Heat at Thunder 1/17/20 - NBA Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 01/17/2020 at 11:48 AM ET

In Friday night NBA action, the Miami Heat will travel to Chesapeake Energy Arena to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Heat (28-12) are a game below .500 on the road and currently in second place in the Eastern Conference standings. On Wednesday, Miami outrebounded San Antonio by 14 during a 106-100 home victory.

Miami G Kendrick Nunn poured in a game-high 33 points on a 13-for-18 shooting performance. Bam Adebayo added 14 points, 13 rebounds, and seven assists for the Heat.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have won seven of their previous ten games and have moved into seventh place in the Western Conference standings. On Wednesday, Oklahoma City was torched for 73 points during the first half of a 130-121 home loss versus Toronto. The Thunder (23-18) turned the ball over 20 times and shot 51 percent from the field in defeat.

Dennis Schroder led all scorers with 25 points and six assists in 37 minutes off the Oklahoma City bench. Chris Paul added 16 points and 11 assists for the Thunder.

Oklahoma City C Steven Adams (knee) is expected to play in this contest. These two teams are pretty evenly matched statistically. Take the Thunder to bounce back with a win and cover at home as Heat can't slow down OKC. Final Score Prediction, Oklahoma City Thunder win and cover ATS 115-106.

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