Jazz vs. Heat NBA injury report, odds, spread: Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro questionable, Avery Bradley out as Miami looks to avoid season sweep Friday

The game of the night in the NBA looks to be the blistering-hot Utah Jazz starting a four-game road trip with a visit to the Miami Heat and going for the season sweep. Utah is a 6.5-point favorite on the NBA odds at William Hill Sportsbook and could catch a break with key Heat players Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro both listed as questionable as well as Avery Bradley out again. It's an 8 p.m. ET tip from AmericanAirlines Arena.

Utah has won 22 of its past 24 games, covering the spread in 21 of those, to comfortably take the NBA's best record at 26-6, four games ahead of the No. 2 Los Angeles Clippers. Utah also leads the league by a mile in point differential at plus-10.1 and in against the spread cover percentage overall this season at 75 (24-8 ATS). The Jazz are the first team in NBA history to record 22 double-digit wins in their first 32 games played. They don't appear to have any injury concerns for Friday.

In addition, Utah has become a three-point bombing phenomenon with 10 games this season of 20 or more made three-pointers, already tied for the fourth most in a single season in NBA history. The record is 18 by the 2018-19 Houston Rockets. The Jazz have set their franchise record for made three-pointers three times already.

Miami has rarely had its full roster intact this season due to either injury or COVID, but it has won a season-high four in a row.

Adebayo would be a massive loss Friday against the likes of Utah big man Rudy Gobert, an All-Star. Adebayo is averaging 19.6 points, 9.6 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game (all first on the team) while shooting 57.1 percent from the field yet he didn't make the All-Star team like he did last season. He's dealing with some left knee soreness.

Herro, one of the breakout stars of the bubble playoffs, is averaging 16.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists but has missed the past two with a right hip bruise and been limited to 22 games this year due to injury/COVID. Bradley (8.5 ppg) hasn't played since Feb. 3 with a left calf strain and is really only missed defensively.

On Feb. 13 in Salt Lake City, Utah was -7 and beat the Heat 112-94. Donovan Mitchell had 26 points, and Gobert 16 points and 12 rebounds. Herro missed that one. Adebayo had 14 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. The Jazz have covered the spread in four straight meetings.

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