Free NBA Picks and Odds: San Antonio Spurs at Miami Heat on ESPN Expert Predictions – NBA Betting Preview 3/14/11: Shooting guard Manu Ginobili will lead the San Antonio Spurs on the road to the American Airlines Arena to take on MVP LeBron James and the warming up Miami Heat on Monday evening at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN. The Spurs have won 3 in a row since getting spanked at home by the Lakers but still sport the NBA’s Best record at 54-12 good for 1st in the Southwest, Western Conference, and overall. The Heat should still be smarting from the 30 point beat down the Spurs handed them just 10 days ago but have bounced back and won 2 straight and come in at 45-21 – good for 1st in the Southeast and 3rd in the Eastern Conference.
“Anytime that we can have a good team effort, that’s always great,” said Chris Bosh, who had 18 points and 10 rebounds against the Grizzlies. “But the fact that we had a big lead after halftime and we held it, that’s what I’m most happy with.” “Chris hasn’t been in a lot of these situations and moments in his career,” guard Dwyane Wade said. “A lot of after All-Star breaks for Chris have been planning his vacations. We’re just trying to help him understand the importance of this time. He’s a competitor, he’s a very good basketball player. I think sometimes the guys that have been through it can help him understand the moment and really what’s going on.” Miami center Zydrunas Ilgauskas will be unavailable with an infected foot and will be missed in the paint. The odds makers at Bodog have the Miami Heat a -4 point favorite at home against the San Antonio Spurs.
The Heat are coming off back to back wins over plus .500 teams including a 118-85 thumping of the Memphis Grizzlies at home to move to 30-35-1 ATS for the season. Dwayne Wade played another big game with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists while LeBron added 27 points, 5 boards and 5 assists. Chris Bosh’s double double was impressive as was Mike Bibby coming off the bench to go 5-5 from 3 point range and chip in 17 points. The total has gone UNDER in 13 of last 14 games when playing at home against San Antonio. Vegas odds makers have the Miami Heat +140 to win the 2010-2011 NBA Championship.
The Spurs are coming off a victory 115-107 on the road over the Houston Rockets moving them to an impressive 37-27-2 ATS for the season. ” It was a great win and a very physical game,” said Tony Parker, who scored a team-high 21 points. “We made the big stops and shots at the end.” Vegas odds makers have the over/under for the total score at 198 1/2 points combined of the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs.
FREE PICK: Miami -4
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MATCHUP: San Antonio (54-12) at Miami (45-21)
GAME TIME: 8:05 PM EST
TELEVISION: ESPN
Recent Spurs and Heat NBA Betting Odds Trends:
San Antonio: Over is 7-1 in SA last 8 games as a road underdog.
Over is 7-1 in SA last 8 games as an underdog.
SA are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 road games.
Miami: Over is 10-2 in MIA last 12 vs. Western Conference.
MIA are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games overall.
Head to Head: Under is 18-3 in the last 21 meetings.
Opening Vegas Odds from Las Vegas
Favorite: Miami -4.5
Total: O/U 199
* These are the Morning Lines at Ceasars Palace in Las Vegas
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