They gave up 121 and 129 points in back-to-back games against the Suns. While first in the playoffs in offensive efficiency, the Nuggets are only seventh in defense. It should be noted that Denver is not a great defensive team. Jimmy Buckets is the man, but Caleb Martin, Gabe Vincent, Max Strus and Duncan Robinson have all caught fire from deep during this run. They missed the second-most games due to injuries and were +12500 to win the title when the playoffs started. The Heat were beat up during the regular season. Heading into the Finals, they are one of the best 3-point shooting teams in the playoffs. Nobody had them beating the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks, especially after losing their third-leading scorer, Tyler Herro, and his 20.1 points per game due to a broken right hand.īut the Heat, who were 27th in 3-point shooting during the regular season, have caught fire from deep. The Heat lost a play-in game at home to the Atlanta Hawks, then trailed Chicago late in the fourth quarter before rallying to advance. That team is, of course, the Denver Nuggets. Out of the West comes a team that's been the best in that conference since December but hasn’t gotten respect in the betting market until now. 8-seed Miami Heat, a squad on a historic run. The NBA Finals pits two fun teams to watch against one another. Pre-Finals picks by FOX Sports Betting Analyst Jason McIntyre : Per FOX Sports Research, the Nuggets (+500) were the second-heaviest betting favorite heading into the NBA Finals in the past 16 seasons, behind only the Golden State Warriors against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2017-18 Finals (-1075).
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