Miami Heat at Washington Wizards odds, picks and predictions

The Miami Heat (43-37) face the Washington Wizards (34-46) on Friday at Capital One Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Heat vs. Wizards odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

The Heat beat the Philadelphia 76ers 129-101 on Thursday to cover as 2.5-point road underdogs. Miami has won 3 straight games and is 1 game behind the Brooklyn Nets for the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference with 2 games remaining.

The Wizards failed to cover as 12.5-point road underdogs in their 134-116 loss to the Atlanta Hawks Wednesday. Washington has lost 4 consecutive games and 8 of its last 10 outings.

This will be the fourth season meeting between Miami and Washington. The Heat are 2-1 straight up and 2-0-1 against the spread in the first 3 meetings as the Over has cashed twice. All 3 meetings occurred in November.