The Heat are in unfamiliar territory as they trail in a series for the first time in this postseason, with the Nuggets emerging as a favorite for the NBA championship.
The Miami Heat entered the playoffs as the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference but are in an unfamiliar position ahead of Game 2 of the NBA Finals – down 1-0.
Denver is an 8.5-point favorite at BetMGM, where the Nuggets have been backed by 55% of the spread-line bets and 59% of the money. However, Miami’s +300 moneyline has been a popular bet, with the public backing the Heat with 72 and 60 percent of the action, respectively.Miami has lost four of its past five games overall and is facing a deficit for the first time in these playoffs.
“I reminded our group, if they didn’t know, that Miami went into Milwaukee and won Game 1. They went into the Garden in New York City and won Game 1. They won Game 1 up in Boston . So, we did not want them coming in here taking control of the series on our court.”Nuggets star Nikola Jokic was the most popular prop bet ahead of Game 1 and went on to reward the public’s confidence in him with his ninth triple-double of the playoffs.
The Heat went to the charity stripe on just two occasions to set an NBA postseason record for fewest free throw attempts in a game.
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