Miami vs Houston Prediction: the Rockets Might Not Win Match But Take the Rebounds

Prediction for the NBA match between Miami vs Houston, which will take place on January 9th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

In fact, Erik Spoelstra's team has played without Butler for quite some time - seven of the last eight games. Significantly, the only meeting in which the team's leader participated ended in a 109-11 loss to Miami on the road at Utah. Of the other seven games, the Heat won five, making the 97-113 defeat in Phoenix the exception to the rule. Despite the constant injuries to crucial players, Miami is moving very confidently along the championship path, currently sitting in eighth place in the East but just one win out of the top 4 of the conference.

The Rockets are also eighth in the West. However, Ime Udoka's team is 2.5 wins away from the top six than Miami. During their last time out, Houston beat Milwaukee at home for their third win in the previous four matches. 112-108 - Alperen Sengun led the Rockets with 21 points and 11 rebounds.

Miami wins without Butler or any other key player, so we can ignore their absence in this case. This means that Erik Spoelstra's team can beat Houston, considering the H2H statistics and that the Rockets' strategy has been failing a lot lately, including on defense. We like Miami and high performance.