The Miami Heat (44-38) enter their game against Julius Randle and the New York Knicks (47-35) on May 6, 2023 as 4.5-point favorites. The game features a point total of 209.5.
On Tuesday when these two teams last met, the Knicks defeated the Heat 111-105. Jalen Brunson paced the Knicks in the win with 30 points, while Caleb Martin scored 22 in the losing effort for the Heat.
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Heat Vs. Knicks Odds, Betting Line, Matchup Info
- When: Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 3:30 PM ET
- Where: FTX Arena in Miami, Florida
- TV: ABC
- Spread Favorite: Heat -4.5
- Moneyline Favorite: Heat -186
- Moneyline Underdog: Knicks +155
- Over/Under: 209.5 points
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Heat Betting Trends
- The Heat have compiled a 31-49-2 record against the spread this season.
- Miami has been favored by 4.5 points or more 27 times this season, and covered the spread in seven of those contests.
- The Heat have won in 37, or 62.7%, of the 59 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- This season, Miami has come away with a win 15 times in 25 chances when named as a favorite of at least -186 or shorter on the moneyline.
- The Heat and their opponents have combined to hit the over 40 out of 82 times this season.
- In 63 of 82 games this season, Miami and its opponents have combined to score more than 209.5 points.
- The average total in Heat outings this year is 219.3, 9.8 more points than this game’s over/under.
Heat Top Performers
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Butler | 64 | 22.9 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Bam Adebayo | 75 | 20.4 | 9.2 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0 |
| Max Strus | 80 | 11.5 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Kyle Lowry | 55 | 11.2 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 1 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| Victor Oladipo | 42 | 10.7 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
Heat Season Stats
- Miami averages 109.5 points per game (30th in the league) while allowing 109.8 per outing (second in the NBA). It has a -26 scoring differential overall.
- The Heat pull down 40.6 rebounds per game (27th in the league) while allowing 41.9 per contest to their opponents. They are outrebounded by 1.3 boards per game.
- The Heat are averaging 111.4 points per game at home. When playing on the road, they are averaging 107.5 points per contest.
- Defensively Miami has played worse in home games this season, ceding 110.2 points per game, compared to 109.3 when playing on the road.
- In their previous 20 games, the Heat are putting up 116 points per game, 6.5 more than their season average (109.5).
- Miami has fared worse defensively in its past 20 games, giving up 113.1 points per contest, 3.3 more points than its season average of 109.8.
- The Heat are sinking 14.3 treys per contest over their previous 20 games, which is 2.3 more than their average for the season (12). Likewise, they own a higher three-point percentage over their past 20 games (39%) compared to their season average from downtown (34.4%).
Heat Recent And Upcoming Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Home/Away | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/22 | Bucks | W 121-99 | Home | +2.5 |
| 4/24 | Bucks | W 119-114 | Home | +8 |
| 4/26 | Bucks | W 128-126 | Away | +13 |
| 4/30 | Knicks | W 108-101 | Away | +4 |
| 5/2 | Knicks | L 111-105 | Away | +10 |
| 5/6 | Knicks | – | Home | -4.5 |
| 5/8 | Knicks | – | Home | – |
| 5/10 | Knicks | – | Away | – |
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Knicks Betting Trends
- New York has put together a 45-35-2 record against the spread this year.
- The Knicks have been an underdog by 4.5 points or more 13 times this season, and covered the spread in six of those contests.
- New York has won 20, or 50%, of the 40 games it has played as underdogs this season.
- The Knicks are 3-9 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +155 or more on the moneyline.
- In New York’s 82 chances this year, the combined scoring has gone over the point total 44 times.
- Knicks games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 209.5 points in 69 of 82 outings.
- New York has a 229.1-point average over/under in its contests this season, 19.6 more points than this game’s point total.
Knicks Top Performers
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle | 77 | 25.1 | 10 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Jalen Brunson | 68 | 24 | 3.5 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2 |
| RJ Barrett | 73 | 19.6 | 5 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Immanuel Quickley | 81 | 14.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Quentin Grimes | 71 | 11.3 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
Knicks Season Stats
- With 116 points scored per game and 113.1 points conceded, New York is 11th in the NBA on offense and 12th on defense.
- The Knicks record 46.6 rebounds per game (second in league) while conceding 42 per contest to opponents. They outrebound opponents by 4.6 boards per game.
- In 2022-23 New York is scoring 2.5 more points per game at home (117.3) than away (114.8).
- In 2022-23 the Knicks are allowing 0.2 fewer points per game at home (113) than on the road (113.2).
- New York’s offense has been less effective over its last 20 games, racking up 114.3 points a contest compared to the 116 it has averaged this year.
- The Knicks have been more stingy on the defensive side of the ball lately, giving up 110.1 points per game during their last 20 contests compared to the 113.1 points per game their opponents are averaging over the 2022-23 season.
- Over its past 20 contests, New York is making 0.1 fewer three-pointers per game than its season long average (12.5 compared to 12.6 season-long), while shooting a higher percentage from deep in that span (35.5% compared to 35.4% season-long).
Knicks Recent And Upcoming Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Home/Away | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/21 | Cavaliers | W 99-79 | Home | -2 |
| 4/23 | Cavaliers | W 102-93 | Home | -1.5 |
| 4/26 | Cavaliers | W 106-95 | Away | +5.5 |
| 4/30 | Heat | L 108-101 | Home | -4 |
| 5/2 | Heat | W 111-105 | Home | -10 |
| 5/6 | Heat | – | Away | +4.5 |
| 5/8 | Heat | – | Away | – |
| 5/10 | Heat | – | Home | – |
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