The New Orleans Pelicans (5-28) are underdogs (+9) as they attempt to end a 10-game losing streak when they visit the Miami Heat (16-14) at 7:30 PM ET on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at Kaseya Center. The matchup airs on Gulf Coast Sports and FDSSUN. The matchup has an over/under of 220.5 points.
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Heat Cover -9 vs Pelicans -108
Heat vs. Pelicans betting lines
- Heat odds to win: -365
- Pelicans odds to win: +287
- Spread: Heat (-9)
- Total: 220.5
- TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Heat Statistics, Trends and More
As the Home Team
- Miami has a 7-6-1 record against the spread at home and is 9-5 in home contests.
- This season, Miami has a 1-0-1 record ATS in home games when playing as 9-point favorites or more.
- Heat home games have hit the over on the set point total seven times this year.
- Miami and its opponents have averaged a total of 218.5 points per home contest this year, two points fewer than this game’s posted total.
Heat Recent Trends
- The Heat are 6-4 overall and 5-4-1 against the spread in their last 10 games.
- The Heat and their opponents have combined to hit the over in five of those 10 games.
- The past 10 Heat games averaged 3.1 fewer points (217.4) than this matchup’s over/under.
- Across their past 10 games, the Heat have scored 0.5 fewer points per contest compared to their season-long scoring average.
Heat Betting Records
- The Heat have been the moneyline favorite 18 total times this season. They’ve finished 11-7 in those games.
- Miami has won all three games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -365 or shorter.
- The Heat have an implied moneyline win probability of 78.5% in this game.
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.2 (21st in NBA) | 45.9 (11th) | 43.5 (19th) | 45.5 (25th) | 25.4 (17th) | 12.4 (fourth) |
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Pelicans Statistics, Trends and More
As the Away Team
- The Pelicans have a 3-12 ATS record in road games so far while going 1-14 overall in those contests.
- Pelicans games have gone over the set point total seven times on the road this year.
- Recent performance gives an edge to the Pelicans to beat the total. This year their road games averaged a total of 222.4 points per contest.
Pelicans Recent Trends
- The Pelicans have a 0-10 record straight-up in their past 10 matchups, while covering the spread four times in those games.
- The final scores of the past 10 Pelicans games have surpassed the set total seven times.
- The last 10 Pelicans games averaged 225.9 total points, 5.4 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
- In their last 10 games, the Pelicans have a 112.1 points-per-game average, 5.4 points above their season-long scoring average.
Pelicans Betting Records
- This season, New Orleans has won three out of the 26 games, or 11.5%, in which it has been the underdog.
- This season, the Pelicans have been at least a +287 underdog on the moneyline nine times, losing each of those contests.
- The implied probability of a win by the Pelicans based on the moneyline is 25.8%.
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 (29th in NBA) | 48.5 (30th) | 42.9 (24th) | 45.7 (26th) | 24.5 (23rd) | 14.5 (18th) |
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