Miami Heat at Denver Nuggets 2011 NBA Preview, Odds, and Predictions: Forward LeBron James will try and avenge the “karma” of last night’s loss as he leads the Miami Heat on the road to the Pepsi Center to take on Carmello Anthony and the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night at 10:30 PM ET on TNT Sports. The Nuggets enter the game coming off a victory at 21-16 good for 3rd in the Northwest while the heat are coming off a loss and come in at 30-10 but have won 9 of their last 10. The Nuggets star Carmello Anthony has been the subject of trade talks since the end of last season and the latest rumors of a 15 player deal to New Jersey seems to have fallen through as well. Anthony is 8-4 against LeBron’s teams since they came into the league together.
“I’ll be here playing against Miami,” said Anthony, who has averaged 27.7 points and shot 53.8 percent while going 6-0 against the Heat at home. “Guarantee you that. I love all challenges, not just (James),” said Anthony, who hit the game-winning shot over his good friend James in an overtime win at Cleveland on Feb. 18. “Any great player, I like that challenge of knowing I’ve got to man up against one of the greats in the game.” The odds makers at BetUS have the Miami Heat a -2 point favorite on the road against the Denver Nuggets.
The Heat is coming off a road loss 111-105 against the Los Angeles Clippers to move to 19-20-1 ATS and 21-2 SU in its last 23 games. The big three dominated even in the loss as Dwayne Wade scored 31 points with 7 rebounds and 5 assists while James added 27 points with 8 boards and 6 assists. Chris Bosh poured in 26 points with 13 boards and 4 assist. The total has gone OVER in 4 of last 6 games when playing on the road against Denver. Vegas odds makers have the Miami Heat +200 to win the 2010-2011 NBA Championship.
The Nuggets are coming off a big 132-98 victory at home over the Phoenix Suns to move to 13-21-3 ATS and 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Miami. Shooting guard Arron Afflalo led the Nuggets with 31 points and 9 rebounds while Carmello Anthony poured in 28 points and pulled down 10 boards while dishing a dime. The total has gone UNDER in 4 of their last 6 games at home. Vegas odds makers have the over/under for the total score at 205 points combined of the Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets.
I predict a Heat Victory and cover on the road!
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