Knicks vs. Heat betting: NBA preview for March 17

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The Miami Heat (29-38) visit the New York Knicks (42-24) after losing four straight road games. The Knicks are favored by 7 points in the contest, which begins at 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday, March 17, 2025. The point total for the matchup is set at 208.5.

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Knicks vs. Heat betting lines

  • Knicks odds to win: -288
  • Heat odds to win: +232
  • Spread: Knicks (-7)
  • Total: 208.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Knicks Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • New York has a 14-17-1 ATS record in home games so far while putting up a record of 21-11 overall in those contests.
  • New York’s record against the spread is 7-11-1 as 7-point favorites or more in home games this year.
  • At home this season, Knicks games have gone over the set point total 17 times.
  • Recent performance gives an edge to New York to beat the total. This year its home games averaged a total of 227.6 points per contest.

Knicks Recent Trends

  • The Knicks have covered the spread three times in their last 10 matchups while putting up a 5-5 record straight-up in those games.
  • In two of those 10 games, the final combined score has surpassed the set total.
  • The last 10 Knicks games averaged 227.9 total points, 19.4 more points than this matchup’s point total.
  • Over the last 10 games, the Knicks are scoring 7.5 points less per game compared to their season average.

Knicks Betting Records

  • The Knicks have a 39-15 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 72.2% of those games).
  • In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -288 or shorter, New York has gone 19-7 (73.1% win percentage).
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Knicks’ implied win probability is 74.2%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.8 (fourth in NBA) 47.1 (21st) 43.0 (24th) 42.0 (first) 27.2 (11th) 12.2 (third)

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Heat Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Heat have a 13-20-2 ATS record in road games so far while going 14-21 overall in those contests.
  • This year, the Heat are 2-0 ATS on the road when playing as 7-point underdogs or more.
  • Heat games have hit the over on the set point total 15 times on the road this season.
  • This season on the road the Heat and their opponents have averaged a total of 219.9 points per contest, 11.4 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Heat Recent Trends

  • The Heat have covered the spread five times in their past 10 contests while putting up a 2-8 record straight-up in those games.
  • The Heat and their opponents have hit the over in three of the past 10 games.
  • The Heat’s past 10 games have ended with an average of 218.7 points scored. That’s 10.2 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • The Heat’s per-game scoring average over their last 10 games is 105.1, 4.2 points lower than their season-long per-game average.

Heat Betting Records

  • Miami has been underdogs in 30 games this season and won eight (26.7%) of those contests.
  • The Heat have a record of 2-5 when they’re set as an underdog of +232 or more by oddsmakers this season.
  • Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Heat have a 30.1% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.7 (21st in NBA) 46.5 (12th) 43.3 (22nd) 45.1 (22nd) 26.3 (14th) 12.7 (sixth)
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