Two teams with different sets of expectations will meet Saturday when the Hornets (18-43) host the Heat (32-28). In three head-to-head meetings this season, the Heat have won two straight up, but the Hornets are 2-1 ATS. All three games have also gone over the total.
The Miami Heat are seventh in the Eastern Conference, but only 1.5 games behind the New York Knick for sixth, which would allow them to avoid the Play-In Tournament. The Heat made two moves to add depth at the break adding Kevin Love and Cody Zeller. Love averaged 8.5 ppg and 6.8 rebs in 41 games with Cleveland this season while shooting 35.4% from three and 88.9% from the free throw line. Zeller played 27 games with Portland this season and was averaging 5.2 ppg and 4.6 rebs in just 13.1 minutes per game. Friday night Miami lost to Milwaukee 128-99. Love started, and scored no points in 22 minutes but grabbed eight rebounds and Zeller scored 10 points and grabbed four boards.
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Miami has lost three straight games. On the season the Heat are 13-18 on the road straight up and 12-17-1 against the spread in those games. The Heat are led by the trio of Kimmy Butler (21.7 ppg 6.0 rebs), Bam Adebayo (21.6 ppg, 10 rebs), and Tyler Herro (20.6 ppg).
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