Miami Heat at Denver Nuggets Preview & Picks
Denver are tipped to cover as they win Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
The Nuggets are in fantastic form at home and will be rested after sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers.
Miami, on the other hand, are facing a quick turnaround after a seven-game series with Boston.
- Denver Nuggets are 12-1 in their last 13 home games
- Denver Nuggets are 7-3-0 ATS in their last 10 home games
- Denver have won each of the last 6 games vs Miami
- The Over cashed in each of the 2 regular season meetings
Head To Head
- Denver Nuggets lead the all-time series 38-34
- Denver Nuggets won 112-108 when the teams last met on February 13
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Miami avoided making unwanted history as they beat Boston in seven games in the Eastern Conference.
The Heat downed Milwaukee 4-1 and New York 4-2 to make it to the conference finals, but they made much harder work of the series with Boston.
They made a sensational start to the series, beating the Celtics 123-116 and 111-105 in Boston before returning home for a 128-102 victory.
However, Miami failed to close out the series as they lost three straight games to find themselves on the brink of becoming the first team to ever blow a 3-0 series lead in the postseason.
The Heat were able to avoid that embarrassment though, winning 103-84 in Game 7 to book their place in the NBA Finals.
Denver Nuggets Form
Denver have enjoyed fairly comfortable progress to the NBA Finals, winning 12 of their 15 playoff games.
The Nuggets eased to a 4-1 in against Minnesota in the first round, before downing Phoenix 4-2 in the conference semi-finals.
That set up a Western Conference Final series with the Los Angeles Lakers – a series in which the dominated.
Denver maintained their perfect home record in the 2023 playoffs with 132-126 and 108-103 victories over the Lakers.
The Nuggets then completed the series sweep on the road, following up a 119-108 victory with a 113-111 success.
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