San Antonio Spurs vs Miami Heat Prediction, 1/19/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Miami Heat

Date: Sunday, January 19, 2025

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The San Antonio Spurs (19-20) are on their way to Kaseya Center on Sunday where they will take on the Miami Heat (20-19).

The Spurs faced off with the Grizzlies and took a loss by a score of 129-115 in their last game. San Antonio walked away from the game having earned a 44.9% FG percentage (40 out of 89) and buried 16 of 43 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Spurs converted 19 of their 27 shots for a percentage of 70.4%. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they collected 44 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 22 dimes for this contest while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In the matter of defense, San Antonio allowed the other team to shoot 49.5% from the floor on 51 of 103 shooting. Memphis distributed 28 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. Additionally, Memphis pulled down 52 rebounds (14 offensive, 38 defensive) and earned 11 blocks. Memphis ended up shooting 64.7% at the free throw line by making 11 of 17 shots. They made 16 of their 38 attempts from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the Spurs ended up finishing with 17 and the Grizzlies finished the game with 19 personal fouls.

Stephon Castle is one guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He accounted for 26 points on 9 out of 21 shooting. He played 33 mins and pulled down 3 boards. Castle finished the contest at 42.9% from the field and recorded 4 dimes.

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San Antonio will take the court with a mark of 19-20 on the campaign. They have an average of 111.7 points per contest (16th in the NBA) while hitting 45.5% from the field. The Spurs are shooting 34.3% on shots from distance (536 of 1,562) and 79.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, San Antonio is grabbing 45.6 rebounds per contest and has 1,112 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 10th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 14.4 times per game and as a group are committing 16.3 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Spurs are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.4 fouls. They rank 8th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 998 surrendered for the season. The Spurs defense is allowing a FG percentage of 45.4% (1,642 of 3,613) and they relinquish 45.7 boards per game as a team. They give up 35.2% on three-point shots and they are 12th in the league in opponents points per game (112.0).

For their last game, the Heat took a loss by a score of 117-108 when they faced the Lakers. The Heat corralled 34 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 37 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 20 times, while earning 3 steals in the matchup. The Lakers committed 12 fouls in this game which took the Heat to the free throw line for a total of 15 shots. They were able to make 14 of them for a clip of 93.3%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Miami converted 16 of their 36 tries (44.4%). Overall, the Heat ended up going 39 for 73 from the floor which gave them a rate of 53.4%. The Heat allowed the Lakers to bury 47 of their 90 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 52.2% for the matchup. They finished 38.2% from 3-point land by connecting on 13 out of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 14 from the charity stripe (71.4%). When talking about rebounding, Miami permitted Los Angeles to collect 34 in all (6 on the offensive glass).

Tyler Herro ended up being important for the Heat in this matchup. Herro recorded 34 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 3 assists in the matchup. He knocked down 12 of 18 for the matchup for a rate of 66.7%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Miami has a win-loss record of 20-19 for the season. When it comes to offense, the Heat are hitting on 45.5% from the floor, which ranks 20th in the league. Miami has accounted for 4,319 pts on the campaign (110.7 per game) and they collect 43.4 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 26.0 times per contest (14th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 13.7 times per game. The Heat commit 15.9 personal fouls per game while shooting 78.4% from the charity stripe.

The Miami defense allows 35.5% on shots from 3-point land (525 of 1,478) and their opponents are connecting on 79.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 26.8 assists and 45.8 boards every game, which is 19th and 26th in basketball. The Heat defensively are ranked 7th in the league in points given up per game with 109.5. They are able to force 14.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.0% from the floor (12th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Antonio

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