The Nets and Heat have met twice this season, with Miami winning and covering by 11 points or more. They met two nights ago in Miami, where the Heat won 124-94, covering 13 points. It's the same situation tonight. Michael Porter is failing lately as the Nets primary scorer, shooting 0-for-9 from 3-point range on Tuesday night. The team shot 38% from the field. The Nets are now 15-46 and have lost their last nine in a row. Just one game out from having the worst record in the NBA. They're tanking and don't even care who knows. They've only covered one game out of their last nine. Heat to cover.

Jaime Jaquez Jr. averages 15.9 points per game at home. The Heat will be short-handed Thursday with Norman Powell (groin), Nikola Jovic (back) and Simone Fontecchio (groin) all out. Not only is playing time trending in Jaquez’s favor, but this is a great matchup against the Nets. He likes to attack the rim, and the Nets allow the fifth-most points in the paint per game. When he faced them Tuesday, he scored 20 points over 27 minutes. In December, he scored 19 points against them in 29 minutes. I like his chances of reaching at least 15 points in their third meeting.

FanDuel. Nolan Traore has cleared this line in nine of his last 12 games, as he’s playing some of his best basketball of his rookie season. Despite only playing 23 minutes on Tuesday against Miami, he netted 14 points. He’ll face the Heat again in another uptempo matchup. Predicting the Nets rotations isn’t the easiest task right now, but my guess is Traore sees closer to the 30 minutes he’s averaged over the last 12 contests.