The Miami Heat (7-5) face the New York Knicks (7-4) in NBA Cup group play Friday. Tip-off from Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, is set for 7 p.m. ET (Prime Video). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Heat vs. Knicks odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Miami leads 1-0 after 115-107 victory as 3-point home dogs Oct. 26.

The Heat split a 2-game set with the Cleveland Cavaliers at home Monday and Wednesday. The later was a 130-116 loss as 4.5-point favorites. They're without their 2 best players in C Bam Adebayo (toe) and F Tyler Herro (ankle). G Norman Powell had 27 points on 5-for-10 shooting from downtown Wednesday. The loss snapped a 3-game winning streak.

The Knicks' 5-game winning s

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