Heat vs Thunder NBA Handicapping

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The Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Chesapeake Energy Arena.

Oddsmakers currently have the Thunder listed as 2-point favorites versus the Heat, while the game's total is sitting at 201½.

Last time out for Miami, they were an 88-73 winner as they battled the Pistons on the road. The Heat covered in the match as a 9-point favorite, while 161 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

The Thunder were a 149-140 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Timberwolves. They failed to cover the 10.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (289) made winners of OVER bettors.

Miami:
Team record: 35-11 SU, 23-23 ATS
Current streak: won 4 straight games.

The total has gone OVER in 7 of last 8 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of last 5 games

When playing on Sunday are 9-1
Before playing Indiana are 6-4
After playing Detroit are 7-3
After a win are 8-2

Oklahoma City:
Team record: 36-12 SU, 26-22 ATS
Current streak: won 2 straight games.

The total has gone OVER in 5 of last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of last 8 games when playing at home against Miami
is 18-3 SU in its last 21 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of last 5 games

When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Portland are 5-5
After playing Minnesota are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

Next up:
Miami at Indiana, Monday, March 26
Oklahoma City at Portland, Tuesday, March 27