Miami Heat vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 07/02/2024, 01:11  by Kennedy Kechula | Modified on 07/02/2024 at 11:30 in NBA Prediction

The Miami Heat will hope to do the double over the San Antonio Spurs this season when they host them in the NBA. They arrive for this match sitting seventh in the Eastern Conference while the Spurs are bottom in the West. The Heat have seen an improvement in form in recent outings. Erik Spoelstra’s men have won three of their last four games. Before this positive run, they had lost seven in a row. They have now won 27 matches and are back above .500. Miami won the reverse match in San Antonio back in November and will now seek to secure this series for the third time in four seasons. The Heat, who are coming off a 121-95 victory over the Magic, will be without Dru Smith here. Miami are ranked seventh in defence but are struggling on offence with their 110.4 points only good for 27th place.

The San Antonio Spurs are reeling again. Greg Popovich’s men have lost their last four matches with the most recent being a 117-101 setback against the Cavaliers. This was their 40th loss in 50 games so far. The Spurs had their best period this season in January where five of their 10 wins were achieved. One of those wins was a shock victory over Western Conference highflyers Minnesota. San Antonio also has a short injury list for this match with Charles Bassey the only expected absentee. The Spurs rank in the bottom seven for both points allowed and scored. They are averaging 112.3 points and giving up 120.9 a contest.