Heat vs. Bucks prediction: Odds, game details, latest trends and expert picks for January 23

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It’s Thursday, January 23, and the Miami Heat (21-21) and Milwaukee Bucks (24-17) are all set to take off from the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.

The soap opera that is The Heat continues as Jimmy Butler, fresh off suspension, has been suspended again this time for missing a team flight. On Tuesday night, Maimi lost at home to Portland, 116-107. Miami has lost four of their last five. The Bucks saw their game in New Orleans postponed last night … due to snow. Milwaukee has won four in a row.

The Heat are currently 9-12 on the road with a +1 point differential while the Bucks have a 7-3 record 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 and how to watch Heat vs. Bucks live today

  • Date: Thursday 23 January 2025
  • Time: 7:30 PM EST
  • Website: Fiserv Forum
  • Town: Milwaukee, WI
  • Network/Streaming: TNT/Max

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Betting odds for Heat vs. Bucks

Latest odds from Thursday:

  • Odds: Heat (+228), Bucks (-285)
  • Spread: Pants -7
  • Over/Under: 224 points

That gives the Heat an implied team point of 110.93 and the Bucks 114.59.

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Expert picks and predictions for Thursday’s Heat vs. Bucks game

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Brad Thomas (MrBradThomas) believes Tyler Herro will have a night: Tyler Herro over 22.5 points (-130)
“This line is fine for 23.5 at -110 if you don’t have 22.5 available. Jimmy Butler is suspended again. This time for missing the team bus. Good news for Herro who is seeing a massive increase in usage , when Butler is out.Herro is averaging 24.9 points in 17 games without Butler this season.He gets a great matchup against the Bucks, giving up the third most points PGs and eighth-most 3s for PGs, too.”

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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 Heat & Bucks 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 Miami Heat at +7.
  • Total: NBC Sports Bet leans to a game of UNDER on Game Total of 224.

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Important stats, trends and insights to know ahead of Heat vs. Bucks on Thursday

  • The Bucks have won 15 of their last 20 home games
  • The Heat’s last 4 games have gone OVER the total

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