Monday, May 21st, 2012
The Miami Heat will travel to face the struggling New Jersey Nets in an NBA pro basketball game on Saturday night.
Tip off time from New Jersey is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA package.
The betting odds opened with the road team Miami Heat favored by –7 points with an over under of 187 ½ points.
Early money from the wagering public has come in on the side of the home underdog as the Miami Heat is now favored by -6 ½ points.
The total has moved down to 187 points.
Miami Heat money line players will lay –300 odds with the New Jersey Nets bringing back +270 odds to pull off the upset win with no need for taking the points on their side.
The Miami Heat swept all three meetings with the New Jersey Nets last season. The Heat covered the spread in two of the three games.
There were two overs and one under in those three contests in 2010-11 campaign.
The Miami Heat will travel to New Jersey with a record of 7-1 on the year. The team is 4-0 on the road.
The Heat average 109 points and 50.2% shooting per game with 38.2% from beyond the arc.
On defense Miami allows 97 points and 42.7% shooting. Teams hit on 38.5% from three against them.
The team has won two straight games.
They are coming off the 116-10 triple overtime victory against the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night as a -1 point road favorite.
The total came in at over the closing line of 186 points.
Miami played without Lebron James and Dwyane Wade.
James missed the game due to a sprained right ankle and Wade missed the contest with a sore foot.
Both are questionable for this game.
Miami made 44.1% from the floor in the win with 8 of 28 shooting from three.
They out rebounded the Hawks by a margin of five boards.
Chris Bosh led Miami with 33 points on 14 of 27 shooting and 14 rebounds.
Mario Chalmers poured in 29 points and eight assists.
Udonis Haslem chipped in with 14 off the bench with 11 rebounds.
The Heat allowed the Hawks just 38.3% shooting with 6 of 22 from beyond the arc.
The New Jersey Nets will host Miami with a record of 2-6 on the year. The team is 0-2 at home.
The Nets put up 84 points and 38.7% shooting with 31.4% from the three point line. New Jersey makes 76.7% of their free throws.
On defense New Jersey gives up 96 points and 46.8% shooting from the field. Their opponents make 45.9% from the three point line against them.
The team broke their six game losing streak last night in their 97-85 road win at the Toronto Raptors as a +6 point underdog.
The over under came in at over the total of 181 ½ points.
The Nets hit on just 38.8% of their shots with 15 of 31 coming from the three point line.
They pulled down five more rebounds than Toronto.
Deron Williams scored 24 points and had nine assists on 6 of 18 from the field. Williams got to the line 13 times and made 11 free throws.
Anthony Morrow had 24 points making 9 of 14 shooting.
Kris Humphries grabbed 16 boards in the team’s win on Friday night.
They allowed Toronto 45.2% shooting with 6 of 17 from the three point line.
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