Miami Heat at Washington Wizards: Model Line and Edge

Wed, Feb 17, 7:00 PM ETCapital One Arena · at Wizards · Conference game

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Season records: Heat and Wizards
MIA	This season	WSH
2-4	Record	3-3
2-4	ATS	3-3
3-3	O/U	1-5

ATS = covered-didn’t-push · O/U = overs-unders

Model: projects MIA 120–117 · win probability MIA 57%

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The model has not beaten the closing line: with an edge of 3 or more it went 212-225 in 2025-26. Model record

What could decide it: WSH has more of the edges

MIA 3, WSH 4 · 2026-27 so far

MIABig

MIA offense vs WSH defense

Offense 1st of 30 against a defense 23rd, on the model’s ratings

Context

Schedule so far

MIA has played the 11th-hardest schedule, WSH the 26th. A record against a soft schedule means less

WSHBig

Shooting

Effective FG%: MIA 54.6 and allows 56.8; WSH 52.1 and allows 48.1

WSHBig

Three-pointers

MIA hits 34.1% and allows 40.6%; WSH hits 29.3% and allows 28.7%. Threes are 41.7% and 37.6% of their shots

MIASmall

Rebounding

Offensive rebound rate: MIA 24.5%, WSH 20.9%. Defensive: MIA 72.3%, WSH 68.0%

WSHSmall

Free throws

Free throw rate: MIA 27.3, WSH 34.2. Allowed: MIA 23.2, WSH 21.8

Context

Tempo

About 104 possessions: MIA plays 106.2 a game (5th fastest), WSH 102.3 (20th). Faster games mean more points

MIASmall

Turnovers

Turnover rate: MIA 14.1%, WSH 14.6%. Forced: MIA 15.4%, WSH 13.3%

WSHSmall

Home court

WSH at home. This season: WSH 2-1 at home, MIA 1-1 away

Even

WSH offense vs MIA defense

Offense 25th of 30 against a defense 26th, on the model’s ratings

Even

Recent form

Last 5: MIA 2-3 ATS, margin +1.2; WSH 2-3 ATS, margin -1.4

Even

Who is back

Minutes back from last season: MIA 100%, WSH 100%. Transfers in: MIA 0, WSH 0. Early in a season, turnover makes teams harder to price

Sorted by how lopsided each matchup is, from league ranks. Reasons to look, not picks: the market already knows most of this.

ATS

2026-27, records before tip-off

	Season	Cover	Venue	Role
MIA LLLWW	2-4	33%	1-1	—
WSH LWLLW	3-3	50%	2-1	—

Venue/role: MIA away; WSH home. Squares: last 5 games ATS (W covered, L didn’t), oldest first.

Totals

Over/under before tip-off

	O-U	Over %	SU
MIA OUUOO	3-3	50%	2-4
WSH UUUUU	1-5	17%	3-3

Squares: last 5 games (O over, U under), oldest first. Tap for the score and line.

Last 10 games

2026-27, before tip-off

	Straight up	Spread	Over / under
MIAlast 6	2-4 33%	2-4 33%	3-3 50%
WSHlast 6	3-3 50%	3-3 50%	1-5 17%

Wins-losses (pushes last). Spread and over / under skip games without a line.

Next 3 games

With how the last meeting with each opponent went

Heat

Date	Game	Last meeting
Feb 25	@ DET	L111–128LO
Feb 28	@ HOU	L122–123WO
Mar 2	vs TOR	L114–128LO

Wizards

Date	Game	Last meeting
Feb 25	@ MIL	W128–116WO
Feb 27	@ UTAH	W133–110WO
Mar 1	@ PHX	L93–112LU

Last meeting: result, against the spread, over / under. Hover a result for its date.

Recent meetings

Last 5 of 20 since 2021-22

MIA 15–5 WSHMIA leads · 20 games since 2021-22 · MIA has won the last 4 meetings · MIA 10-9-1 ATS

Date	Result	Line	Covered
Apr 10, 2025-26	MIA 140 @ WSH 117	WSH +15.5	MIA W
Apr 4, 2025-26	WSH 136 @ MIA 152	MIA -18.5	WSH W
Mar 10, 2025-26	WSH 129 @ MIA 150	MIA -15.5	MIA W
Feb 8, 2025-26	MIA 132 @ WSH 101	WSH +13.5	MIA W
Apr 13, 2024-25	WSH 119 @ MIA 118	MIA -8.5	WSH W

ATS History · 2026-27

WwinLloss·Wats winLats lossPpush·Owent over the totalUwent under the total

Heat

6 games played

Straight up

2-4

33% wins

Against the spread

2-4

33% covers · avg −6 pts vs the line

Over / Under

3-3

50% overs · avg +2.5 pts vs the total

Straight up

2-433%

L L L L W W

2 straight wins2 of last 4 won

Against the spread

2-433%

L L L L W W

2 straight covers2 of last 4 covered

Over / Under

3-350%

U O U U O O

2 straight overs2 of last 4 over

Game by game: lines, results and totals

TableATSO/U

Lines, results and totalsCover margin by game · points beyond the lineTotal margin by game · points over or under the total

