The Miami Heat host the Milwaukee Bucks for a matinee showdown in front of a national audience at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday. Miami is favored by one point at home, while the over/under is set at 220 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). Before making any Bucks vs. Heat picks, you NEED to check out the NBA predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

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-plus seasons. The model enters Week 13 of the 2022-23 NBA season on a stunning 43-19 roll on all top-rated NBA picks this season, returning more than $2,100. Anyone following it has seen HUGE returns!

The model knows the Bucks are electrifying on defense. Milwaukee is No. 3 in the league in defensive efficiency, yielding only 1.09 points per possession. The Bucks are also in the top five in shooting efficiency allowed, free throw prevention, assist prevention, and defensive rebounding. The model also knows the Heat are strong on defense, including the league's leading mark in points allowed in the paint (44.6 per game). Miami is also a top-three team in both free throw prevention and turnover creation this season, with opponents scoring only 11.7 fast break points per game.

Now, it has set its sights on Bucks vs. Heat. We can tell you the model is leaning Over the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in over 50% of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any NBA picks.

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