Julius Randle Points Prop is currently Over/Under 22.5 (-125/-105).
Key Factors
Favors Over
Julius Randle has scored a terrific 24.3 points per game this season, a significant increase from his 20.1 points per game last season.
Julius Randle has attempted 8.1 treys per game this year, quite a bit higher than his 5.4 rate last year.
Julius Randle has tallied 34.6 minutes per game while at home this year, placing him in the 93rd percentile -- some of the highest playing time of any player in the league.
The New York Knicks check in as the 3rd-best offensive rebounding offense in the NBA this year (offensive rebounds maintain possession and may therefore produce additional opportunities for scoring and assists).
The Heat have allowed the least offensive rebounds per game (9.2) in the NBA to opposing teams this year (offensive rebounds maintain possession, and a lack of them can therefore eliminate further opportunities for scoring and assists).
Favors Under
The New York Knicks check in as the lowest scoring offense in the NBA over the last 10 games.
The matchup against Miami is a hard one for 3-pointers; when the Heat are the visiting squad, the other team's starting PFs have put up the 15th-lowest three rate in the league this year (26.0%).
The New York Knicks have played at the 2nd-slowest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 10 games.
The Heat have played at the 2nd-least up-tempo pace in the NBA this year, which ought to lead to decreased opportunities for the Knicks.
The matchup vs. the Heat is a challenging one for getting to the foul line; the other team's starting PFs have attempted a lowly 3.1 free throws per game this year (9th-least in the NBA).