The Miami Heat (33-25) wrap up a 6-game road trip against the Denver Nuggets (40-19) Thursday at Ball Arena. Tip-off for this NBA Finals rematch is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET (TNT). Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s'lines around the Heat vs. Nuggets odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
Season series: First meeting; Nuggets swept 2-0 in regular-season series in 2022-23, and won 4-1 in the 2023 NBA Finals
The Heat picked up a 106-96 win as 7-point road favorites last time out, Tuesday at the Portland Trail Blazers. Miami is a perfect 5-0 straight up (SU) on the road trip, and have won 7 of the past 8 outings. Even more impressive is that Miami is on an 8-0 against-the-spread (ATS) run. The Under has cashed in 6 of the past 7 contests, too.
Miami has won 5 of the past 6 tries against the Western Conference, while also going 5-1 ATS in those outings. The Under is 7-1 in the previous 8 tries against Western Conference opponents.