Heat vs Thunder

Find Heat vs. Thunder predictions, betting odds, moneyline, spread, over/under and more for the January 10 NBA matchup.

The Miami Heat need to take advantage of the winnable games and Tuesday is an opportunity. No matter their injuries, they should win games like these.

- Limit Turnovers– Miami had a total of 12 turnovers against the Nets as well, which led to 11 points off the turnovers for Brooklyn. Butler, who had 26 points and eight rebounds against the Nets, will look to be the leader the Heat need to keep fighting in the second half of the season. The Heat are coming off a [close defeat at the hands of the Brooklyn Nets](https://allucanheat.com/2023/01/08/questionable-no-call-ruins-miami-heat/), 102-101, as they look to extend the Thunder’s road losing streak to six while they also keep fighting to get back into the Eastern Conference talk.

NBA odds, picks, and predictions for the Oklahoma City Thunder at Miami Heat on January 10. NBA betting best bet and free pick analysis.

But keeping this game under 222.5 will be a challenge given the way Oklahoma City likes to run the court. Oddsmakers still have a lot of confidence in the Oklahoma City star to light up the scoreboard. The Thunder regularly play to higher numbers, having gone above the 222.5 total in seven of their last eight games. While Miami has the better record heading into tonight’s game, it’s not clear that it’s a better team than Oklahoma City. As of noon on Tuesday, the most common line is Miami -2.5. [Heat](https://www.covers.com/sport/basketball/nba/teams/main/miami-heat) are giving up just 109 points per game this season, the second-lowest mark in the NBA. The Heat have done a great job at containing big scorers all season long, and have been especially proficient at this in recent weeks. Points will be at a premium against the Heat, and Gilgeous-Alexander hasn’t scored more than 33 points in any of his last six games. Gilgeous-Alexander will probably lead the Thunder in scoring on Tuesday. Gilgeous-Alexander is shooting over 50% from the field and is adding plenty of points from the free-throw line, where he’s shooting 91.1%. Regardless of what Oklahoma City does this year, Gilgeous-Alexander is establishing himself as a star that can lead a team to wins. The Thunder have been playing well behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who is averaging 30.9 points per game this season.