If misery likes company then the New Jersey Nets should feel good entering tonights NBA contest with the last place Miami Heat on Thursday night at American Airlines Arena in Miami.
Oddsmakers at online sports wagering giant Bodog (Bodoglife.com) have installed Miami a -2 ½ point favorite with a 188 total. No money line odds were posted.
Current betting trends show 62% of online bets ATS have been placed on Miami while 65% expect the UNDER to fall below the posted 188 total.
The Nets (10-15) are a season-worst five games below .500 after dropping six of their last seven games, including a 106-101 defeat to Sacramento on Tuesday.
New Jersey led the Kings by one point after three quarters before turning the ball over seven times in the final period. The Nets finished with 22 turnovers.
The Heat (7-18) took another blow to its disappointing season when Alonzo Mourning to what appears to be a career ending knee injury. Mourning had previously announced this would retire at the end of the year. The minimum recovery time for this type injury is three months. Unless the Heat can find a way to make the playoffs, Mourning’s career is probably over.
Miami has lost three of its last five games SU and seven of its last 10 games. They have been lousy of late ATS failing to cover in the four straight contests including a 111-117 SU and ATS overtime loss at Atlanta to the Hawks on Wednesday.
Dwayne Wade scored a season-high 36 points on Wednesday, when he made 20 of 22 free-throw attempts. Wade has topped 30 points in five of his last seven games, and has made 50 of 55 shots from the charity stripe in his last three.
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