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Miami Heat vs. Philadelphia 76ers
The Miami Heat and the Philadelphia 76ers will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Wells Fargo Center.
Oddsmakers opened the 76ers as -5.5-point favorites versus the Heat, while the game's total opened at 221.5.
The 76ers were a 103-101 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Celtics. They failed to cover the -3.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (204) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Miami won its last outing, a 118-105 result against the Pistons on April 04. The Heat failed to cover in that game as a -14-point favorite, while the 223 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Miami:
Team record: 42-37 SU,28-48-3 ATS
Miami is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games
Miami is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia:
Team record: 52-27 SU,46-33 ATS
Philadelphia is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Miami at Washington Friday, April 7
Philadelphia at Atlanta Friday, April 7