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LeBron James-led Los Angeles Lakers are scheduled to square off against Miami Heat on Wednesday night at the FTX Arena in the NBA 2022-23 regular season fixture. Both the teams have won their previous fixture and will look to continue their winning form against each other.
While the Heat are placed at the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference standings with 50 per cent wins in their 34 games so far, the Lakers have managed 14 wins in 34 matches and are placed at the 13th spot in Western Conference standings. In their last 10 NBA 2022-23 fixtures, the Heat won six games while the Lakers won four games.
Miami Heat vs Los Angeles Lakers: Match Prediction
Head-To-Head:
- In their last 10 games against each other, the Lakers have dominated the matchup with six victories while the Heat won four games.
Top Players:
- The Heat include Jimmy Butler, Kyle Lowry, Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Victor Oladipo as their star players.
- The Lakers include LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook, Lonnie Walker as their star players.
Injured/Questionable Players:
- Lakers: Anthony Davis, LeBron James, Juan Toscano-Anderson
- Heat: Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Gabe Vincent, Omer Yurtseven, Dewayne Dedmon, Caleb Martin, Udonis Haslem
Average Quarter score: (Heat 116-112 Lakers)
- 1st quarter: 30-26
- 2nd quarter: 27-28
- 3rd quarter: 26-28
- 4th quarter: 33-30
Lakers at Heat: Betting Odds
Against The Spread (ATS): 6.5 points (Lakers +6.5)
Over/Under (OU): 226 (Over)
Prediction: Heat 116-112 Lakers
Money Line:
- The Heat have -270 odds to pick up the win, while the Lakers are listed at +220 to claim victory.
- This season, the Heat have lost 10 of the 23 games they were named the favorites while the Lakers won four of the 19 games they played as the underdogs.
Against The Spread:
- In the NBA 2022-23 season, the Lakers managed 115.7 points per game while the Heat averaged 108.1 points per game.
- From their opponents this season, the Heat averaged 1.1 points less per game, and the Lakers managed a difference of 2.3 points less per game.
- Best odds for points spread are for the Heat (-6.5) -112 and the Lakers (+6.5) -108.
Over/Under:
- For the Heat, six players are averaging more than 10 points per game as Jimmy Butler leads the squad with 21.8 points per game followed by Tyler Herro (21.1) and Bam Adebayo (20.8).
- For the Lakers, seven players are averaging more than 10 points per game as LeBron James leads the squad with 27.8 points per game followed by Anthony Davis with 27.4 points per game.
- Best odds for total score are Over -110 and Under -110.
Miami Heat vs Los Angeles Lakers: How to Watch
When and where will the Miami Heat vs Los Angeles Lakers, NBA 2022-23 match take place?
The NBA match between Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers will take place on December 29 at 6:00 am IST (Dec 28, 7:30 pm ET) at the FTX Arena.
Where to watch the live telecast of Miami Heat vs Los Angeles Lakers, NBA 2022-23 in India and the US?
The live telecast of the NBA match between Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers will be available on Sports 18 in India and on TNT and NBA TV in the US.
Where to watch the live stream of Miami Heat vs Los Angeles Lakers, NBA 2022-23 in India and the US?
The NBA match between Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers can be streamed live on Voot Select, Jio TV, NBA.com on subscription basis in India, and on ESPN and ABC in the US.
Where to catch live scores of Miami Heat vs Los Angeles Lakers, NBA 2022-23?
SportsTiger website and app will provide you live scores and live updates of all the NBA 2022-23 matches.
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