The Miami Heat will look to even their best-of-seven series at 1-1 on Sunday when they face the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. This is the first time this postseason that Miami finds itself down in a series after losing Game 1 on Thursday, 104-93.

Tip-off from Ball Arena in Denver is set for 8 p.m. ET.  Denver is an 8-point favorite in the latest Heat vs. Nuggets odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 216.5.

Before locking in any Heat vs. Nuggets picks or any other NBA predictions, you NEED to see which side Larry Hartstein is on. 

A former lead writer for Covers and The Linemakers, Hartstein combines a vast network of Vegas sources with an analytical approach. Hartstein also excels in the NBA, especially when picking Denver Nuggets games. Over the past 98 Denver matchups, he is 58-37-3 against the spread, returning $1,735 for $100 players. Anybody following those picks has seen HUGE returns!

Now, he has set his sights on Game 2 of Heat vs. Nuggets.

The expert knows Denver center Nikola Jokic registered his ninth triple-double of the postseason in Thursday's win over the Heat. In 40 minutes of action, he finished with 27 points, 14 assists, 10 rebounds, one block and one steal. He has been on a tear of late, registering six triple-doubles over the past seven postseason matchups.

Hartstein also knows Miami small forward Jimmy Butler is very capable of putting up points. He scored a playoff-high 56 in a Game 4 first-round win over top-seeded Milwaukee on April 24, and had 42 in the decisive Game 5 overtime win over the Bucks on April 26 in Milwaukee.  

Now, Hartstein has locked in another confident against the spread pick for Heat vs. Nuggets. We can tell you he's leaning Over on the point total, but he knows a crucial X-factor makes one side of the spread a MUST-BACK! You ABSOLUTELY need to see what it is before locking in any picks of your own.

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