Miami (25-27) at Sacramento (28-26)
When: Friday, February 8th, 2019
Where: Golden 1 Center,
Sacramento, California
Time: 10:35 ET | TV: FS Sun,
NBCS California
Opening Odds: Sacramento -3/218.5
The NBA trade deadline has come and gone and while not every team was involved in swapping players, tonight’s participants in Sacramento made a few moves this week. The Miami Heat and Sacramento Kings will bring slightly different lineups into tonight’s game as they both fight for a postseason berth. The Heat acquired forward Ryan Anderson from the Phoenix Suns for guards Tyler Johnson and Wayne Ellington. The veteran Anderson was averaging just 3.7 points for the Suns but should provide some perimeter shooting for the Heat as he has made more than 100 3-point baskets in seven different seasons. The Kings have a good young squad and brought in a little more experience with the acquisition of Harrison Barnes from the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night in exchange for forwards Justin Jackson and Zach Randolph. Sacramento hasn’t been to the postseason in 12 years and are 1.5 games out of the top eight currently behind the Los Angeles Clippers. The Kings see Barnes as a good fit with the backcourt of Buddy Hield and De’Aaron Fox. Sacramento has taken the last three meetings with the Heat, including a 123-113 win in Miami back in October.
Miami, who sit in the No. 8 spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race, have had trouble getting the offense going, losing three of their last four and scoring less than 90 points in two of those losses. Center Hassan Whiteside, however, helped power the Heat to a 118-108 upset win in Portland the other night with 28 points on 11-of-12 shooting to go with 11 rebounds and four blocked shots. By trading away Johnson and Ellington, reserves Dwyane Wade and Dion Waiters should see an increase in court time. Starting shooting guard Josh Richardson averages 34.6 minutes while averaging a team-leading 17.3 points. Miami will get even better when point guard Goran Dragic (14 games played) comes back sometime after the All-Star Break.
The Kings are 3-1 during a six-game homestand but are coming off a 127-101 loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. Sacramento made more moves this week, acquiring Caleb Swanigan from the Portland Trail Blazers for fellow power forward Skal Labissiere. They also got guard Alec Burks from the Cleveland Cavaliers in a three-team deal in which guard Iman Shumpert went to the Houston Rockets. Burks will provide depth off the bench to go along with Bogdan Bogdanovic, who averages 14.8 points a game, and rookie forward Marvin Bagley III (13.1).
Sacramento may not have their full squad for this game, but it won’t matter. They are playing very well right now with their young nucleus and have beaten the Heat three straight times. This is an easy one for me.
Pick: Kings -2.5
- Heat are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games.
- Heat are 27-9-1 ATS in their last 37 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
- Heat are 36-13-2 ATS in their last 51 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Heat are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games playing on 2 days rest.
- Heat are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS win.
- Heat are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
- Heat are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Heat are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Heat are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Heat are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 Friday games.
- Kings are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Friday games.
- Kings are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 home games.
- Kings are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up loss.
- Kings are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a ATS loss.
- Kings are 13-3 ATS in their last 16 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record.
- Kings are 13-3 ATS in their last 16 vs. NBA Southeast.
- Kings are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Kings are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a double-digit loss at home.
- Kings are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up loss of more than 10 points.
- Kings are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Kings are 20-6 ATS in their last 26 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Kings are 13-4 ATS in their last 17 games after allowing more than 125 points in their previous game.
- Kings are 26-9 ATS in their last 35 vs. Eastern Conference.
- Kings are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 4-0 in Heat last 4 games following a straight up win.
- Under is 4-0 in Heat last 4 games following a ATS win.
- Under is 5-0 in Heat last 5 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 6-1 in Heat last 7 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 5-1 in Heat last 6 vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Under is 4-1 in Heat last 5 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Under is 4-1 in Heat last 5 vs. NBA Pacific.
- Under is 6-2 in Heat last 8 overall.
- Under is 6-2 in Heat last 8 road games.
- Under is 6-2 in Heat last 8 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 5-2 in Heat last 7 Friday games.
- Under is 5-2 in Heat last 7 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
- Under is 7-1-1 in Kings last 9 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Under is 7-1 in Kings last 8 games following a double-digit loss at home.
- Under is 5-1 in Kings last 6 games following a straight up loss.
- Under is 10-2 in Kings last 12 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 10-2 in Kings last 12 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 9-2-1 in Kings last 12 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 9-2-1 in Kings last 12 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Under is 12-3-1 in Kings last 16 overall.
- Under is 4-1 in Kings last 5 games following a ATS loss.
- Under is 4-1 in Kings last 5 games following a straight up loss of more than 10 points.
- Under is 9-3 in Kings last 12 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
- Under is 6-2 in Kings last 8 home games.
- Under is 28-10 in Kings last 38 vs. Eastern Conference.
- Under is 9-4 in Kings last 13 vs. NBA Southeast.
- Over is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in Sacramento.
- Over is 16-5 in the last 21 meetings.
- Heat are 10-4 ATS in the last 14 meetings in Sacramento.
- Heat are 2-5 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
- Underdog is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
