Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
The Miami Heat will travel to play the Washington Wizards in an NBA pro basketball game on Thursday night.
Start time from Washington is set for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass.
The point spread came out with the road club Miami Heat favored by -10 points with an over under of 198 points.
Early money from the bettors has beet Heat money as Miami has been bet up to a -12 ½ point favorite.
The total has moved up to 199 ½ points.
Miami Heat money line bettors will lay –1200 odds with the home underdog Washington Wizards bringing back +1000 odds to post the upset win without the need for taking the points.
Miami won all four of their meetings with the Washington Wizards last season. Washington covered the spread in three of the four games.
Three games went over the total and one went under in the four games.
Miami goes to Washington with a record of 19-7 on the year. The club is 7-5 on the road.
The Heat put up 102 points and connects on 48.4% from the field with 38.9% coming from beyond the arc. The club makes 76.8% of their free throws.
On the defensive end of the court the team allows 95 points and 43% shooting. Opponents connect on 36.6% from the three point line against them.
Heat are coming off the 102-89 road loss to the Orlando Magic on Wednesday as a -3 ½ point betting favorite.
The over under came in at right at the closing line of 191 points.
Miami Heat stumbled out of the gate in the third period with just 11 points scored.
The team shot 47.4% shooting with 5 of 15 coming from beyond the arc.
They were outrebounded by the Magic by a 48-38 margin.
Dwyane Wade led the Heat with 33 points on 15 of 24 shooting from the field.
LeBron James scored 17 points and dished 10 assists as he made 5 of 15 from the field.
Chis Bosh had just 12 points and grabbed nine rebounds on 5 of 13 shooting.
Miami allowed Orlando 42.2% shooting with 17 of 42 coming from three.
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Washington Wizards will play host to the Miami Heat with a miserable 5-21 record on the 2011-12 campaign. The team is 4-11 at home.
The Wizards put up 90 points and connects on 42.1% from the field with 30.1% coming from beyond the arc. The club connects on 72.5% of their free throws.
The club has dropped five of their past six games.
They are coming off the 107-93 home defeat to the New York Knicks as a -1 ½ point betting favorite.
The Wizards made 45.8% of their field goal attempts with 2 of 17 coming from three.
John Wall led Washington with 29 points and six assists on 12 of 21 shooting.
Trevor Booker had 17 points and seven rebounds as he made 8 of his 11 shots.
Maurice Evans contributed with nine points off the bench with 3 of 7 from the field.
The Wizards allowed the Knicks 45.7% shooting with 7 of 28 coming from beyond the arc.
Trend: The over is 4-1 in the past five meetings between the Miami Heat and Washington Wizards.
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