*10* ANNIHILATOR on Miami Heat.

The Miami Heat will host the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday, and the home team will be a significant underdog here. Miami has won six of it's last eight, but lost to the Clippers at home 100-93 on Sunday. I'll take the Heat plus the points tonight.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Situational - This is a tough spot for the Spurs, who play their third game in four nights on the road against an Eastern Conference opponent. They looked sluggish at home against the Lakers on Sunday, needing a late rally to win 106-102

2. Miami Defense - The Heat are tied with Utah with the second best defense in the league, and they have been particularly tough at home Miami is allowing opponents to average just 95.9 points on 43.8 percent shooting while going 16-10 at home.

3. X-Factor - The Spurs have played well despite injuries to Manu Ginobili and Tim Duncan, but they could be missed more in this 3-in-4 situation.

Selection: This is a play on the Miami Heat (10*)