The Miami Heat head into Philadelphia in hopes of ending a 4-game losing streak. This will be the first meeting between the two teams since their epic Eastern Conference semi-final series last year. Tip-off is at 7.30 pm ET on NBA TV, I've prepared a Same Game Parlay which you can find below.
We also have predictions on the side and total for the other 4 Monday games on our NBA Predictions page, feel free to check those out as well!
Let's dive into my SGP bet now.
Miami Heat +6 Point Spread (-110)
The Heat may be on a 4-game losing streak, but when you have mentally strong players like Jimmy Butler on your team it's only a matter of time they will turn this thing around. Why not against the team they beat 4-2 in the playoffs last year? Miami has struggled a bit on offense lately, but as they implement Kevin Love into the offense they will only get better as time goes on. Love adds much needed three-point shooting, something they'll have to be good at in tonight's game as Philadelphia is 3rd in the NBA in defending the perimeter. The Sixers collapsed against Boston in their last game, despite leading by as many as 15 points. In 3 of their last 4 wins the margin of victory was just 5, 6 and 3 points so they aren't exactly blowing teams out these days. I expect Miami to put up a fight here, even if they lost by 5 points our bet still lands.