A must-win for the home team from Florida?
The Miami Heat and Los Angeles Clippers face off in the “Sunshine State” duel, with Wettbasis providing the tip. Currently, the sun seems to be shining much brighter on the home team than on Coach Tyronn Lue’s squad.
The Florida basketball hunters are ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference, while the Californians are third from last in the West. One reason for the lack of success on the part of the visiting team from the Intuit Dome is their weak offensive play.
Only four teams in the NBA are averaging fewer points per game than the Clips this season. In contrast, the home team is in second place in this ranking behind the Denver Nuggets!
The fact that the visitors’ offense is only moderately successful is also due to the painful loss of guard Bradley Beal, who will not play another game this season. For the duel between the Miami Heat and LA Clippers at the Kaseya Center, the prediction is for a home win by at least six points.
In addition, we expect James Harden to score more than 27.5 points. “The Beard” feels particularly comfortable on the road this season. He is exceeding his home game scoring average of 25.1 points by a whopping 5.5 points in away games. What’s more, he is currently in great form, averaging 31 points in his last five games!
Miami Heat – LA Clippers Head-to-head comparison / H2H record
The two teams have already faced each other three times this year, with Miami losing twice. However, Spoelstra’s team won the last duel around a month ago by a narrow margin of 120-119 away from home.
However, the Heat’s recent home record against LA is not good either: the three-time NBA champions, most recently twelve years ago, have won only three of their last eleven home games against the Californians.
Nevertheless, the Miami Heat vs. Los Angeles Clippers odds for the next game favor the home team.
Miami Heat – LA Clippers Tip
The visitors are relying on their two veteran players, James Harden and Kawhi Leonard, in this game. On good days, the two pros are still very strong players, but due to their advanced age, they are now also prone to injury.
This is especially true for the latter, who has already missed double-digit games this season due to injury. Against this backdrop, it is hardly surprising that the visitors are only in 13th place in the Western Conference and that qualifying for the playoffs will undoubtedly be a very difficult undertaking for the team from Inglewood.
For the match between the Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Clippers, betting odds on a home win by at least half a dozen points now appear lucrative. This is supported by the fact that the hosts can finally field Tyler Herro, a top guard, again this season after he recovered from injury.
The 25-year-old has been available again for three games and has delivered at least 24 points in each. The fact that all three games with him on board ended in victory for Miami is undoubtedly linked to his very strong comeback.
