The Phoenix Suns (18-16) face the Miami Heat (20-14) as 4.5-point favorites on Friday, January 5, 2024 at 9:00 PM ET on AZFamily and BSSUN. The over/under in the matchup is set at 229.5.
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How Do I Watch Suns vs. Heat?
- Game Day: Friday, January 5, 2024
- Game Time: 9:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: AZFamily and BSSUN
- Location: Phoenix, Arizona
- Arena: Footprint Center
Betting Lines For Phoenix vs. Miami
Suns vs Heat Betting Information
| Favorite |
Spread |
Total |
| Suns |
-4.5 |
229.5 |
Suns Betting Stats & Information
- The Suns have been the moneyline favorite 24 total times this season. They’ve finished 15-9 in those games.
- Phoenix has a record of 11-5 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -175 or shorter (winning 68.8%).
- The Suns are 11-21-2 ATS this season.
- When they have played as at least 4.5-point favorites this season, the Suns are 3-11-1 against the spread.
- The average point total in Phoenix’s games this year is the same as the total of 229.5 in this matchup.
- The teams have hit the over in 19 of the Suns’ 34 games with a set total.
Miami Betting Stats & Info
- This season, the Heat have won six out of the 15 games, or 40%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
- This season, Miami has won four of its 11 games, or 36.4%, when it is the underdog by at least +145 on the moneyline.
- The Heat have covered the spread 16 times over 34 games with a set spread.
- The Heat are 6-5 ATS when playing as at least 4.5-point underdogs.
- Miami’s games this season have averaged a total of 224.4 points, 5.1 fewer than the point total in this matchup.
- This year, 16 of the Heat’s games have gone over the point total.
Suns vs. Heat Season Stat Comparison
| Suns Rank |
Suns AVG |
|
Heat AVG |
Heat Rank |
| 13th |
115.4 |
Points Scored |
112.9 |
23rd |
| 15th |
114.1 |
Points Allowed |
111.5 |
6th |
| 18th |
43.5 |
Rebounds |
41.3 |
26th |
| 16th |
10.6 |
Off. Rebounds |
9.5 |
26th |
| 23rd |
11.8 |
3pt Made |
12.9 |
11th |
| 18th |
26.0 |
Assists |
26.1 |
15th |
| 23rd |
14.2 |
Turnovers |
12.4 |
7th |
Suns vs. Heat Injury Updates
Suns
| Name |
Game Status |
Injury |
| Damion Lee |
Out |
Knee |
| Eric Gordon |
Questionable |
Knee |
| Nassir Little |
Questionable |
Knee |
| Kevin Durant |
Questionable |
Hamstring |
Heat
| Name |
Game Status |
Injury |
| Dru Smith |
Out For Season |
Knee |
| Jimmy Butler |
Out |
Foot |
| Haywood Highsmith |
Out |
Concussion Protocol |
| Caleb Martin |
Questionable |
Ankle |
This Matchup’s Impact Players
Phoenix Suns Leaders
- The Suns active scoring leader is Kevin Durant, who averages 29.9 per contest to go with 6.3 rebounds and 6.0 assists.
- Jusuf Nurkic adds 12.7 points, 3.6 assists and 10.3 rebounds per matchup. Devin Booker puts up 26.7 points, 7.8 assists and 5.2 rebounds a game.
- The Suns get 2.7 three-pointers per game out of Eric Gordon.
Miami Heat Leaders
- Bam Adebayo scores 21.7 points per game. He also collects 10.3 rebounds and dishes out 4.0 assists per game.
- Kyle Lowry also chips in with 9.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game.
- Duncan Robinson makes 3.1 three-pointers per game.
