A cross-conference battle features the Miami Heat (19-14) going on the road to play the Los Angeles Lakers (17-17) on Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET. For this game, SportsLine consensus lists the Lakers as the 5.5-point favorites, while the over/under is 228.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page).

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The model knows Los Angeles forward LeBron James (questionable, illness) is continuing his dominance in the league. James explodes to the rack with the power to finish through contact. The four-time MVP leads the team in points (25.4), assists (7.4) and steals (1.4). In his last outing, James finished with 34 points and eight assists.

The model also knows Miami guard Tyler Herro is a smooth three-level scorer. Herro's jumper is effortless from all across the field and owns the skillset to create his own shot. The Kentucky product logs 23.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 15 games thus far. On Dec. 30 against Golden State, Herro notched 25 points, six boards and six assists.

The model has simulated Heat vs. Lakers 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in almost 60% of simulations!

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