Heat vs Trail Blazers Picks and Prediction – 1/12/2025

The Miami Heat look for a third consecutive win on Saturday when visiting the Portland Trail Blazers. Miami is 19-17 and second in the Southeast Division, 1 ½ games behind the first-place Orlando Magic. Miami defeated the Utah Jazz 97-92 on Thursday night. Tyler Herro scored 23 points and Jaime Jaquez chipped in with 20 points to help lead the Heat to the win. Keep up to date with all the NBA action with our expert NBA picks.

Tyler Herro leads Miami in scoring and assists averaging 23.6 points and 5.0 assists per game. Bam Adebayo leads Miami in rebounding averaging 9.8 rebounds per game. Miami has four players averaging double figures in scoring. The Heat scores an average of 111.3 points per game shooting 45.6% overall and 37.0% from 3-point territory. 

The Portland Trail Blazers look to bounce back from a loss with a victory at home on Saturday when hosting the Miami Heat. Portland is 13-24 and 4th in the Northwest division, 17 ½ games behind the first-place Oklahoma City Thunder. Portland was defeated by the Dallas Mavericks 117-111 on Thursday night. Portland has lost two of the last three and four of the last six.

The Miami Heat will win on the road Saturday when visiting the Portland Trail Blazers. Miami has covered the number in five of the last six played on the road versus Portland. Miami is also 6-1 ATS in its last seven versus Portland overall. Miami's defense is 7th in points allowed at 109.6 points per game while Portland is 23rd and allows an average of 116.4 points per game. Final Score Prediction Miami Heat wins and covers ATS 118-105.