NBA Odds & Betting Lines: Clippers Vs. Heat (12/8/22)

Clippers and Heat are playing a back-to-back games. Los Angeles lost the first game to the Orlando Magic. Miami has lost three of its last four games, including a home game against the Detroit Pistons.

The Miami Heat are 5.5-point favorites against the road underdog Clippers. Los Angeles has a 7-6 record on the away court this season. The teams have mediocre offenses and poor defensive records. The Clippers have hit the Over on this line in eight of their last nine games. Miami has in four of its past seven. If we had to choose a direction, we would lean towards the over. It's the third game in 4 days for the Clippers and the number of players listed as questionable or day-to-day for Miami.

Clippers SF Kawhi Leonard has scored 11.4 points in seven games. He played 28 and 30 minutes in his past two games, each season-highs. Paul George has missed eight games already for the Los Angeles Clippers. George is under 2.5 three-pointers. The Heat have given up the fourth-most points to small forwards this season. The Celtics-Suns game is a plus-odds bet. It's the second time this week that we've bet on the Celtics. We hit on a bet in the game. They're under two three three pointers. This time, we're going to bet against the Suns.

Clippers lost to the Magic. Kawhi Leonard is playing more minutes for the Clippers. Paul George has not been shooting well from three-point range recently. Clippers are coming off a home loss to Orlando. Clippers and Heat are playing on December 8th. The odds are Clippers +5.5, Heat +8, and Kawhie Leonard over 13.