Miami Heat at Denver Nuggets 6/4/23 - NBA Betting Picks and Odds
Miami Heat vs. Denver Nuggets
NBA: 8:00 PM EST
Jun. 04, 2023
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : DEN -8.5 ; O/U 215
The Miami Heat remain in Denver Sunday night for game two of the NBA Finals. Miami comes into Game 2 struggling a bit as of late after losing four of the last five overall including game one of the finals by 11 points. Offensively Miami was abysmal in game one making just 40.6% of their shots and 33.3% from beyond the arc to score 93 points in the game. Defensively Miami struggled as well allowing 104 points on 50.6% shooting and Miami lost the rebounding battle to the bigger Denver team.
Bam Adebayo was the biggest presence for the Miami offense posting a team high 26 points and 13 rebounds on 25 shots in 40 minutes of action. Gabe Vincent chipped in a second best 19 points in 38 minutes, while Jimmy Butler added thirteen points and seven assists in 38 minutes. Haywood Highsmith provided a huge boost off the Miami bench with 18 points on ten shots in 23 minutes of action.
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The Denver Nuggets remain at home Sunday on fire as of late after winning five in a row including game one of this series on Thursday. The Denver Nuggets dominated game one on both sides of the ball leading to the easy win. Denver made over 50% of their shots and forced 8 turnovers in the game. The size of Denver also won the free throw battle as the Nuggets made 14 more shots from the charity stripe.
Former MVP Nikola Jokic dominated the game for Denver posting a triple double of 27 points, 14 assists, and 10 rebounds on 12 shots in 40 minutes of action. Jamal Murray added 26 points and 10 rebounds, while Aaron Gordon and Michael Porter Jr. combined to score 30 total points. Bruce Brown played his normal role off the bench leading the team with 10 points on seven shots in 21 minutes of action.
Recent Betting Trends:
Heat are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
Heat are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 NBA Championship games.
Heat are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games following a ATS loss.
Nuggets are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 home games.
Nuggets are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
Free Betting Pick: Denver Nuggets -8.5
The Denver Nuggets won game 1 of the Finals on Thursday in blow out fashion. The final score didn't tell the whole truth of the game. Denver was the bigger and better team throughout and will repeat that trend on Sunday. Take Denver to lean on their size and depth to again roll to an easy win. Final Score Prediction, Denver Nuggets win and cover 114-103.