The Miami Heat will not have star guard Dwyane Wade in the
lineup tonight when they host the San Antonio Spurs looking to end a three-game
losing streak. The Heat are 7-point favorites on Bovada’s NBA betting
odds.
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Wade suffered a badly sprained ankle in
Friday’s loss in Denver, Miami’s season-high third defeat in a row. He is out
indefinitely. But Miami is 3-0 this season in games that Wade has missed. Guard
James Jones, who barely played on Miami’s just completed road
trip, would get a bigger role in the rotation. And forward Shane Battier
would also see some time at shooting guard. Last time Wade was out,
LeBron James picked up the slack to the tune of 32.5 points, 11
assists and 7.5 rebounds in a pair of games.
The Heat could get back
swingman Mike Miller tonight. He has yet to play in a game this
season after recovering from a sports hernia but has been
practicing.
The Spurs have won three in a row, but all those were at
home – San Antonio is 0-4 on the road. In fact, San Antonio last notched a road
victory April 5, 2011 with a 97-90 victory at Atlanta. It’s been a period of 287
days heading into tonight’s game. Including the end of the regular season,
playoffs and preseason, the Spurs have lost 10 straight games on the
road.
San Antonio, led by point guard Tony Parker
(Manu Ginobili remains sidelined due to injury), and
Orlando are the only two NBA teams that rank in the top 10 in points, field-goal
percentage, three-point shooting percentage and assists per game.
In
last season’s visit to Miami, on March 14, San Antonio was crushed 110-80 for
its worst loss in nearly three seasons. A week before that game, Miami was
beaten by the same 30-point margin in San Antonio. The Heat are 0-4 ATS in their
past four vs. Western Conference. The favorite has covered in the past five
meetings between these two.
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