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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Miami Heat
The New Orleans Pelicans and the Miami Heat will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Kaseya Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Heat as -1-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 209.5.
The Heat were a 107-104 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Cavaliers. They covered the +3-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (211) made winners of OVER bettors.
Last time out for New Orleans, they were a 121-106 loser as they battled the Magic on the road. The Pelicans failed to cover in the match as a -2.5-point favorite, while 227 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
New Orleans:
Team record: 42-27 SU,38-29-2 ATS
New Orleans is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
New Orleans is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of New Orleans's last 13 games
Miami:
Team record: 38-31 SU,33-35-1 ATS
Miami is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Miami's last 8 games
Miami is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
New Orleans at Detroit Sunday, March 24
Miami home to Cleveland Sunday, March 24