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NBA Pick: 705 Utah Jazz @ 706 Miami Heat
Rating: 3 units - Single Dime Play
Pick: Utah Jazz (+4) (Play up to +3)
Odds: -105 / 1.95 on Pinnacle Sports OR -110 / 1.91 on 5Dimes OR +101 / 2.01 on Matchbook
I believe Utah will be very competitive tonight. They will have Favors back, which are obviously great news for the team's frontcourt. Both Kanter and Gobert lack clear weapons on offense, so with Favors back, Utah should be now more ready to pound the super shorthanded Heat interior defense.
Miami will have Wade tonight on the court, but he is currently dealing with an illness and on a back to back spot, I expect him to lack some energy tonight. On the other side, as I mentioned before, with Bosh and McRoberts out, Miami's frontcourt is clearly shorthanded, which will allow Utah to dominate the rebounds and also pound the Heat down low. Even though Miami will have some edge on the backcourt tonight, Utah will compensate that with frontcourt and rebounding edges on their own. Therefore, I expect the Jazz to be very competitive tonight and so, I'll take them in here.