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The Miami Heat and the Washington Wizards are set to square off in a Southeast Division matchup at 7 p.m. ET on Friday at Capital One Arena. Washington is 8-7 overall and 5-4 at home, while the Heat are 7-8 overall and 1-4 on the road. Miami is battling a host of injuries at the moment with Jimmy Butler (knee) and Tyler Herro (ankle) out, while Bam Adebayo (knee) and Caleb Martin (knee) are both questionable. Washington, however, is relatively healthy at the moment with only Delon Wright (hamstring) on the injury report.

The Wizards have covered the spread in five of their last six games while Miami is 1-6 against the number in its last seven games. Washington is favored by 6 points in the latest Wizards vs. Heat odds from Caesars Sportsbook and the over/under is set at 216.5. Before entering any Heat vs. Wizards picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past four seasons. The model enters Week 5 of the 2022-23 NBA season on a stunning 100-66 roll on all top-rated NBA picks that dates back to last season, returning more than $2,600. Anyone following it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Wizards vs. Heat. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for Heat vs. Wizards:

  • Wizards vs. Heat spread: Wizards -6
  • Wizards vs. Heat over/under: 216.5 points
  • Wizards vs. Heat money line: Wizards -225, Miami +185
  • Wizards vs. Heat picks: See picks here

What you need to know about the Wizards

Washington lost 121-120 to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday on a jumper from Oklahoma City's shooting guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with 0:01 left to play. Washington was up 67-54 at the end of the half but couldn't hold on to the lead. Their defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of center Kristaps Porzingis, who had 27 points along with nine boards, and shooting guard Bradley Beal, who had 25 points and six assists in addition to six rebounds.

Beal and Porzingis have been an effective inside-out scoring combo when healthy, as Beal is averaging 21.9 points per game while shooting 51.2% from the floor while Porzingis is averaging 21.0 points per game while shooting 49.3% from the field and 40.2% from the 3-point line. Washington has covered the spread in two if its last three head-to-head matchups with Miami.

What you need to know about the Heat

Meanwhile, Miami came up short against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday, falling 112-104. The top scorers for the Heat were shooting guard Max Strus (20 points) and point guard Kyle Lowry (19 points). 

With Miami dealing with a lengthy injury list, Strus can help pick up the scoring load as he's averaging 15.1 points per game this season and Wednesday's game was his fifth of the year with at least 20 points.

How to make Heat vs. Wizards picks

The model has simulated Wizards vs. Heat 10,000 times and the results are in. The model is leaning Over and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in well over 50% of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Wizards vs. heat? And which side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Heat vs. Wizards spread you need to jump on Friday, all from the model that has crushed its NBA picks, and find out.