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The Miami Heat will visit Wells Fargo Center on February 3 to play the Philadelphia 76ers. Both teams lead their respective divisions. Both have identical records of 16-6. The Heat are tied for the lead with the Atlanta Hawks in their division, while the 76ers hold a comfortable 4 ½ game lead over the Boston Celtics in their division. Wednesday night the 76ers beat one of the league's best teams, the Chicago Bulls, by 16 points.
The multi-talented LeBron James who is averaging 29.7 points per game leads the Heat in scoring. James also leads the Heat in assists with 7 per game. Lou Williams is the 76ers' high scorer averaging 15.3 points per game. Spencer Hawes leads the team in rebounds with 8.8 per game and in blocked shots with 1.7 per game. Andre Iguodala leads the 76ers in assists with 5 per game and in steals with 1.9 per game.
The Miami Heat is just 9-12 ATS this season, while Philadelphia enjoys a 15-6 ATS record. On the road, the Heat is 3-6 ATS and the 76ers are 10-3 ATS when they play at home. Head to head the Heat has a huge advantage of late. In the last ten games the two have played against one another the Heat are 9-1 SU and 5-5 ATS. The total has been OVER in five of the last 10 games the two teams have played head to head.
Miami is 5-1 SU over their last five games and that includes a win over a tough Bulls team. The 76ers are also 4-1 SU over their last five and that that included wins against both the Bulls and the Orlando Magic. This game will be a matchup of bests in the league. Miami is the second best scoring team in the league averaging 104 points per game. The 76ers are the best defensive team in the league giving up only 86 points per game. Defense wins games, 76ers SU.
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