Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Carmelo Anthony and the new look New York Knicks will make the trip to South Florida to face Lebron James and the Miami Heat in an NBA pro basketball game on Sunday afternoon.
Tip off time from Miami is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.
The betting odds opened up in this NBA game with the home team Miami Heat favored by -7 ½ points with an over under of 213 points.
The NBA bettors have come in early on the side of the Heat as Miami has been bet up to a -9 point favorite. The total has moved up to 216 points.
Miami Heat money line bettors will lay -330 odds with the road underdog New York Knicks bringing back +250 odds to post the straight up win without the benefit of points on their side.
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This will be already the fourth meeting this season between these Eastern conference teams.
They first hooked up on December 17th and it was the Miami Heat with the 113-91 road win at New York as a -5 point road favorite. The game played under the closing total of 208 ½ points.
Miami was on fire from the floor making 54.9% of their shots and 10 of 18 from three. The Knicks were held to just 39.3% from the floor. The Heat survived 18 turnovers and won the battle of the boards by a 57-49 margin.
The rematch took place on December 28th and it was the Miami Heat with the 106-98 home victory as a -8 ½ point favorite. The game played exactly to the closing total of 204 points.
New York had a rough shooting performance in defeat making just 41.5% of their shots and 7 of 24 from the three point line. The Heat crushed the Knicks on the glass by a 60-45 margin. Miami hit on 48.1% from the floor in their win.
The third meeting resulted in a 93-88 home victory by the New York Knicks as a +3 point home underdog. The game played well under the closing total of 214 points.
The Knicks survived yet another poor shooting night making just 36.1% from the field and 10 of 33 from three. Miami was very sloppy in defeat with 17 turnovers and 10 missed free throws out of 33 shots at the charity stripe. The Heat made only 41.7% of their shots in defeat.
New York travels to Miami with an overall record of 29-27. The team is 13-15 on the road this season.
The Knicks sit in the sixth seed in the Eastern conference and four games in the loss column behind the fifth seeded Atlanta Hawks.
The New York Knicks are 1-1 since acquiring Carmelo Anthony. The team earned a 114-108 home win against Milwaukee but two nights ago dropped a 115-109 decision to hapless Cleveland as a -8 ½ point road favorite. The game played over the closing total of 221 ½ points.
The Knicks shot only 41.9% from the field and 9 of 22 from three. Rebounding decided this game as the club got crushed on the boards by a 62-42 margin. New York allowed Cleveland 42.4% shooting.
Amare Stoudemire led the Knicks with 31 points on 14 of 27 shooting and 11 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony contributed with 27 points and 8 boards on 9 of 22 from the field.
Miami will host the Knicks with a record of 43-16 on the season. The Heat are 22-5 at home.
The team sits in the second seed in the Eastern conference and one game in the loss column behind the top seeded Boston Celtics.
Miami is 2-1 coming off the All Star break. Their lone loss came in a 93-89 road loss at Chicago on Thursday night.
The Heat is coming off a 121-113 home victory against the Washington Wizards on Friday night as a -15 ½ point favorite.
Miami made 52.6% of their shots and 5 of 13 from the three point line. The team got to the free throw line 45 times and made 34. The Heat lost the battle on the boards to the Wizards by a 45-34 margin.
Dwyane Wade led Miami with 41 points on 18 of 27 shooting and five boards. Lebron James contributed with 25 points with nine rebounds and seven assists. James got to the free throw line 19 times and sank 15.
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