Free NBA Picks Today: Miami Heat vs Portland Trail Blazers 11/7/22

The Portland Trail Blazers (6-3, 3-1 Away) are on the road to face the Miami Heat (4-6, 3-3 Home) Monday in a game that could see a lot of points. Portland was dismantled by the Phoenix Suns 102-82 at Footprint Center on Saturday. Jerami Grant was the key player in defeat with 14 points.

The Trail Blazers are the first seed in the Western Conference, level with the Phoenix Suns. Miami lost a close one on Friday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, falling to the Indiana Pacers 101-99. Tyler Herro had 29 points in the loss to lead the team. The Heat are the 11th seed in the Eastern Conference.

The teams are meeting for the final time this season. Miami will be aiming for a season sweep against Portland after coming out on top in the only previous game 119-98 at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter on October 26, their fourth straight head-to-head victory. Bam Adebayo led the Heat with 18 points, while Caleb Martin added 16 points and eight rebounds.

Damian Lillard had 22 points in the losing effort. The Blazers have been led this season by Lillard, who is averaging 31.0 points per game, fifth-highest in the NBA. Meanwhile, Jusuf Nurkic is grabbing 11.2 rebounds per game, sixth-most in the league, and Josh Hart is dishing 4.7 assists.

Jimmy Butler and Herro have powered the Heat’s offense, averaging 21.5 and 19.6 points per game, respectively. Adebayo is averaging 8.4 rebounds per game, and Kyle Lowry is tallying 5.6 assists.The Trail Blazers and the Heat are both averaging 109.8 points per game, respectively, ranking tied for third in the NBA in scoring.

The Heat have found success in recent matchups between the teams at FTX Arena, winning seven of the last 10.Miami has gone 4-6 over the last 10, allowing 109.1 points per game on average while scoring only 108.1 (-1.0 margin).