The Warriors opened their current 5-game road trip with a 114-100 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves Sunday as 2-point underdogs.
It was their 2nd straight loss and 3rd in 4 games.
They’re clinging on to the No. 10 seed in the Western Conference for the final play-in spot, leading the Houston Rockets by a half-game.
The Heat have won 4 of their last 6 games and are coming off a 121-84 home win over the Cleveland Cavaliers as 3.5-point favorites Sunday.
They are 7th in the East, holding the top play-in spot. They trail the No. 6 Indiana Pacers by 1 game.
In their 1st meeting this season (Dec. 28), the Heat won 114-102 in San Francisco as 6.5-point underdogs behind 26 points from Herro.
In that game, G Stephen Curry shot only 3 for 15 and had 13 points, and F Draymond Green did not play.
This time around, Golden State (-135) is healthy, and Miami will be without Herro and Robinson.
The Warriors are 5-3 in their last 8 road games. The Heat have lost 3 of their last 4 home games.
I like the Warriors as the road favorites, and the odds at -135 are fine, but the spread odds are slightly better.
The Heat have gone 9 straight games without a total reaching 219.
The Warriors’ last 5 games, and 8 of their last 10, all have had totals of at least 219.
Miami’s opponents have scored more than 110 points only twice in its last 10 games.
