Bucks vs. Heat Prediction and Odds: Fade Miami Without Bam Adebayo, Jimmy Butler

The banged-up Miami Heat will host the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday as the two teams face off for the second time in five days. 

The Heat are without Bam Adebayo (thumb surgery), Jimmy Butler (tailbone injury) and Markieff Morris (neck injury) in tonight's contest. With the Heat razor thin in their rotation, who should we back in this game?

Here are the odds via WynnBET:

Bucks vs. Heat Odds, Spread and Total

Spread:

• Bucks -6.5 (-110)
• Heat +6.5 (-110)

Moneyline:

• Bucks: -260
• Heat: +220

Total:

• 216.0 (Over -110/Under -110)

Bucks vs. Heat Prediction and Pick

Miami started this season as one of the hottest teams in the NBA, but they has come back to earth, sitting at 14-11 on the year. The Heat are also 1-3 since Bam Adebayo injured his thumb, and he’s expected to miss the next four-to-six weeks with the injury. 

In those four games, Miami has lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers by 26, the Bucks by 22, beat the Indiana Pacers by nine, and lost to the Memphis Grizzlies by 15. 

Butler returned for the Grizzlies game, but he aggravated his tailbone injury and won’t play tonight, leavin Kyle Lowry and Tyler Herro to carry the offensive load for the Heat. 

I haven't been sold on Miami’s depth all year, and now that the Heat are missing three rotation players I’m going to fade them in this game. Miami’s defensive rating has suffered without Adebayo (111.1 without him, 107.9 with him) and I think the Bucks take advantage of that tonight. 

Milwaukee has won nine of its last 10 games and is looking like one of, if not the best team in the Eastern Conference. 

PICK: Bucks -6.5

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