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Miami Heat vs. Utah Jazz
The fans at Delta Center will be treated to a game between the Miami Heat and the Utah Jazz when they take their seats on Thursday.
Oddsmakers opened the Heat as -5-point favorites versus the Jazz, while the game's total opened at 224.5.
Utah lost its last outing, a 124-121 result against the Hawks on January 07. The Jazz covered in that game as a +5-point underdog, while the 245 combined points took the game OVER the total.
The Heat were a 114-98 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Warriors. They covered the +9-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (212) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Miami:
Team record: 18-17 SU,16-19 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games
Miami is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Miami is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Utah:
Team record: 9-26 SU,18-17 ATS
Utah is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games
Utah is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Utah's last 15 games
Next up:
Miami at Portland Saturday, January 11
Utah at Phoenix Saturday, January 11