Los Angeles Lakers vs Miami Heat Prediction, Preview and Odds - 01/23/2022

Game Time: 6:00 pm ET, Sunday, January 23, 2022

Venue:  FTX Arena, Miami, FL

Where to Watch:  NBA TV

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Lakers +4, Heat -4; Over/Under:  216.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Lakers +4, Heat -4; Over/Under:  216.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Lakers +4.5, Heat -4.5; Over/Under:  216.5 points

 

Los Angeles Lakers:  23-23 (3rd place, Pacific Division)

Miami Heat:  29-17 (1st place, Southeast Division)

 

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Los Angeles Lakers:  6-4 last 10

Miami Heat:  6-4 last 10

 

 

 

The Lakers are coming into this game with a 23-23 record overall and they are 8-11 in their road games this NBA season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Indiana Pacers while their 2 wins in that span came against the Utah Jazz and the Orlando Magic in their last game. LeBron James led the team in points in that game with 29 while Carmelo Anthony was next on the team off the bench with 23 points. Russell Westbrook led the team in assists in that game with 7 and he also led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 49.4% from the field, 43.3% from 3-point range, and 82.6% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 111.4 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 112.7 PPG against them. The Lakers have an ATS record of 19-27 this season and their O/U record is 26-20.

 

 

The Heat are coming into this game with a 29-17 record overall and they are 15-5 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 2 game winning streak that they were on. Their 2 wins in that span were against the Toronto Raptors and the Portland Trail Blazers while their loss came against the Atlanta Hawks in their last game. Bam Adebayo led the team in points in that game with 21 while Duncan Robinson was next on the team with 19 points. Gabe Vincent led the team in assists in that game with 9 while Jimmy Butler led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 48.2% from the field, 37.5% from 3-point range, and 91.7% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 108.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 104 PPG against them. The Heat have an ATS record of 27-19 this season and their O/U record is 27-19.

 

 

The Heat are coming into this game as a 4 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Heat have been very good at home this season and the Lakers have not been good on the road. The Lakers are coming off of a win but they have not been playing well in recent games or all season for that matter. The Heat have been getting much healthier recently and now that they are almost back at full strength they are going to be a tough team to beat. The Heat are one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference right now while the Lakers are in jeopardy of even making the playoffs this season. The best bet to place in this game is on the Heat to cover the spread here.

 

Lakers Heat Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Sunday, January 23, 2022 (6:00 pm ET start time) is Heat 107 Lakers 96.

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Los Angeles Lakers: 25-19 O/U in all games. 12-4 O/U when the total is 210 to 219.5. 6-3 O/U in a road game where the total is 210 to 219.5. 6-3 O/U in January games. 11-5 O/U in non-conference games. 

Miami Heat: 26-20 O/U in all games. 13-8 O/U when the total is 210 to 219.5. 15-3 O/U in non-conference games. 29-13 O/U revenging a straight up loss vs opponent as a favorite. 11-3 O/U revenging a loss where opponent scored 100 or more points.

 

 

Los Angeles Lakers:  A. Davis (PF) Early Feb - Knee injury. S. Doumbouya (SF) Out indefinitely - Illness. K. Nunn (PG) Out indefinitely - Ankle injury.

Miami Heat:  K. Lowry (PG) Ques Sun - Personal. P. Tucker (SF) Ques Sun - Knee injury. V. Oladipo (SG) Early Feb - Knee injury. T. Herro (SG) Out indefinitely - Illness. M. Morris (PF) Out indefinitely - Neck injury. K. Okpala (SF) Out Indefinitely - Wrist injury.

 

 

 

"He's the most unique player in the history of the game. We won a championship with him playing point guard two years ago, he's been a ball-handling wing throughout his career and he's been playing center for us. It's pretty remarkable, and for him to be doing it at this stage of his career, it's even more remarkable." - Frank Vogel on LeBron James in their win against the Magic.

 

 

"It seems like we had a few balls that hit the rim and went out. We probably had four or five of those in the second half, and that's just the breaks of the game. We had two fairly clean looks at it down the stretch. I've got to commend our guys in the fourth quarter. Our guys did not have a lot of juice in this game.” - Erik Spoelstra on his team’s loss against the Hawks on Friday night.

 

 

 

PG     Russell Westbrook

SG     Avery Bradley

SF     LeBron James

PF     Trevor Ariza

C     Dwight Howard

 

PG     Gabe Vincent

SG     Duncan Robinson

SF     Jimmy Butler

PF    P.J. Tucker

C     Bam Adebayo

 

 

PPG: L. James (28.9)

APG: R. Westbrook (7.8)

Reb/G: A. Davis (9.9)

 

PPG: J. Butler (21.4)

APG: K. Lowry (8.3)

Reb/G: B. Adebayo (10)

 

Coaches:

Los Angeles Lakers: Frank Vogel (3rd season)

Miami Heat: Erik Spoelstra (14th season)