The Heat are coming into this game with a 33-25 record this season and they have actually been much better on the road this season than they have been at home, going 18-12 on the road this season. They have also been heating up in their recent games as they have won their last 5 straight as well as 7 of their last 8 games. They were barely fighting for a spot in the play-in tournament just weeks ago and now they have been very hot and storming up the standings, currently sitting in 5th place in the Eastern Conference and trying to keep that playoff spot. They are going up against a Nuggets team that is 40-19 this season and has been very good at home this year at 23-5. They have also been heating up in their recent games as they have won their last 4 straight games, but they are also in a bad spot here playing on a B2B after beating the Kings in a game where they were coming for their revenge after losing to the Kings the last 2 meetings. The Nuggets are coming off of a win against the Kings by 20+ points but that was also a game they found themselves down early and had to use a lot of energy to fight back and then take the lead defending it. The Heat are catching the Nuggets in a bad spot here and they are going to be hungry to get up for this game since this is the 1st time they are seeing the Nuggets since losing in the NBA Finals last season. Even in that series the Heat lost 4-1, all 3 of the games in Denver were much closer than the 2 games in Miami and the Heat will have that extra incentive here to try and beat the Nuggets in this spot and get their revenge from the finals. The Heat are more rested for this game and have actually been the better team over the last week. The Heat will cover the spread in this game.