The New York Knicks and the Miami Heat will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at AmericanAirlines Arena.
Oddsmakers currently have the Heat listed as 11-point favorites versus the Knicks, while the game’s total is sitting at 195.
New York lost its last outing, a 91-81 result against the Cavaliers on January 25. The Knicks failed to cover in that game as a 3.5-point favorite, while the 172 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
The Heat were a 101-98 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Pistons. They failed to cover the 8.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (199) made winners of OVER bettors.
New York:
Team record: 7-11 SU, 4-14 ATS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of last 6 games when playing Miami
is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Houston are 4-6
After playing Cleveland are 5-5
After a loss are 3-7
Miami:
Team record: 13-5 SU, 8-10 ATS
Current streak: won 2 straight games.
is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New York
is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing New York
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Chicago are 7-3
After playing Detroit are 6-4
After a win are 7-3
Next up:
New York at Houston, Saturday, January 28
Miami home to Chicago, Sunday, January 29
