Miami Heat vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 1/11/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

The Portland Trail Blazers (13-23) will play the Miami Heat (18-17) at Moda Center on Saturday.

The Heat stepped onto the hardwood against the Warriors and notched a win by a score of 114-98 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Heat walked away with 9 and the Warriors recorded 15 fouls. They converted 14 out of their 50 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Golden State went 80.0% from the charity stripe by burying 4 of 5 attempts. Additionally, Golden State collected 52 boards (11 offensive, 41 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Golden State recorded 28 dimes and had 9 steals in this game. In reference to the defense, Miami allowed their opponent to shoot 40.8% from the floor on 40 of 98 shooting. They also doled out 32 dimes for this game while forcing 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they compiled 48 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Heat knocked down 12 of their 17 tries for a rate of 70.6%. Miami ended the contest having earned a 47.3% FG percentage (43 of 91) and knocked down 16 of 40 3-point attempts.

Nikola Jovic is a guy who came through in this contest. He scored 20 points on 8 of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 34 mins played and collected 6 rebounds. Jovic ended up shooting 47.1% from the field and totaled 4 dimes.

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Miami comes into this game with a record of 18-17 for the season. They are averaging 111.3 points per outing (19th in the NBA) on 45.6% from the field. The Heat are connecting on 37.0% from downtown (492 of 1,331) and 78.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Miami is collecting 43.3 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 911 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 20th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 13.5 times per game and as a squad they are committing 16.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Heat are forcing 14.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.8 fouls. They are 12th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 940 conceded for the year. The Heat defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 46.1% (1,434 of 3,109) and they concede 45.8 rebounds per game as a team. They surrender 35.8% from 3-point land and they rank 7th in the NBA in opponents PPG (110.1).

When they last played, the Trail Blazers got the win with a final of 119-100 when they faced the Pelicans. The Trail Blazers were able to pull down 29 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 44 for this contest. They coughed it up 15 times, while recording 11 steals for the matchup. The Pelicans had 15 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to make 10 of the free throws for a clip of 76.9%. Concerning shooting from 3-point land, Portland made 13 out of 36 attempts (36.1%). In all, the Trail Blazers walked away from this one shooting 48 out of 88 from the floor which gave them a rate of 54.5%. The Trail Blazers permitted the Pelicans to convert 40 of 90 attempts from the field which left them shooting 44.4% in this contest. They finished 32.4% from beyond the arc by going 12 of 37 and ended up shooting 8 of 11 from the free throw line (72.7%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Portland allowed New Orleans to pull down 41 in total (18 on the offensive glass).

Deni Avdija ended up being a major contributor for the Trail Blazers in the matchup. He made 10 out of 15 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 6 rebounds. Avdija scored 26 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists in this game.

Portland has a mark of 13-23 so far this season. The Trail Blazers commit 19.3 fouls every game and they connect on 77.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 23.2 times per contest (28th in the league) and they are turning it over 16.5 times per contest. Portland has accumulated 3,903 points on the season (108.4 per game) and they pull in 43.3 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 45.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 22nd in basketball.

The Trail Blazers on the defensive end are ranked 23rd in the NBA in PPG given up with 116.4. They are forcing 15.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.8% from the floor (26th in the NBA). The Portland defense gives up 37.5% on 3-point shots (502 of 1,340) and opponents are converting on 79.5% of their free throw shots. They surrender 27.3 dimes and 44.4 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 23rd and 20th in the NBA.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami

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