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It’s Friday, January 17, and the Denver Nuggets (24-16) and Miami Heat (20-19) are ready to leave the Kaseya Center in Miami.
Jimmy Butler’s suspension is over, but the soap opera is still hot on South Beach. Will he be on the bench? will he play That drama has been hard to ignore for the Heat who return home after a pair of losses in Los Angeles. The Nuggets come to town after winning 5 on the road. Nikola Jokic and Russell Westbrook have teamed up lately to lead Denver’s rise in the Western standings.
The Nuggets are currently 12-8 on the road with a point differential of 4, while the Heat are 7-3 in their last ten home games.
We’ve got all the information and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest on how to catch the tip, odds, recent team performance, player stats and of course our predictions, picks and best bets for the game from our modeling tools and expert staff.
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Game details re: Nuggets vs. Heat today
- Date: Friday, January 17, 2025
- Time: 20:00 EST
- Place: Teller center
- City: Miami, FL
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Game odds for Nuggets vs Heat
The latest odds from Friday:
- Odds: Nuggets (+122), Heat (-145)
- Spread: Heat -2.5
- Over/Under: 224 points
That gives the Nuggets an implied team point total of 111.44, and the Heat 112.74.
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Expert picks and predictions for Friday’s Nuggets vs. Heat
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bets for each game on the NBA schedule based on data points such as recent performance, player matchups, trend information and projected game totals.
After the model has finished running, we put its projections next to the last betting lines so that the game reaches a relative confidence level for each bet.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Nuggets & Heat game:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet recommends betting on the Miami Heat on Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning toward an ATS game on the Denver Nuggets at +2.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet stays away from a play at Game Total of 224.
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Important stats, trends and statistics to know before Nuggets vs. Heat Friday
- The Nuggets have won 4 of their last 5 games as road underdogs
- Each of the Heat’s last 3 home games against the Nuggets have been held under the total
- Nuggets are 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 games
- The Heat have won 4 of their last 5 home games against teams with winning records
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