NBA Picks & Predictions for Thursday, January 27, 2011
By Drew Sharper
NEW YORK, NY (TheSpread) – The Miami Heat and New York Knicks meet up in the Big Apple on Thursday. Here is a look at my pick for this contest.
Miami is 31-13 on the season and 15-8 on the road. The Heat have won 6 of their last 10 games. New York is 23-21 on the season and 11-9 at home. The Knicks have won just 3 of their last 10 games.
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook Sportsbook.com have released their odds for this game and they have made the Heat a 3.5-point favorite at New York. The over/under total has been set at 211 points. Here are some trends to consider and my pick for tonight’s game:
Miami Heat vs. New York Knicks, 8PM ET
The Heat are 5-1 against the spread in their last 6 games against the Knicks and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games in New York. The road team has also covered in the last 4 games in this series. My pick is with Miami in this one as the Knicks have hit a speed bump as of late and the Heat are coming out of a recent rough patch and seem to be back on track.
NBA FREE PICK: MIAMI HEAT -3.5