On November 16th, the Miami Heat were 8-4 and in third place in the Eastern Conference, but the Los Angeles Clippers were 3-7, two weeks after acquiring James Harden in a trade. Ta. Last location in the west.
Oh man, two and a half months makes a huge difference in the NBA.
Heading into Sunday night’s matchup with the Heat, the Clippers (32-15) sit just one game out of first place in the Western Conference, while the Heat (26-23) sit in seventh place in the East Conference. It is located in
Los Angeles will play the sixth of a seven-game road trip Sunday night in South Beach. The Clippers are looking for their fifth win on the road after suffering one loss against Cleveland. Their most impressive victory was a 115-96 rout of Boston, which trailed by seven points.
Meanwhile, the Heat have lost seven straight games, the most in the past 15 years, and are aiming for a third straight win. They shook up their roster amid a losing streak and acquired point guard Terry Rozier in a trade.
Rozier, who was brought in to lighten Jimmy Butler’s scoring load, is starting to look more comfortable in Miami and has been a major contributor to the team’s past two wins. In the six games since the trade, he is averaging 10.8 points, 5.5 assists, and 4.3 rebounds.
Clippers vs. Heat odds
| spread | total | money line |
| Clippers -3.5 (-114) | 226 or more (-110) | Clippers -162 |
| Heat +3.5 (-106) | Less than 226 (-110) | Heat +136 |
In the first matchup of the season between the Clippers and Heat, Los Angeles won 121-104 at home on New Year’s Day as an eight-point favorite. Miami led by 12 points at the end of the first quarter, but the Clippers outscored the Heat by 29 points the rest of the way. Butler was absent for the Heat, but Kawhi Leonard led the Clippers with 24 points.
The Clippers could bring back center Ivica Zubac on Sunday. He has been out for three weeks with an ankle injury, and Mason Plumlee has started in Zubac’s absence, with Daniel Thies filling in at center.
Meanwhile, the Heat will be without Duncan Robinson, who is recovering from a concussion, for the third straight game.
Miami has amassed a dreadful 0-5 record as a home underdog this season, with four of those losses coming by seven points or more. Overall, the Heat have had a terrible record against the spread at home, going 9-15 (37.5%) at Caseya Center.
In contrast, the Clippers have covered eight of their past 12 chances as road favorites, even though they were unable to pull off a win in Friday’s blowout loss to Detroit.
Cheer on the Clippers to cool down the heat on Sunday.
choose: Clippers -3.5 (-110 at BetMGM)
