The Miami Heat are on the road at the Philadelphia 76ers in National Basketball Association action on Monday. For Philadelphia. They were able to get back on track with a win on Saturday. The 76ers beat the Charlotte Hornets by 11 points. Philadelphia is now 37-30 on the season. The 76ers are tied with the Heat for 7th in the Eastern Conference and just ½ game behind the Indiana Pacers.
For Miami, they picked up a big win over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday. The win for the Heat pushed them to 37-30 on the season. The Heat have now won back to back games. Miami is 6-4 in their last 10 games.
The Philadelphia 76ers are -3.5 over Miami in this game.
Miami Heat
In the Heat win on Sunday, Duncan Robinson was outstanding, with 30 points. He was one of five guys for the Heat to score double digits in the game. Bam Adebayo was terrific for the Heat with 20 points and 17 rebounds.
The Heat as a team are scoring 110.1 points per game, which is near the bottom of the league. The top scorer for Miami has been Jimmy Butler, with 21.4 per game. Tyler Herro has been in and out of the lineup all season, playing just 36 games this season. Herro is scoring 20.8 per game, but likely will not play in this game.
After this game, Miami will play at Cleveland on Wednesday and then come back home to host the Pelicans on Friday.
Philadelphia 76ers
In the win over the Hornets, Tyrese Maxey continued to lead the way. He scored 30 points, while Kelly Oubre Jr added 22 in the game. The 76ers saw three guys score double figures off the bench in the game as well. Maxey leads the active team in scoring with 26 points per game, while Tobias Harris is third with 17.1 per game.
The 76ers biggest issue is the loss of Joel Embiid. The big man from Kansas has been out with a knee injury since January 30th. He is back to doing some activities, but no timetable has been set. Many feel he will return in April. Before he went out, he was scoring 35.3 points per game, and ripping down more than 11 rebounds per game.
Philadelphia will head out on the road for four games following this one. The 76ers are at the Suns on Wednesday and Lakers on Friday. After that, they will play at the Clippers and Kings before returning home on March 27th.
Heat Win on the Road
The 76ers are dying to get Joel Embiid back into their lineup. Look for him to return to action soon. But, not for this game. These two teams are both looking to move up in the Eastern Conference standings, and make sure they stay away from the play-in game.
In the end, the Heat are a little more healthy than the 76ers. We like the Miami Heat -3.5 to win this game on the road. Best of luck with all your NBA betting and enjoy the game on Monday!
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