Warriors-Heat Preview

The Golden State Warriors and the Miami Heat will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at AmericanAirlines Arena.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Warriors listed as 5½-point favorites versus the Heat, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Monta Ellis led the way for Golden State with 32 points and eight rebounds in its 118-109 loss to the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night.

Charlotte cashed in as 3-point home underdogs as the game played over the 221-point total set by sportsbooks.

Reserve Marcus Banks paced Miami with 21 points in its 108-83 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night.

Toronto cashed as 2-point road favorites as the teams played under the 198-point total listed by oddsmakers.

Current streak:
Miami has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Golden State: 37-23 SU, 25-35 ATS
Miami: 11-48 SU, 20-38-1 ATS

Golden State most recently:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing Orlando are 6-4
After playing Charlotte are 3-4
After a loss are 9-1

Miami most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Atlanta are 5-5
After playing Toronto are 6-4
After a loss are 2-8

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Golden State's last 21 games
Golden State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Golden State
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing at home against Golden State
Miami is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games when playing Golden State

Next up:
Golden State at Orlando, Saturday, March 8
Miami at Atlanta, Saturday, March 8

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