The Portland Trail Blazers (4-0) are off to the start that the Miami Heat (1-3) thought they’d be having. Portland is 4-0 for the first time in the last 23 years and they’ll try to keep that trend going even as home underdogs on Wednesday night.
Before Betting on Heat vs. Trail Blazers
Wednesday night’s game is a true contrast of styles, as the Heat are running one of the bottom five slowest paces in the league and as a result are scoring just 103.5 ppg which is 28th in the NBA. Portland isn’t necessarily upping their tempo (17th in the league), but they have been incredibly efficient on offense ranking sixth.
We always knew Portland had a good offense, especially with Damian Lillard (33.3 ppg) back and healthy. The big change with the Trail Blazers this season has been their defense as they are giving up just 108.3 ppg which ranks in the top 10. Portland has been an underdog in all four of their wins this season, including in Monday’s 135-110 win over Denver at +5.
The Heat managed a split with Toronto over the last two games, beating the Raptors 112-109 on Saturday and then falling 98-90 on Monday. What’s been so disappointing about Miami’s 1-3 start is that they started the season with a four game home stand. Now Miami has to go on the road for the first time this season against a red hot team with momentum in this Heat vs Trail Blazers matchup.
Miami vs. Portland NBA Offshore Betting Odds
| Offshore Sportsbook | Moneyline | Total | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|
| BetOnline | Heat (-140) | Blazers (+120) | 220.5 | Heat -2.5 (-110) | Blazers +2.5 (-110) |
| Bovada | Heat (-140) | Blazers (+120) | 220.5 | Heat -2.5 (-110) | Blazers +2.5 (-110) |
| BetUS | Heat (-140) | Blazers (+120) | 220.5 | Heat -2.5 (-110) | Blazers +2.5 (-110) |
| SportsBetting.ag | Heat (-140) | Blazers (+120) | 220.5 | Heat -2.5 (-110) | Blazers +2.5 (-110) |
| Pinnacle | Heat (-133) | Blazers (+120) | 220 | Heat -2 (-110) | Blazers +2 (-110) |
| MyBookie | Heat (-140) | Blazers (+115) | 221 | Heat -2.5 (-110) | Blazers +2.5 (-110) |
It doesn’t make sense to take the Blazers ML at MyBookie, nor Portland getting the points at Pinnacle because you miss out on the hook. MyBookie is the only place to take the under here and if you like the Heat the best value is at Pinnacle.
Oddsmakers still aren’t giving Portland love in the Heat vs Trail Blazers matchup, making the 4-0 home team an underdog against 1-3 Miami playing in their first road game.
