Miami Heat at New York Knicks 5/2/23- NBA Betting Picks and Odds
Miami Heat vs. New York Knicks
NBA: 7:30 PM
May. 02, 2023
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : NY -6.5 ; O/U 207
The Miami Heat continue a road trip Tuesday night in New York City for game two of their series against the New York Knicks. Miami comes into game two up by one game following their seven point victory in game one on Sunday. Defensively Miami was fantastic allowing just 101 points on 47.7% shooting and the heat forced 13 turnovers in the win as well. Offensively Miami was the better team pouring in 108 points including 58 in the second half on 42.4% shooting from the floor.
Jimmy Butler led the way for the Miami offense before going down with an injury pouring in 25 points and 11 rebounds on 16 shots and 43 minutes of action. Gabe Vincent added twenty points on 16 shots and the big man Bam Adebayo chipped in 16 points and eight rebounds in 37 minutes of action. Kyle Lowry led the way off the Miami bench with 18 points on twelve shots in 30 minutes of game time.
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The New York Knicks will stay at home Tuesday after a lackluster game one performance. New York’s offense sputtered immensely as the Knicks made just 20.6% from beyond the arc and then abysmal 60% of their free throws but New York did win the rebounding battle in the game. Defensively New York was outmatched as Miami made 13 long balls and 23 free throws to seal the win.
RJ Barrett led the way for the New York offense posting a game high 26 points on twenty shots in 40 minutes of action. Jalen Brunson was second on the team with 25 points and seven assists, while Obi Toppin scored eighteen points to go along with eight rebounds in 15 minutes after getting the start for an injured Julius Randall. The New York bench struggled immensely combining to score only 15 points between three different players.
Recent Betting Trends:
Heat are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
Heat are 36-16-1 ATS in their last 53 Conference Semifinals games.
Heat are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 Tuesday games.
Knicks are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
Knicks are 19-7 ATS in their last 26 Tuesday games.
Free Betting Pick: NYK -6.5
The Knicks were severely out played in game 1 and will bounce back heavy on Tuesday. Look for New York to control this game from the opening minutes leading to the win. The Heat could be without Jimmy Butler and that will make things much easier on the Knicks. Take New York Tuesday night to get the win and cover. Final Score Prediction, New York Knicks win and cover 110-101.