The Denver Nuggets (24-16) visit the Miami Heat (20-19) after winning four road games in a row. The Nuggets are favored by only 2.5 points in the matchup, which starts at 8:00 PM ET on Friday, January 17, 2025. The point total is set at 227.5 for the matchup.
If you are looking to gain an edge on Friday’s game, find out the best bets available for this matchup, in the article below (based on our computer predictions).
How to Bet on Nuggets vs. Heat
Pick the Heat (+2.5) to Cover
The Nuggets have played 40 games, with 19 wins against the spread.
Against the spread, the Heat are 17-21-1 this year.
The Nuggets have been favored by 2.5 points or more 24 times this season and are 12-12 ATS in those matchups.
This year, the Heat have an ATS record of 6-6 in their 12 games as an underdog of 2.5 points or more.
Take the Points Over (227.5)
Nuggets games have gone over 227.5 points scored, their current matchup’s point total, 28 times (out of 40) this year.
The Heat games have gone over 227.5 total points scored in 15 of 39 total matchups this season.
The two teams average a combined 3.2 more points per game, 230.7, than this matchup’s total of 227.5 points.
Opponents of these teams have averaged a combined 225.5 points per game, 2.0 fewer than the over/under for this game.
The Nuggets’ average point total in matchups this season is 230.2, 2.7 points higher than the total in this game.
Heat games this season have averaged an over/under of 219.3 points, 8.2 fewer than the point total in this matchup.
Back the Nuggets on the Moneyline (-142)
The Nuggets have been favorites in 28 games this season and have come away with the win 18 times (64.3%) in those contests.
The Heat have been the moneyline underdog 15 total times this season. They’ve finished 6-9 in those games.
The Nuggets have a mark of 16-6 in contests where bookmakers favor them by -142 or better on the moneyline.
The Heat have a record of 4-7 in games they have played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +120 or longer (36.4%).
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Nuggets have a 58.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
The Heat have an implied moneyline win probability of 45.5% in this game.
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