Free NBA Picks Today: Miami Heat vs Cleveland Cavaliers 3/10/23

The Cleveland Cavaliers (42-26, 14-19 Away) travel to face the Miami Heat (35-32, 21-13 Home) Friday in what may turn out to be a low-scoring game.

The teams face off in their second consecutive game against each other. Cleveland defeated Miami 104-100 at FTX Arena on Wednesday, their third straight win.

Darius Garland led the Cavaliers with 25 points and seven assists. Jimmy Butler had 28 points in the losing effort. The Cavaliers are fourth in the Eastern Conference. The Heat are seventh in the Eastern Conference. Cleveland has came out on top in two out of three games between the teams this season.

Donovan Mitchell is averaging 27.4 points per game, seventh-highest in the NBA, to lead the Cavs in scoring this season. Meanwhile, Garland is dishing 7.9 assists per game, seventh-most in the league, and Jarrett Allen is grabbing 9.8 rebounds per game. Butler (22.1 ppg), Bam Adebayo (21.2), and Tyler Herro (20.3) have powered the Heat’s offense.

Adebayo also has posted 9.5 rebounds per game, while Butler has tallied 5.2 assists per game. The Cavaliers and the Heat rank as two of the best defenses in the NBA, second and fifth in defensive efficiency, respectively.

The Cavaliers are only 2-8 in their last 10 visits to FTX Arena. In the last 10 games, Cleveland is 6-4 with an average margin of +4.0 (112.1-108.1). Miami has gone 3-7 over the last 10, allowing 114.5 points per game on average while scoring only 107.9 (-6.6 margin).

CAVALIERS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Cedi Osman: 6.3 | 12.4 | -6.1
Points per game:
Caris LeVert: 8.4 | 11.4 | -3.0
Rebounds per game:
Donovan Mitchell: 5.6 | 4.1 | +1.5

HEAT HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Max Strus: 11.6 | 17.5 | -5.9
Points per game:
Max Strus: 7.8 | 11.9 | -4.1
Rebounds per game:
Bam Adebayo: 6.0 | 9.5 | -3.5