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Miami Heat vs. Phoenix Suns
The fans at Footprint Center will be treated to a game between the Miami Heat and the Phoenix Suns when they take their seats on Friday.
Oddsmakers opened the Suns as -1-point favorites versus the Heat, while the game's total opened at 215.5.
Phoenix lost its last outing, a 90-88 result against the Cavaliers on January 04. The Suns covered in that game as a +5-point underdog, while the 178 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
In their last action, Miami was a 112-109 loser on the road against the Lakers. They failed to cover the -8.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (221) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Miami:
Team record: 16-16 SU,10-20-2 ATS
Miami is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Miami is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami's last 9 games
Phoenix:
Team record: 19-13 SU,17-15 ATS
Phoenix is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
Phoenix is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Phoenix is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games at home
Next up:
Miami home to Brooklyn Sunday, January 8
Phoenix home to Cleveland Sunday, January 8