How To Bet On Miami Heat

This, in turn, demands intense scrutiny on the bettor’s behalf Miami isn’t so much a hot-and-cold squad as it is one that experiences gradual progression. They’re seldom constantly in the same place. They’re either rising or falling, and those rises and falls are extensive—hence the absence of the hot-and-cold factor.

Make sure to keep up with their play style as much as you can. Are they a half-court team? Fast-paced group? Their identity doesn’t change a lot during the season, but it shifts more than most over the offseason, and then the Heat spend a good chunk of the schedule mastering it. So look for those rises and falls, whether they come on defense or offense or both, and structure your bets in accordance with them.

It’s here that you can remind yourself of Miami’s next opponent. Study that foe well. You’ll want to know as much as possible about them before placing your bets.

You’ll still want to make adjustments based on the NBA’s 24/7 news cycle as those matchups approach, but having a direction in mind—a flexible one, of course—makes you that much more prepared come game day. And that, also, is never a bad thing.