Miami Heat vs Oklahoma City Thunder: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 2/22/2021

The Miami Heat (13-17) hit the court as 7-point favorites against the Oklahoma City Thunder (12-18) on February 22, 2021. A 212-point over/under has been set for the game.

How to Watch

Time: 9:00 PM EST
TV Channel: FS-OK

Betting Suggestions:

Heat vs. Thunder Betting Data

Heat Betting Data

• Miami has failed to beat the spread more often than not this year, going 11-18-1.
• The Heat's record against the spread as at least a 7-point favorite is below .500 at 2-3.
• Miami and its opponents have hit the over in just 46.7% of games (14 out of 30 matchups).

Thunder Betting Data

• Oklahoma City has a winning record (16-13-1) against the spread this season.
• Oklahoma City has hit the over on the point total in 14 of 30 games this season (46.7%).

Point Total Insights

• Miami's games this year have gone over the point total for Monday's matchup total (212 points) in 60% of opportunities (18 out of 30 matchups).
• In 66.7% of Oklahoma City's games this season (20 of 30), the total points scored was higher than Monday's 212-point over/under.
• Together, the two teams combine for 214 points per game, two points more than the point total of 212 for this contest.
• This game's total is 10.6 fewer points than the 222.6 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2020-21.
• On average, the Heat have seen a 216.8 over/under in their games this season, 4.8 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• The over/under for this contest is 7.9 points fewer than the average over/under in Thunder's games this season (219.9 points).

Previous Matchups

In their last 10 matchups, Oklahoma City has a 7-3 record in games against Miami, while the Heat maintain a 2-1 edge covering the spread against the Thunder.

Heat Players to Watch

• The Heat leader in points and rebounds is Bam Adebayo, who scores 19.6 points and pulls down 9.4 rebounds per game.
• Jimmy Butler is Miami's best passer, distributing 7.6 assists per game while scoring 19.3 PPG.
• The Heat get the most three-point shooting production out of Duncan Robinson, who makes 3.2 threes per game.
• The Miami steals leader is Butler, who averages 1.9 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Adebayo, who compiles 1.0 block per contest.

Thunder Players to Watch

• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's points (22.5 per game) and assists (6.5 per game) stat lines give him the top scoring and assists spots on the Thunder's leaderboards.
• Darius Bazley grabs 7.3 rebounds per game (he also scores 11.7 points per game and adds 1.7 assists per game) which puts him at the top of the Oklahoma City rebounding leaderboard.
• Al Horford is dependable from deep and leads the Thunder with 2.1 made threes per game.
• Theo Maledon (1.0 steal per game) is the steal leader for Oklahoma City while Horford (0.8 blocks per game) is the block leader.

Injury Report

Heat:

Tyler Herro: Day To Day (Hip),

Avery Bradley: Out (Calf),

Goran Dragic: Out (Ankle),

Chris Silva: Out (Hip),

Gabe Vincent: Day To Day (Knee),

Meyers Leonard: Out For Season (Shoulder)

Thunder:

Trevor Ariza: Out (Personal),

Al Horford: Out (Rest),

George Hill: Out (Thumb)