Portland Trail Blazers vs Miami Heat 1/19/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The Miami Heat are hosting the Portland Trail Blazers at the FTX Arena in Miami on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at 19:30 ET in this matchup between two teams sitting in and out of the playoff places of their respective conference.

The Heat are 5-1 in their last six games, while the Blazers are 4-1 in their last five and both squads are looking to continue on the winning ways.

The Heat have a 28-16 record so far this season and are sitting in the third place of the East. They are 26-18 against the spread and 26-18 in over/under. They are coming off a home victory against the Toronto Raptors with a 104-99 score, beating the odds.

They held their opponents into just 41% shooting from the field and were led in scoring by Tyler Herro with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists off the bench. Jimmy Butler added 19 points and led the team both in rebounding with 10 and in assists made with 10 for the triple double.

Butler leads the team in scoring with 22.4 ppg, adding 5.9 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game. Tyler Herro follows with 20.7 ppg, 4.9 rebounds and 4 assists per game.

The Heat average 108.6 ppg offensively and have the fourth-best defense in the league, allowing 104.2 ppg. They have a 45.9% field goal percentage and the second-best 3-point percentage with 37.5%.

More NBA Picks Predictions Previews

Chat with our Live Handicapper to Know More about the Game.

Portland Trail Blazers vs Miami Heat Predictions 1/19/2022

The Blazers have a 18-25 record so far this season and are sitting on the 10th place of the West. They are 17-25-1 against the spread and 20-22-1 in over/under. They are coming off a road victory against the Orlando Magic with a 98-88 score, beating the odds, even though they shot with 41% from the field.

Jusuf Nurkic led the team with a monster double double with 21 points and a game-high 22 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 blocks. CJ McCollum returned to the lineup after a long absence and added 16 points.

Damian Lillard leads the team both in scoring with 24 ppg and in assists made with 7.3, adding 4.1 rebounds per game but he is out with an injury. CJ McCollum adds 20.4 ppg, 4 boards and 4.4 assists per game.

The Blazers average 108.7 ppg offensively while allowing 112.5 ppg defensively. They have a 44.7% field goal percentage and a 35.4% 3-point percentage.

In their previous meeting earlier this season the Heat won on the road with a 109-115 score. They are 5-2 against the spread in their previous seven meetings. Over is 6-2 in their previous eight meetings.

The Heat have a 14-5 home record this season, while the Blazers are 4-14 on the road. The Heat are the absolute favorite as they have been extremely strong at home and expect them to beat the odds today.

NBA Pro Basketball Free Premium Picks Predictions. Today’s entire NBA Basketball premium pick predictions against the spread are free right now at 1-888-711-4311 or text the word WINBIG to 760-670-3130 to receive them. Included are Best Bets, Parlays and Halftime winners for this week free of charge.