NBA Picks & Predictions for Friday, January 7, 2011
By Anthony Rome
Milwaukee, WI (The Spread) - The Milwaukee Bucks host the media darling’s favorite trio tonight when they take on the Miami Heat at 8:30PM ET. Continue reading for picks, odds and trends on this January 7 NBA matchup.
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Sportsbook.com, the Bucks are 7-point home underdogs against the Heat on Friday night. The over/under total for this game is currently 183 points.
The Heat are currently sporting a 28-9 record this season and are 19-18 against the spread. They’re 13-5 on the road this year where they’ve covered in 12 of their 18 overall games.
The Bucks have slumped to 13-20 and are just 13-18-2 against the number according to latest NBA trends. They’re 8-7 at home this season but have failed to cover in five of their 15 overall games (although they did push twice).
Friday NBA Free Pick:
The Heat are red-hot and look unstoppable right now. Their victory over Milwaukee a couple of nights ago was their 19th in the past 20 games after getting off to a rocky 9-8 start. Dwyane Wade is scoring at the moment, averaging 35 points and 8.2 rebounds over the last five games. That doesn’t spell good news for the Bucks and an ice cold Earl Boykins, who has made just six of 22 shots over the last two games. The Bucks are last in the NAB in both scoring (90.5) and field-goal percentage (41.3), while the Heat average 101.6 points and shoots 47.5 percent. Miami si 4-1 against the spread in the last five meetings with the Bucks in Milwaukee, while the road team is 4-1 ATS in the last five overall meetings. Our pick is the Heat –7.
2011 NBA FREE PICK: MIAMI HEAT –7