Miami Heat vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction: the meeting will remain for the Wolves?

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

Miami Heat

The Heat faced Cleveland on the road last game and showed that they should not be written off this season. The team imposed the most serious resistance on the opponent, claimed victory until the very end, but still lost - 107:112. Bam Adebayo, who scored 34 points, had 12 rebounds and 5 assists, was a special mention for Miami.

Despite the defeat, Miami remained on the seventh line in the Eastern Conference, that is, at the moment is the main rival of the playoff zone. The Heat have a 29-32 overall win balance, and are 5.0 wins behind the top six.

Minnesota Timberwolves

Unlike Miami, the Timberwolves have a positive win balance of 35-29, and Chris Finch's team would be going top-6 in the East. Minnesota is currently seventh in the Western Conference standings and is 0.5 wins away from a direct playoff spot.

Minnesota approaches the match in Florida with a streak of three straight wins. First, on the road, the Wolves beat Phoenix (116:98), then handled Philadelphia on their home court (126:112), and then again on the road left no chance of success to Eastern Conference outsider Charlotte - 125:110.

H2H Meetings

The score in the season series 1:0 in favor of Miami.

Minnesota took away from the Heat three matches out of four in the two previous championships.

Betting Stats

• 12 of the last 15 face-to-face meetings between the rivals ended in victories for Minnesota.
• In the four previous matches Minnesota scored more than 112 points.
• Miami overcomes the mark of 105 points for efficiency six matches in a row.
• In 3 of the last 5 face-to-face meetings the rivals did not break the total of 215 points.

Expert Betting Tips

The West is much more competitive than the East this season, and in the battle of the seventh teams of their conferences, we will bet on the victory of Minnesota, especially since it also has excellent statistics of face-to-face matches with the Heat in recent seasons. In addition, we'll take the total under, because both teams have the potential to show quality defense.

Total Under 215.5 for 1.91

Total Under 215.5 for 1.91

Handicap 2 (+5.5) for 1.93