Miami Heat at Denver Nuggets odds, tips and predictions

The Miami Heat (3-4) are on the road Friday evening Denver Nuggets (5-3). Meet at Ball Arena at 9:00 p.m. ET. Let's analyze the 24/7 NBA odds from BetMGM Sportsbook Heat vs. Nuggets Opportunities and meet our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season Series: First Meeting; The Nuggets won the series 2-0 last season

The Heat have lost 2 games in a row and 3 of their last 4. They suffered a 115-112 road loss to the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday, but were able to cover the 5-point margin as underdogs.

The Nuggets have won three straight and last played on Wednesday, a 124-122 home win against the Oklahoma City Thunder as 7-point underdogs.

Heat at Nuggets odds

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Moneyline (ML): Heat +125 (Bet $100 to win $125) | Nuggets -155 (bet $155 to win $100)
Against the Spread (ATS): Heat +3.5 (-115) | Nuggets -3.5 (-105)
Over/Under (O/U): 223.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Heat on Nuggets key injuries

heat

G Tyler Herro (back) available
F Jaime Jaquez Jr. (overhaul) questionable
F Kevin Love (overhaul).

Nuggets

F Vlatko Cancar (Ankle) out
F Aaron Gordon (Calf) out
G Jamal Murray (Concussion) questionable

For the latest updates: Official NBA Injury Report.

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Heat at Nuggets tips and predictions

forecast

Heat 124, Nuggets 118

Money line

The Nuggets have won three straight at home after starting the season 0-2 at Ball Arena.

Heat C Bam Adebayo shot just 5 of 21 against Phoenix on Wednesday. He will recover even though he has to face C Nikola Jokic defensive.

Miami will have to slow down a Denver offense that has scored over 120 points in three straight games. But the Nuggets have also allowed 119 points or more in 5 of their last 6 games.

BET HEAT (+125).

Against the spread

The Heat are 2-2 ATS as underdogs, with both games being wins.

The Nuggets have been favored six times this season. They are 1-5 ATS in those games, although there were only 2 straight ATS losses.

But if you assume Miami wins outright, the spread here makes less sense because of the plus odds on the money line.

HAPPEN.

Over/Under

The over has scored in the Nuggets' last 6 games. They have scored over 120 points themselves in three straight games and in five of the last six contests. Their opponents average 117.2 points per game.

BET OVER 223.5 (-110).

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Heat at Nuggets odds

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