Philadelphia 76ers vs Miami Heat Expert Predictions and Picks Feb 27
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WagerTalk NBA handicapper Andy Lang offers his expert predictions and picks for tonight’s Philadelphia 76ers vs Miami Heat battle from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA.
Despite winning five of their past six games, the 76ers sit four games back in the Atlantic Division. The Heat have lost four straight and still lead the Southeast Division.
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Philadelphia 76ers vs Miami Heat Betting Odds
| Monday, February 27 | NBA Betting Notes, Courtesy of Caesars |
|---|---|
| Point Spread: | Philadelphia 76ers -6 vs Miami Heat |
| Total: | 217 Points |
| Arena: | Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA |
| Game Time: | 7:30pm ET / 4:30pm PT |
| TV: | NBA TV |
Philadelphia 76ers vs Miami Heat Betting Analysis
The Heat end their three game road trip at Philadelphia, and they are losing ground fast in the East as they’ve lost four straight games, and their schedule is absolutely brutal tonight and moving forward.
The Heat have introduced Kevin Love to the starting lineup, but it hasn’t resulted in wins, and they’ll get a Philly team who has been playing great recently.
They lost a close game to Boston on Saturday so it will be interesting to see if they come out mad tonight and want revenge, or if that game took a bit of wind out of their sails.
The Cold Heat
The Heat are the seven seed right now, but that could evaporate quickly with how they’ve been playing recently and with their upcoming schedule.
The bottom of the East is so bad that they should be able to stay in the play-in games, but it will be close.
They’ve lost four straight after dropping a game to Milwaukee where Giannis only played six minutes, and then losing the next night to Charlotte who was also on a back to back where the bench of Miami scored 10 points. Miami is 2-8 ATS the last 10 games which is only better than the San Antonio Spurs.
They are also 3-7 ATS in their last 10 road games, and unfortunately for Miami they haven’t played Philly yet this season, but they’ll make up for it as they play them tonight, Wednesday and then again on April 6.
Adebayo will have to be lights out tonight to try and somehow neutralize Embiid, and they’ll have to figure out something to do on the perimeter as opposing guards have thrived against them.
Philadelphia Filling Up Win Column
The 76ers are piling up wins as they are 14-4 their last 18 with two of losses being to Boston. Maxey being moved to the bench has been working well as he gives a jolt of energy and offense, and Melton and Tucker have been solid on defense while Embiid and Harden have been dominant.
Philly has been the second best team ATS this season (just behind the Thunder), and they are the #1 home team ATS this season.
Their defense has been good recently and their defensive rating over the last 10 games has crept into the top 10, which bodes well playing against a Miami team that struggles to score.
Philadelphia 76ers vs Miami Heat Prediction
I’m just struggling to find a reason to pick the Heat here as they are not in good form, they aren’t covering games ATS on the road and they aren’t scoring points.
So I won’t over think this one, and I’ll take Philly -6.5. Miami getting blown out by Milwaukee when Giannis barely played, and then losing to Charlotte is a big red flag, and putting Kevin Love at the end of his career in the starting lineup is quite the desperate move.
It’s such a tough schedule for Miami that morale on this team seems to be getting lower with each loss. Miami is only averaging 104 points the last four games, that’s not going to get it done against Philly. Lay the points with the 76ers.
Prediction: Philadelphia 76ers -6.5
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Meet the Author
Andy Lang has lived in Indianapolis his whole life, and like most people from the Hoosier State, he became fascinated with motor sports. That interest in motor sports turned into a desire to make money off the sport through fantasy contests and sports betting. Like most, he took his lumps when he first got started, but now he is one of the most respected NASCAR bettors in the industry. Andy has expanded that sports betting experience to become profitable in a number of other sports, transforming this interest from a side hobby to a major source of income.
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