Head to Head: Thunder, odds 1.111
Line: Thunder (-13.5), odds 1.901 - winning tip
Total Points: Under (222.5), odds 1.923

Pre-game Prediction
Heat, 17.5%
Thunder, 82.5%

Two winning tips in this game, we tipped OKC -13.5 honestly expecting a far larger spread, we also tipped Andrew Wiggins Under 16.5 points, which strolled in at 13 points. A $25.70 profit from $30 bets and our season to date tipping profit is just a couple of dollars short of $600.

OKLAHOMA (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 32 points and nine assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from a 21-point deficit to defeat the Miami Heat 115-101 on Wednesday night.

Gilgeous-Alexander scores 32, and the Thunder rally from 21 down to beat Heat 115-101

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Basketball Writer The Associated Press

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 32 points and nine assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from a 21-point deficit to defeat the Miami Heat 115-101 on Wednesday night.

Jalen Williams scored 18 points and Lu Dort added 17 for the Thunder, who won their seventh straight and improved to a league-best 44-9.

Oklahoma City never led until a 24-0 run to start the fourth quarter that put the team ahead for good. The Thunder outscored the Heat 32-8 in the final period led by Gilgeous-Alexander who scored 14 points in the fourth.

Bam Adebayo had 27 points and 15 rebounds and Tyler Herro added 14 points for the Heat. Andrew Wiggins added 13 points in his second game with the Heat since being traded from the Golden State Warriors.

Miami dominated the first half, scoring at will against the league leader in defensive rating. The Heat led 58-37 in the second quarter, but Gilgeous-Alexander hit a 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer to cut Oklahoma City’s deficit to 63-52. Miami shot 58.5% in the first half.

Miami led 93-83 at the end of the third quarter, but the Thunder held Miami scoreless for nearly six minutes to start the final period.

Takeaways

Heat: Miami played well for all but about six minutes. Against a team of Oklahoma City’s caliber, that lapse was enough to lose the game.

Thunder: Oklahoma City has consistently erased second-half deficits half by wearing opponents down with their depth. The Thunder also continued to play with high defensive intensity.

Key moment

Gilgeous-Alexander’s 3-pointer put the Thunder ahead 96-93 with 9:31 to play. It was Oklahoma City’s first lead of the game.

Key stat

Oklahoma City made 13 of 23 field goals in the fourth quarter while Miami made just 3 of 18.

This is how we previewed this game....

Miami Heat at Oklahoma City Thunder Free Betting Tips

Cross conference game, between the NBA's best Oklahoma City (43-9-83%, 24-3 home, 8-2 L10, W6) and distinctly slightly below average Miami (25-26-49%, 12-15 road, 4-6 L10, L2).

Clearly only going to be one winner here, and it ain't the Floridians.

Well that was a lot closer than it could and should have been! OKC were behind for most of the game, and only came good in the fourth quarter, but we still managed to win both of our tips.

Oklahoma City Thunder (-13.5) at odds of 1.85

The spread in this game could easily hit 20, and indeed we expect it to be closer to 20 than 13. Miami have failed to cover in 10 of their last 14, 4 of their last 5 losses have been by 16 points or greater, and they are 1-5 against the spread in their last 6. Heat regularly lose by double digits. Thunder are W6 - all by 12 or more points, 5-1 ATS, covering almost 10 ppg.

OKC are going to destroy Miami here.

Returns $37.00 for a $20 bet

Andrew Wiggins (MIA) Under 16.5 Points at odds of 1.87

In a game that could rack up a 20+ point margin, its tough to see any Miami player scoring a bunch of points. Wiggins struggled on his debut after his trade, and this game is just about as tough as it gets against the best defense in the game. You can bet on this down to 15.5, probably worth backing at 2.00 for under 14.5.

But definitely an Under 16.5 Points bet all day long.

Returns $18.70 for a $10 bet

OKC -13.5 came in with a 14 point differential, and Miami's Wiggins scored 13 giving us an easy win. Two winning tips, $30 staked, $55.70 returned and our season to date tipping profit is almost $600 (99 winning tips from 161)