The Miami Heat (7-4) will look to win their 7th straight game when they host the Brooklyn Nets (6-5) on Thursday. Tip-off at The Kaseya Center is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET (NBA TV). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s'lines around the Nets vs. Heat odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
Season series: Brooklyn leads 1-0
Brooklyn has won consecutive games. the latest a 124-104 win over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday as a 2.5 point favorite while playing without G Ben Simmons and F Cam Thomas, their leading scorer. G Spencer Dinwiddie scored 29 points, while F Mikal Bridges had 21 and F Cam Johnson added 20 to get the job done for the Nets.
Miami is scorching hot and in mid-season form already. The Heat have won 6 games in a row, and are coming off a 10-point win against the Charlotte Hornets as 3.5 point favorite. That was the final game of Miami’s flawless 4-0 road trip.