Heat vs. Wizards betting: NBA preview for March 3

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The Miami Heat (28-31) host the Washington Wizards (11-48) in a matchup of Southeast Division teams at Kaseya Center, tipping off at 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday, March 3, 2025. The Wizards are 8-point underdogs in the game, the second matchup between the squads this season. The matchup has an over/under of 218.

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Heat Cover -8 vs Wizards -115

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Heat vs. Wizards betting lines

  • Heat odds to win: -344
  • Wizards odds to win: +273
  • Spread: Heat (-8)
  • Total: 218
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Heat Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Miami has a 13-12-1 record against the spread at home and is 14-12 in home contests.
  • Miami has a 2-3-1 record ATS at home this year as 8-point favorites or more.
  • At home this year, Heat games have hit the over on the set point total 18 times.
  • Recent performance gives an edge to Miami to beat the total. This year its home games averaged a total of 219.7 points per contest.

Heat Recent Trends

  • The Heat have a 3-7 record straight-up in their last 10 contests, while covering the spread four times in those games.
  • The final score of the past 10 Heat games has surpassed the set total six times.
  • The last 10 Heat games averaged 220.9 total points, 2.9 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
  • In the past 10 games, the Heat are scoring 3.1 points less per game compared to their season average.

Heat Betting Records

  • The Heat have compiled a 20-13 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 60.6% of those games).
  • In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -344 or shorter, Miami has gone 5-2 (71.4% win percentage).
  • The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives the Heat a 77.5% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.8 (20th in NBA) 46.4 (15th) 43.7 (21st) 45.2 (21st) 26.3 (15th) 12.7 (sixth)

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Wizards Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Wizards are 5-22 in road contests with an 11-15-1 record against the spread on the road.
  • The Wizards have hit the over in 13 of their 27 road games this season with a set over/under (48.1%).
  • The Wizards and their opponents have averaged a total of 228.6 points per road contest this season, 10.6 points greater than this game’s listed total.

Wizards Recent Trends

  • The Wizards are 3-7 overall and 7-3 against the spread in their last 10 games.
  • The Wizards and their opponents have combined to hit the over in five of the past 10 games.
  • The Wizards’ last 10 outings have ended with an average of 229.1 points scored. That’s 11.1 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • The Wizards’ per-game scoring average during their last 10 games is 113.7, 5.3 points higher than their season-long per-game average.

Wizards Betting Records

  • Washington has entered the game as underdogs 59 times this season and won 11, or 18.6%, of those games.
  • The Wizards have a record of 2-39 in games where sportsbooks have them as underdogs of at least +273 on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Wizards based on the moneyline is 26.8%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.1 (27th in NBA) 47.3 (23rd) 43.8 (20th) 47.6 (30th) 25.2 (21st) 15.5 (28th)
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