Nuggets vs. Heat odds, predictions, stats, trends and best bets for January 17

It’s Friday, January 17, and the Denver Nuggets (24-16) and Miami Heat (20-19) are all set to roll from the Kaseya Center in Miami.

Jimmy Butler’s suspension is over, but the soap opera continues in South Beach with the Heat. Will he be on the bench? Will he play? That drama has been hard to ignore for the Heat, who return home after a pair of losses in Los Angeles. The Nuggets come to town having won 5 straight on the road. Nikola Jokic and Russell Westbrook have recently teamed up to lead Denver’s ascent in the West standings.

The Nuggets are currently 12-8 on the road with a point differential of 4 while the Heat have a record of 7-3 in their last ten games at home.

We’ve got all the information and analysis you need to know ahead of the match, including the latest how to catch tips, odds, recent team performances, player stats and of course our predictions, picks and best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details re: Nuggets vs. Heat today

• Date: Friday, January 17, 2025
• Time: 20:00 EST
• Website: Kaseya Center
• Town: Miami, FL

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Betting odds for Nuggets vs. Heat

Latest odds from Friday:

• Odds: Nuggets (+122), Heat (-145)
• Spread: Heat -2.5
• Over/Under: 224 points

That gives the Nuggets an implied team point of 111.44 and the Heat 112.74.

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Expert picks and predictions for Friday’s Nuggets vs. Heat game

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under for each game on the NBA calendar based on data points such as recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trend information and projected game totals.

Once the model has finished running, we set its projections against the most recent bet lines in order for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each bet.

Here are the best bets our model provides for today’s Nuggets & Heat games:

• Money line: NBC Sports Bet recommends a bet on the Miami Heat on the Moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet leans a game ATS on the Denver Nuggets at +2.
• Total: NBC Sports Bet stays away from a game on Game Total of 224.

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Important stats, trends and insights to know ahead of Nuggets vs. Heat on Friday

• The Nuggets have won 4 of their last 5 games as a road underdog
• Each of the Heat’s last 3 home games against the Nuggets have been UNDER the total
• Nuggets are 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 games
• The Heat have won 4 of their last 5 home games against teams with winning records

If you’re looking for more key trends and stats around the spread, moneyline and total for each game on the schedule today, check out our NBA Top Trends tool on NBC Sports!

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