Golden State Warriors vs Miami Heat Prediction: will the Heat be able to win?

Prediction for the NBA match which will take place on January 8. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Golden State Warriors

The Warriors also played their previous game against Sacramento at home. The team failed, losing to the Kings on all accounts - 99:129. Thus, Golden State lost the shield - 35:43, and also made only 22 assists with the opponent's 31.

Note that before the loss to Sacramento, the Warriors won two in a row - at home against Philadelphia (139:105) and Memphis (121:113). Golden State is still in a precarious position in the standings, in ninth place in the Western Conference with an 18-17 record. It seems that to fight for the title, signing Jimi Butler, who is currently being traded by Miami, is not the worst option.

Miami Heat

The Heat, indeed, have actually officially parted ways with Jimmy Butler. Miami's leader of the last few years is suspended from the team, and the front office is actively looking for trade options. The most realistic contender for the forward is not even Golden State, but Phoenix, offering Jusuf Nurkic and Bradley Beal in return.

The last game of the Heat with Butler in the lineup was a home meeting with Indiana, which the Floridians lost 115:128. Then Miami lost at home to Western Conference outsider Utah (100:136), and then, again, failed to cope with Sacramento - 118:123 (102:102) in overtime.

Expert Betting Tips

Miami has been struggling lately after the suspension of Jimi Butler, but Golden State has not yet found stability, in particular, having failed in the previous match against Sacramento. It is quite possible that the Warriors will beat the Heat, but it is unlikely that this victory will be as convincing as the bookmakers believe. We bet, accordingly, with a plus handicap on Miami, as well as the total over, taking into account the top, in general, this season's statistics of the Heat.