Miami Heat vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, Odds and Picks for Friday, 11/08/24

The injury riddled Nuggets welcome the Heat as they aim to win a 4th game in a row. Who comes out on top? Find out in our Miami Heat vs Denver Nuggets prediction.

Miami’s performances in the clutch have been questionable in the past 2 games, as it fell both to the Suns and Kings by 3 points and 1 point, respectively, in those games. After 7 games played Miami has a losing record, their offensive production is once again a concern as they’re just 24th in effective field-goal percentage. Having to turn things around against the Nuggets is far from ideal, the Heat have been dominated over the last 10 meetings — winning just once. On the road at Ball Arena Miami has won just once in 7 attempts.

There is just no stopping Nikola Jokic, who has taken it upon himself to keep the Nuggets afloat as they miss their two key players Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon. Denver has won 3 in a row; it just took down the best team in the West, Oklahoma City, 124-122. Russell Westbrook came up big in that game with 29 points, but it’s hard to expect Denver to rely on an inconsistent shooter on a permanent basis. The Nuggets have had serious issues covering the spread; they are just 3-5 ATS in 8 games this season. Denver might have had the upper hand in recent meetings, but the injury situation has to catch up at some point. Miami needs a response after those 2 close losses against Sacramento and Phoenix. I’ll be going with a motivated Heat team to cover.

Heat vs Nuggets prediction: Miami +4.5 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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