The Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers face off in a Valentine's Day battle at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday. For this game, SportsLine consensus lists the 76ers as 3.5-point favorites, while the over/under is 225 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). 

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The model knows the Heat are coming off a tremendous performance on Tuesday. Miami throttled the Milwaukee Bucks on the road by a 26-point margin, shooting 52% from the field and 19 of 40 from 3-point range. The Heat are shooting well over 80% from the free throw line this season, and Miami is above-average in 3-point accuracy. Miami should also benefit from Philadelphia ranking in the bottom five of the NBA in free throw prevention on defense.

The model also knows the 76ers are elite on offense. Philadelphia is scoring almost 1.19 points per possession and no team uses the free throw line more optimally in the NBA. The 76ers lead the league with 26.7 free throw attempts per game and rank in the top three in free throw accuracy (82.9%). Philadelphia is also No. 1 in the NBA in turnover prevention, committing a giveaway on only 11.9% of offensive possessions. 

Now, it has set its sights on Heat vs. 76ers. 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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