Date	Opp	Result	Line	ATS	Total	O/U
Oct 21	vsMIN	L 106-131	-1.5	L −26.5	240.5	U 237
Oct 23	vsDET	L 111-128	+2.5	L −14.5	235.5	O 239
Oct 24	@CHA	L 110-115	-4.5	L −9.5	227.5	U 225
Oct 26	vsDAL	L 109-113	-7.5	L −11.5	240.5	U 222
Oct 28	@ATL	W 129-117	+2.5	W +14.5	243.5	O 246
Oct 30	vsIND	W 145-125	-8.5	W +11.5	236.5	O 270

Day

Opp

Result

MissedCovered

Margin

MIN

L 106-131

−26.5

DET

L 111-128

−14.5

CHA

L 110-115

−9.5

DAL

L 109-113

−11.5

ATL

W 129-117

+14.5

IND

W 145-125

+11.5

covered 2didn’t cover 4avg −6 ptslonger = bigger margin

Day

Opp

Result

UnderOver

Margin

MIN

L 106-131

−3.5

DET

L 111-128

+3.5

CHA

L 110-115

−2.5

DAL

L 109-113

−18.5

ATL

W 129-117

+2.5

IND

W 145-125

+33.5

over 3under 3avg +2.5 ptslonger = bigger margin

Wizards

6 games played

Straight up

3-3

50% wins

Against the spread

3-3

50% covers · avg +3.7 pts vs the line

Over / Under

1-5

17% overs · avg −14 pts vs the total

Straight up

3-350%

W L W L L W

2 of last 4 wonno streak

Against the spread

3-350%

W L W L L W

2 of last 4 coveredno streak

Over / Under

1-517%

O U U U U U

5 straight unders0 of last 4 over

Game by game: lines, results and totals

TableATSO/U

Lines, results and totalsCover margin by game · points beyond the lineTotal margin by game · points over or under the total

Date	Opp	Result	Line	ATS	Total	O/U
Oct 21	vsMIL	W 128-116	-4.5	W +7.5	239.5	O 244
Oct 23	vsTOR	L 102-112	+9.5	L −0.5	236.5	U 214
Oct 24	@CHI	W 124-120	+1.5	W +5.5	244.5	U 244
Oct 26	@CHA	L 103-110	+2.5	L −4.5	225.5	U 213
Oct 28	@CLE	L 111-121	+9.5	L −0.5	240.5	U 232
Oct 30	vsCHA	W 95-79	-1.5	W +14.5	218.5	U 174

Day

Opp

Result

MissedCovered

Margin

MIL

W 128-116

+7.5

TOR

L 102-112

−0.5

CHI

W 124-120

+5.5

CHA

L 103-110

−4.5

CLE

L 111-121

−0.5

CHA

W 95-79

+14.5

covered 3didn’t cover 3avg +3.7 ptslonger = bigger margin

Day

Opp

Result

UnderOver

Margin

MIL

W 128-116

+4.5

TOR

L 102-112

−22.5

CHI

W 124-120

−0.5

CHA

L 103-110

−12.5

CLE

L 111-121

−8.5

CHA

W 95-79

−44.5

over 1under 5avg −14 ptslonger = bigger margin

Line = the team’s closing spread (negative = favored). ATS number = points beyond the line; total number = combined points.

Heat has the better starters

Position by position: Heat 3, Wizards 0, even 2

HeatBetterWizards

G D. Mitchell16.2 pts · 1.7 reb · 8.2 ast Score 48

MIASmall

G T. Young20.7 pts · 3.8 reb · 10.2 ast Score 23

G K. Thompson10.7 pts · 1.3 reb · 1.3 ast Score 20

MIASmall

G B. Coulibaly8.3 pts · 4 reb · 0.5 ast Score 4

F G. Antetokounmpo28.2 pts · 12.3 reb · 5.5 ast Score 89

Even

F A. Davis22.3 pts · 9.2 reb · 2 ast Score 86

F A. Wiggins10.8 pts · 3 reb · 1.3 ast Score 62

MIASmall

F K. George15.2 pts · 4.3 reb · 4.5 ast Score 36

C B. Adebayo16.3 pts · 7.8 reb · 3.3 ast Score 66

No call

F A. Dybantsa18 pts · 5 reb · 1.5 ast Not ranked

HeatBetterWizards

MIA offense1st of 30 · +4.9

MIABig

WSH defense23rd of 30 · -2.9

MIA defense26th of 30 · -5.2

Even

WSH offense25th of 30 · -2.5

Backcourt+0.0 · 2 players

MIABig

Backcourt-12.8 · 2 players

Frontcourt+23.1 · 3 players

MIABig

Frontcourt+11.5 · 3 players

Bench-1.8 · 5 players

MIABig

Bench-14.5 · 5 players

Score, worst to bestMIA betterWSH betterNEW no NBA numbers yet

Projected starters come from who started the last five games and minutes played, and a lineup change can move them. The score is the share of ranked players at the position that player is ahead of, on the model’s player values.

