NBA Picks: Heat vs Thunder NBA Odds – January 16, 2010: Looking for a third consecutive victory on the finale of a 6-game road trip, the (20-18) Miami Heat [+3½] make one last stop as they visit the sports betting odds favorite (21-18) Oklahoma City Thunder [-3½] tonight. This interconference battle is scheduled to get underway at 8:10 PM ET live from the Ford Center in Oklahoma City, OK, and broadcasted on NBA-TV.
For the Heat, an injured wrist to superstar Dwyane Wade has prevented this team from having a successful road trip. Nevertheless, the 5-time NBA All-Star has done a decent job of playing though pain, especially in his last twp ballgames. On Friday night, Wade scored 37 points to help Miami stun the Houston Rockets, 115-106.
D-Wade is shooting 25-for-39 from the field while dishing 17 dimes in the Heat’s last two victories. The OVER/UNDER for this, NBA Picks: Heat vs Thunder NBA Odds – January 16, 2010 is set at a total of 194 points scored.
“(The injury has) helped me mechanically,” said Wade. “Normally, I’m a line-drive shooter, so I have to put the ball over the rim a little more, because I don’t have the rotation and wrist that I want to (have). So I’ve had to shoot it a little higher and it’s helped me out a little bit.”
For the hosting Thunder, Kevin Durant had 32 points, nine rebounds and five assists the last time these teams met. However, despite Durant putting up eye-catching numbers, Oklahoma City has lost four of seven by a combined 13 points. “We’re going to find a way to win these games,” said Durant. “I guarantee you that.”
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