NBA BASKETBALL Heat vs Bucks Prediction: Odds and Sports Betting Picks 02/24/2023

The Miami Heat will travel to Fiserv Forum to take on the Milwaukee Bucks in their first game back after the all-star break. The Heat look to get back on track after losing their last two games before the All-Star break. The Heat currently sit at the top of the Southeast Division with a three-game lead over Atlanta.
Milwaukee is coming into this game on absolute fire, winning their last twelve games. The Bucks also sit at the top of their Central division with a 4.5-game lead over Cleveland.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is still listed as day-to-day on the injury report however his nagging knee injury hasn’t kept him sidelined during the regular season and he still looks like the league's best player night in and night out. With the added rest from the All-Star break, I think it's a pretty safe bet that Giannis is good to go.
The Heat and Bucks have met three times this season with the Heat coming out on top in the first two matchups of the season and the Bucks coming out on top in the last matchup on February 4th 123-115.

Betting on the game! (Bucks -2.0)

The Bucks are playing this game at home again coming out of the All-Star break. In the three previous matchups between these two teams, the game has been decided by more than two points. In fact, the closest game between these teams this season came back on January 12th when the Heat beat the Bucks 108-102 at home.

Although the pressure of a long winning streak becomes harder and harder to maintain, I still think the Bucks are the better team here and I think the Bucks extend their winning streak to 13 games tonight, doing it by more than 2 points. The Best bet here is to take the Bucks to cover the spread. Also taking the Bucks on the money line at -120 odds might not be a bad bed as well it’s a good way to add to your winning if the bucks do indeed extend their winning streak to 13 games tonight as I believe they will.

Making the right decision on the over/under in this game is a more difficult task than betting the spread. The last time these two teams met the Bucks came out on top at home 123-115 scoring a combined 238 points. When these two teams met back in January in Miami both games were low-scoring affairs by NBA standards, however, injuries for both teams contributed largely to the lack of scoring.

The Over/under at 220 points is going to be close, but the best bet in this game is to bet the over. Both teams are relatively healthy and well rested, and if we learned anything from Thursday night’s games around the NBA the tread was high-scoring games.

 

How to Watch 🏀

📅 Date: Friday,, February, 24

🕚 Game Time: 7:30 pm

📺 How to Watch: ESPN

Venue: Fiserv Forum