Wembanyama and the Spurs take on Herro and the Heat

Miami Heat (23-23, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (21-24, 12th in the Western Conference)

San Antonio; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Spurs -1; over/under is 223.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Heat visit the San Antonio Spurs in non-conference action.

The Spurs are 13-12 in home games. San Antonio ranks fourth in the NBA with 34.3 defensive rebounds per game led by Victor Wembanyama averaging 9.2.

The Heat are 11-13 in road games. Miami ranks seventh in the Eastern Conference with 26.4 assists per game led by Tyler Herro averaging 5.4.

The Spurs are shooting 45.9% from the field this season, 0.4 percentage points lower than the 46.3% the Heat allow to opponents. The Heat average 14.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.5 more makes per game than the Spurs allow.

TOP PERFORMERS: Wembanyama is averaging 24.6 points, 10.9 rebounds, 3.7 assists and four blocks for the Spurs. Devin Vassell is averaging 17.2 points and 3.3 assists over the last 10 games.

Herro is scoring 24.1 points per game with 5.6 rebounds and 5.4 assists for the Heat. Kel'el Ware is averaging 14.1 points and 8.8 rebounds while shooting 52.3% over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Spurs: 3-7, averaging 117.3 points, 44.8 rebounds, 29.3 assists, 8.2 steals and 7.7 blocks per game while shooting 47.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 122.6 points per game.

Heat: 4-6, averaging 110.6 points, 44.3 rebounds, 27.8 assists, 6.0 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.7 points.

INJURIES: Spurs: None listed.

Heat: Dru Smith: out for season (achilles), Josh Richardson: out (heel).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.