Defending champions Golden State Warriors have opened the NBA 2022-23 regular season with two victories and losses each and will be hosting Miami Heat at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Thursday. Heat have faced three defeats and a victory so far in this campaign and would look to improve their stats against the Dubs.
The trio of Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Jordan Poole is capable of turning the match into the Warriors favor at any given point while Jimmy Butler and Tyler Herro showed promising performances in the Heat's previous fixtures this season.
Miami Heat were the Eastern Conference table toppers last season with 53-29, an identical stats with the champions GSW in the Western Conference.
Golden State Warriors vs Miami Heat: Match Prediction
Head-To-Head:
- In their last 10 games against each other, the Warriors have been victorious in six matches while the Heat won four matches. How to watch Warriors vs Heat live telecast?
Top Players:
- The Warriors include Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Jordan Poole, Draymond Green as their star players.
- The Heat include Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo, Kyle Lowry as their star players.
Average Quarter score:
- 1st quarter: 30-24
- 2nd quarter: 27-30
- 3rd quarter: 26-28
- 4th quarter: 32-30
Heat at Warriors: Betting Odds
Against The Spread (ATS): 4.5 points (Heat +4.5)
Over/Under (OU): 226.5 points (Over)
Prediction: Warriors 115-112 Heat
Money Line:
- The Warriors have -300 odds to pick up the win, while the Heat are listed at +250 to claim victory.
- This season, the Warriors are 2-2 when they are considered as the favorites to win the game while the Heat are 2-0 when they entered the game as underdogs.
Against The Spread:
- Last season, the Heat managed 110 points per game while the Warriors averaged 111 points per game.
- From their opponents in the last season, the Warriors averaged 5.5 points more per game, and the Heat managed a difference of 4.4 points more per game.
Over/Under:
- The average implied total in the last season for the Warriors was 113.7 and considering their current form the game against the Heat will exceed the box score expectations.
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