Heat vs. Lakers Prediction, Pick and Preview, November 10 (11/10): NBA

Heat vs. Lakers Prediction, Pick and Preview, November 10 (11/10): NBA

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Odds

 

Time 8:10 p.m. EST
Heat money line -172
Heat spread -3 (-110)
Lakers money line +136
Lakers spread +3 (-110)
Over / under 213.4

 

Preview

The Miami Heat will begin a two-game set at Staples Center this evening when they take on the Los Angeles Lakers for a 2020 NBA Finals rematch.

Miami Heat

The Miami Heat enter this one on the heels of an emotional loss. Tempers would flare towards the end of a blowout versus the Denver Nuggets, when Nikola Jokic and Markieff Morris would both be ejected from the game early.

Miami is the type of team to respond and the type of team that can give the Lakers trouble. Jimmy Butler is averaging career-highs in scoring (25.3) and field goal percentage (53%)

Bam Adebayo anchors this team in the middle, and he's questionable, so his pending status could really sway the outcome of this game. Sixth Man of the Year candidate Tyler Herro is also questionable.

The additions of Kyle Lowry and P.J. Tucker have only made this Heat roster smarter and more rugged. Lowry posted the sixth triple-double of his career against Utah, but he went 0-8 against Denver.

Los Angeles Lakers

It's been a really interesting season for the Los Angeles Lakers so far. They narrowly defeated the Charlotte Hornets on Monday to jump above .500, but things have been far from smooth.

A healthy LeBron James could cure all of this, but he's entering another game with the questionable tag, as the Lakers are making great efforts to keep the King fresh for May.

Anthony Davis has been a stud night in and night out, and he's coming off of a 32/12 line against Charlotte. Carmelo Anthony has been very effective from deep, shooting a career-best 52% so far. Melo scored 29 points on 7/10 shooting from deep.

There's been one major problem, and we won't hone too much on that here. Russell Westbrook is due to figure things out soon.

Prediction

This feels like a spot where Miami could rebound, but the pending statuses of Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro make the home underdogs look a lot more appealing at Staples. If Bam is out, AD should have his way all night, and we have no problem trusting Carmelo's Anthony's shot right now. It feels like a safe shot to take, so monitor the statuses of both teams key players here.

PICK: Los Angeles Lakers ML

 

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