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Miami Heat vs. Denver Nuggets
The Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at HP Field House.
Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -1.5-point favorites versus the Heat, while the game's total opened at 216.5.
Last time out for Denver, they were a 113-97 loser as they battled the Mavericks on the road. The Nuggets failed to cover in the match as a -2.5-point favorite, while 210 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Miami was a 109-98 loser in its last match at home against the Hornets. They failed to cover the -11-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 207 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Miami:
Team record: 41-24 SU,32-31-2 ATS
Miami is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games
Miami is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Miami's last 12 games
Denver:
Team record: 43-22 SU,30-32-3 ATS
Denver is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games
Denver is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Next up:
Miami home to Toronto Monday, August 3
Denver at Oklahoma City Monday, August 3