in their last 5 games. I expect a high scoring game so take the over with confidence.
PICK: Over 224.5 (-110)
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