Miami Heat vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction: Heat needs winning streak, Bucks played last night

NBA midseason is here and we have witnessed another fascinating season where a number of records have been broken and will continue to break as we head deeper. This means there is a lot to look forward to but in the end, minor successes and major failures all have been magnified as the ultimate dream of a title will only belong to one of the thirty squads. One of the hopefuls, the Milwaukee Bucks will take on the Miami Heat.

The Heat comes into the game after sniffing out a 112:111 win against the Thunder as Jimmy Buttler piled up 35 points. The Heat has won half of their last four games and around 80-90% of their games in a month period have been decided in the range of 1-10 points, usually in the last minute. The Heat has won 22 and lost 20 games which isn’t a promising return after the team finished at the top of the Eastern Conference last season, eventually losing in the Conference Finals. The Heat scored 120 or more just twice in the regulation but they are anyway a defensive-oriented team, an area where they are stellar but not close to what they were last season.

The Bucks come into this game after defeating the Hawks 114:105 as Jrue Holiday gathered 27 points while Giannis Antetokounmpo collected 18 rebounds and dished off 10 assists. The Bucks have won five out of their last seven games which have helped correct the course after the team had lost four in a row. As a result, the Bucks now have 27 wins and 14 losses which still makes for an incredible record. This is something we have grown accustomed to from the Giannis-led unit which has already won a championship and has been among the elite teams. With the East becoming more challenging, a championship this season will be rated highly. 

The Bucks have had two wins in a row away from home but their struggles have been monumental on road at times especially against 50%+ win teams As for the Heat, it isn’t like the Heat has been stellar, they have 12 wins and nine losses, which is nothing impressive. However, the Bucks played just last night in an exhausting affair which means the fresher Heat can be more up for running. That is why I predict a scoreline of 112:107 in favor of Miami.