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Miami Heat vs. New York Knicks
The fans at Madison Square Garden will be treated to a game between the Miami Heat and the New York Knicks when they take their seats on Thursday.
Oddsmakers opened the Heat as -1.5-point favorites versus the Knicks, while the game's total opened at 218.
In their last action, New York was a 129-123 loser at home against the Lakers. They failed to cover the -2-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (252) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Miami won its last outing, a 100-97 result against the Cavaliers on January 31. The Heat covered in that game as a +3.5-point underdog, while the 197 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Miami:
Team record: 16-16 SU,10-20-2 ATS
Miami is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games
New York:
Team record: 18-14 SU,17-13-2 ATS
New York is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
New York is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 6 games
Next up:
Miami at Milwaukee Saturday, February 4
New York home to Los Angeles Saturday, February 4