This is an 8* play on the OVER Heat/76ers.

Two really good coaches going head to head in this one and two pretty good teams as well.

Regardless, while the oddsmakers have done their best to lead us to believe that this will be a lockdown defensive affair, I don't see it that way at all. In fact, all signs point to this total flying OVER the number sooner, rather than later in my opinion.

Nick Nurse and Eric Spoelstra have been here and done that. Now they just need to get the best out of their players.

The two teams split the season series. Will home court advantage prove to be critical (read some of the other analysis contained inside this three-game report to find out!)

These two teams can both play defense, but it's going to be the one that plays the most efficiently on the offensive end that comes out on top.

With each team pushing the pace like I anticipate, all signs do indeed point to this total flying OVER the number sooner, rather than later.

Good luck, NP