Depth chart

Projected rotation by position, starters outlined

Heat

Guards

D. Mitchell34 minK. Thompson21 minP. Larsson30 minD. Smith10 minR. Conwell4 min

Forwards

G. Antetokounmpo32 minA. Wiggins27 minB. Portis23 minS. Fontecchio17 minN. Jovic13 minM. Gardner9 min

Centers

B. Adebayo32 minN. Richards15 min

Out

T. HardawayDay-To-Day

Wizards

Guards

T. Young36 minB. Coulibaly26 minW. Riley22 minT. Johnson21 minB. Carrington20 minT. Mann13 min

Forwards

A. Davis34 minK. George32 minA. Dybantsa29 minK. Middleton14 minF. Okpara1 min

Centers

D. Ayton14 min

Out

A. GillDay-To-DayJ. ChampagnieOutA. SarrDay-To-Day

In order of minutes, from this season’s box scores. Players marked out are on ESPN’s injury report.

Matchup stats

2026-27 · rank among 30 teams

ChartTable

Scoring

Points per game

MIA118.3 #9

WSH110.5 #20

Points per possession

MIA1.11 #14

WSH1.08 #19

Pace (possessions)

MIA106.2 #5

WSH102.3 #20

Shooting

Effective FG%

MIA54.6 #12

WSH52.1 #20

3-point %

MIA34.1 #19

WSH29.3 #29

3-point attempt rate

MIA41.7 #20

WSH37.6 #28

Free throw rate

MIA27.3 #19

WSH34.2 #5

Possessions

Turnover rate

MIA14.1 #5

WSH14.6 #8

Offensive rebound rate

MIA24.5 #24

WSH20.9 #29

Assists per game

MIA28.8 #3

WSH24.5 #24

Defense

Points allowed

MIA121.5 #26

WSH109.7 #11

Points allowed per possession

MIA1.15 #26

WSH1.07 #11

Opponent effective FG%

MIA56.8 #27

WSH48.1 #1

Opponent 3-point %

MIA40.6 #29

WSH28.7 #1

Turnovers forced

MIA15.4 #18

WSH13.3 #27

Defensive rebound rate

MIA72.3 #17

WSH68.0 #28

Steals per game

MIA8.3 #19

WSH7.2 #24

Blocks per game

MIA5.0 #13

WSH5.3 #9

MIA		WSH
Scoring
118.3 #9	Points per game	110.5 #20
1.11 #14	Points per possession	1.08 #19
106.2 #5	Pace (possessions)	102.3 #20
Shooting
54.6 #12	Effective FG%	52.1 #20
34.1 #19	3-point %	29.3 #29
41.7 #20	3-point attempt rate	37.6 #28
27.3 #19	Free throw rate	34.2 #5
Possessions
14.1 #5	Turnover rate	14.6 #8
24.5 #24	Offensive rebound rate	20.9 #29
28.8 #3	Assists per game	24.5 #24
Defense
121.5 #26	Points allowed	109.7 #11
1.15 #26	Points allowed per possession	1.07 #11
56.8 #27	Opponent effective FG%	48.1 #1
40.6 #29	Opponent 3-point %	28.7 #1
15.4 #18	Turnovers forced	13.3 #27
72.3 #17	Defensive rebound rate	68.0 #28
8.3 #19	Steals per game	7.2 #24
5.0 #13	Blocks per game	5.3 #9

From the box scores. A longer bar is a better league rank, on every row; the better team's bar is solid. A green rank is near the top of the league, a red one near the bottom. Pace and 3-point rate are styles, so they have no better side.

Heat

2-4 overall · 2-2 in conference · Eastern Conference

Last five, 2026-27

Wvs Pacers145–125
W@ Hawks129–117
Lvs Mavericks109–113
L@ Hornets110–115
Lvs Pistons111–128

A week or more of rest.

Wizards

3-3 overall · 3-3 in conference · Eastern Conference

Last five, 2026-27

Wvs Hornets95–79
L@ Cavaliers111–121
L@ Hornets103–110
W@ Bulls124–120
Lvs Raptors102–112

A week or more of rest.

Heat @ Wizards

What could decide it: WSH has more of the edges

Market vs model

Market

ATS

Totals

Last 10 games

Next 3 games

Recent meetings

ATS History · 2026-27

Heat

Wizards

Heat has the better starters

Depth chart

Matchup stats

Heat

Wizards