Miami Heat vs Houston Rockets Prediction: the Rockets in the Unfortunate Situation

Prediction for the NBA Miami Heat vs Houston Rockets match will take place on February 11th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Miami Heat

Miami Heat believe in their current lineup, so they did not participate in the trade deadline. The transfer of Dewayne Dedmon, who had a conflict with head coach Eric Spoelstra, to San Antonio. Kyle Laurie remains in Miami. The Heat has not been received a good offer for an experienced point guard.

The Floridians played the previous match at home against Indiana and, as expected, won, albeit in a hard struggle – 116:111. It was the first home match for the Heat after an unsuccessful away series, in which the team lost three out of four meetings.

Houston Rockets

The Rockets, as registered outsiders, naturally worked more actively in the transfer market on deadline than Heat. The result was the return of John Wall, whose contract will be bought out, the departure of Eric Gordon to the Clippers, the acquisition of Danny Green from Memphis, and the exchange of Bruno Fernando and Harrison Matthews to Atlanta for Frank Kaminsky and Justin Holiday.

As for basketball, Houston played the last two games at home against Sacramento. In the first, they lost without a chance (120:140), and in the second, they claimed victory until the last but missed the decisive points a few seconds before the final – 128:130.

Expert Betting Tips

Miami needs help defending on the three-point line this season. Still, Houston is unlikely to take advantage of them since they do not attack very well from the perimeter (only 22nd place in the corresponding rating). The Heat work more effectively with two-point shots on offense than with three-point shots. It means that Houston is able not to miss a lot. After all, Eric Spoelstra's team is more than obliged to beat outsiders from Houston at home.