The Miami Heat will not have star guard Dwyane Wade in the lineup tonight when they host the San Antonio Spurs looking to end a three-game losing streak. The Heat are 7-point favorites on Bovada’s NBA betting odds.
 
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Wade suffered a badly sprained ankle in Friday’s loss in Denver, Miami’s season-high third defeat in a row. He is out indefinitely. But Miami is 3-0 this season in games that Wade has missed. Guard James Jones, who barely played on Miami’s just completed road trip, would get a bigger role in the rotation. And forward Shane Battier would also see some time at shooting guard. Last time Wade was out, LeBron James picked up the slack to the tune of 32.5 points, 11 assists and 7.5 rebounds in a pair of games.
 
The Heat could get back swingman Mike Miller tonight. He has yet to play in a game this season after recovering from a sports hernia but has been practicing.
 
The Spurs have won three in a row, but all those were at home – San Antonio is 0-4 on the road. In fact, San Antonio last notched a road victory April 5, 2011 with a 97-90 victory at Atlanta. It’s been a period of 287 days heading into tonight’s game. Including the end of the regular season, playoffs and preseason, the Spurs have lost 10 straight games on the road.
 
San Antonio, led by point guard Tony Parker (Manu Ginobili remains sidelined due to injury), and Orlando are the only two NBA teams that rank in the top 10 in points, field-goal percentage, three-point shooting percentage and assists per game.
 
In last season’s visit to Miami, on March 14, San Antonio was crushed 110-80 for its worst loss in nearly three seasons. A week before that game, Miami was beaten by the same 30-point margin in San Antonio. The Heat are 0-4 ATS in their past four vs. Western Conference. The favorite has covered in the past five meetings between these two.
 
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