Heat vs. Wizards betting: NBA preview for April 13

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The Washington Wizards (17-64) are 8.5-point underdogs as they look to stop a three-game road slide when they square off against the Miami Heat (37-44) on Sunday, April 13, 2025 at Kaseya Center. The game airs at 1 p.m. ET on FDSSUN and MNMT. The matchup’s point total is set at 215.5.

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Heat vs. Wizards betting lines

  • Heat odds to win: -364
  • Wizards odds to win: +288
  • Spread: Heat (-8.5)
  • Total: 215.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Heat Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Miami is 19-21 in home contests and have covered the spread 21 times at home.
  • This year, Miami has a 2-5-1 record ATS at home when playing as 8.5-point favorites or more.
  • The Heat have hit the over in 24 of their 40 home games this year with a set over/under (60%).
  • This season at home, Miami and its opponents have averaged a total of 218.5 points per contest, 3.0 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Heat Recent Trends

  • The Heat are 7-3 overall and 7-3 against the spread over their past 10 games.
  • The Heat’s past 10 contests saw six go over the total.
  • The Heat’s last 10 games have ended with an average of 217.0 points scored. That’s 1.5 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • The Heat’s per-game scoring average during their past 10 games is 9.5 points higher than their season-long average.

Heat Betting Records

  • The Heat have gone 27-18 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 60% of those games).
  • Miami has a record of 7-2 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -364 or shorter (winning 77.8%).
  • The Heat have an implied moneyline win probability of 78.4% in this matchup.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.4 (18th in NBA) 46.5 (12th) 43.4 (21st) 44.7 (19th) 26.4 (13th) 12.7 (sixth)

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Wizards Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Wizards have a 16-23-1 ATS record in road games so far while going 9-31 overall in those contests.
  • Wizards games have hit the over on the set point total 19 times on the road this season.
  • The Wizards and their opponents have averaged a total of 229.5 points per road contest this season, 14.0 points greater than this game’s projected total.

Wizards Recent Trends

  • The Wizards have a 2-8 record straight-up in their last 10 matchups, while covering the spread four times in those games.
  • The final scores of the past 10 Wizards games have exceeded the set total four times.
  • The last 10 Wizards games averaged 227.0 total points, 11.5 more points than this matchup’s point total.
  • Over their last 10 games, the Wizards have scored 5.2 fewer points per contest compared to their 107.9 PPG season-long scoring average.

Wizards Betting Records

  • Washington has entered the game as underdogs 78 times this season and won 16, or 20.5%, of those games.
  • This season, the Wizards have won five of their 52 games, or 9.6%, when they’re the underdog by at least +288 on the moneyline.
  • Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Wizards have a 25.8% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.8 (28th in NBA) 47 (19th) 43.7 (18th) 48.9 (30th) 25 (25th) 15 (27th)
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