Rockets vs. Heat Prediction, Odds and Best NBA Prop Bets for Friday, March 21

The Houston Rockets have no hope of catching the Oklahoma City Thunder for the top spot in the Western Conference, but they still need a strong finish to the year of they want to hold on to the No. 2 seed.

Thankfully, they have a favorable matchup ahead of them on Friday night against a Miami Heat team that has lost nine straight games.

Let's dive into the odds and my best bets for this interconference showdown.

Rockets vs. Heat Odds, Spread, and Total

Odds via BetMGM Sportsbook

Spread

Rockets -5.5 (-110)
Heat +5.5 (-110)

Moneyline

Rockets -220
Heat +180

Total

215.5 (Over -105/Under -115)

Rockets vs. Heat How to Watch

Date: Friday, March 21
Time: 8:00 p.m. EST
Venue: Kaseya Center
How to Watch (TV): NBA TV
Rockets record: 45-25
Heat record: 29-40

Rockets vs. Heat Injury Reports

Rockets Injury Report

Amen Thompson, F - GTD
Reed Sheppard, G - Out

Heat Injury Report

Andrew Wiggins, SF - Game Time Decision
Nikola Jovic, F - Out
Dru Smith, G - Out For Season

Rockets vs. Heat Best Prop Bet

Tyler Herro UNDER 2.5 Three-Pointers Made (+115) via BetMGM

The Rockets aren't a team you can drain a ton of threes against. 33.4% of the points scored against the Rockets come from three-point shots, the third lowest mark in the NBA. They also rank inside the top 10 in opponent three-point field goal percentage.

Tyler Herro has recorded 3+ three-pointers just twice in his last seven games, so we're going to take the UNDER 2.5 at plus-money on him tonight.

Rockets vs. Heat Prediction and Pick

I'm going to take the points with the Heat in this one. They've lost nine-straight games, but I find it hard to lay points on a Rockets team that's playing on the road and is ranking just 26th in the NBA in effective field goal percentage this season.

The biggest advantage for the Rockets this season is grabbing offensive rebounds, a stat they lead the league in by over 2%. They may not be able to take advantage of that against a Miami team that's 11th in defensive rebounding and grabs 76.7% of defensive rebounds on on their home court.

I'll back the better shooting Heat team to snap back into form tonight.

Pick: Heat +5.5 (-110) via BetMGM

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