The San Antonio Spurs will look to stay undefeated early in the NBA season when they bounce into Miami to challenge the Heat. You would think the Spurs would struggle without their All-NBA forward Kawhi Leonard. But water is wet, the sky is blue and the Spurs are historically successful during the NBA regular season.
- The total has gone OVER in nine of the Spurs’ last 12 games on the road.
- San Antonio is 5-0 in its last 5 games when playing at Miami.
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami’s last 5 games.
After dispatching two of the better teams in the league in Toronto and Minnesota, the Spurs take on a Heat team that obviously isn’t as formidable as in their “Big Three” years. The Spurs opened as 3-point favorites at Sportsbook and are 2-1 ATS. Bettors should seriously consider placing a wager for the Spurs to cover as they’re 8-1 ATS in their last nine games against Miami.
Although the Heat are 2-1 SU to start the season, it’s been against subpar competition. They lost their season opener at Orlando and then took care of business at home against Atlanta and Indiana. The concerning trend for Miami backers is their W-L record against San Antonio. The Heat have struggled against this Western Conference powerhouse, going 0-9 SU in their last nine games.
The OVER may also be a decent bet to throw a wager on. The total opened at 195.5 and while San Antonio is ranked second in team defense this year, they’ve had to modify their team defensive strategy on the perimeter while Leonard recovers from a quadriceps injury. Add in that Heat center Hassan Whiteside will be unavailable for Wednesday’s game and this matchup is shaping up to be an easy OVER for bettors.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The visiting San Antonio Spurs opened this morning as 3-point favorites in this one at most sportsbooks tracked at OddsShark (including Sportsbook), while the total was hovering around 195 at Sportsbook and other betting odds shops.
Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 110-102 result in favor of the Heat. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NBA matchups here.
San Antonio Spurs vs Miami Heat Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The San Antonio Spurs will try to spoil the party on Wednesday; they are 2-1 against the betting spread this NBA season, while the Miami Heat are 0-2-1 ATS. San Antonio is 1-2 vs the betting total points scored; Miami is 2-1. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Miami vs San Antonio injuries news.
According to the betting Power Rankings at OddsShark, it's the No. 9-rated Miami Heat and the No. 6-rated Spurs in this NBA basketball matchup.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively the game matches up Miami's No. 10-ranked offense (108.33 PPG) against a San Antonio Spurs defense that ranks No. 2 at 91 PPG. The Heat have averaged 46.72% from the field per game, more than the Spurs have managed so far this NBA season (43.75% on average).
Recent Outings Betting Recap
San Antonio earned a 101-97 victory over Toronto on Monday, getting 20 points from LaMarcus Aldridge at AT&T Center.
Josh Richardson scored 21 points leading the Heat to a 104-93 victory over Atlanta at American Airlines Arena on Monday.
- San Antonio is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
- The total has gone OVER in 13 of San Antonio's last 17 games
- The total has gone OVER in 9 of San Antonio's last 12 games on the road
- San Antonio is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Miami
- Miami is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
- Miami is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games
- Miami is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
San Antonio at Orlando, Friday, October 27
Miami home to Boston, Saturday, October 28
