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Miami Heat vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The fans at Smoothie King Center will be treated to a game between the Miami Heat and the New Orleans Pelicans when they take their seats on Wednesday.
Oddsmakers opened the Heat as -1.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 223.
In their last action, New Orleans was a 113-103 loser on the road against the Cavaliers. They failed to cover the +7.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (216) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Miami lost its last outing, a 121-113 result against the Hawks on January 16. The Heat failed to cover in that game as a +1.5-point underdog, while the 234 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Miami:
Team record: 16-16 SU,10-20-2 ATS
Miami is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami's last 8 games
Miami is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
New Orleans:
Team record: 18-12 SU,15-15 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
New Orleans is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
New Orleans is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
New Orleans is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Miami at Dallas Friday, January 20
New Orleans at Orlando Friday, January 20