It’s a huge night in the basketball season with Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets. Tip-off is at 8:30 pm ET on ABC. I have a 5-0-2 record with my last 3 NBA Best Bets articles, so let’s try to find some more winners.
I have picked out 2 plays I like for Game 1 of the Heat vs Nuggets Finals, so let’s get into the reasoning behind those picks.
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Heat +9 (-110, Caesars/FanDuel)
It's Game 1 of the NBA Finals in Denver as the Nuggets host the Miami Heat. The Nuggets last played on May 22 as they completed a sweep of the Lakers. Miami, of course, needed 7 games to advance after giving away a 3-0 series lead to the Boston Celtics. Denver has owned Miami, winning and covering in 9 of their last 10 meetings. The only game that Miami won and covered was in the bubble in August, 2020. The Nuggets offense is the most consistent one Miami has faced in this postseason, averaging 116.4 points per game on 49% shooting and 38.6% from beyond the arc. The Nuggets will also have a considerable advantage on the boards and with points in the paint, where they are outscoring Miami by 10 on the season.