Heat vs. Trail Blazers betting: NBA preview for January 21

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The Portland Trail Blazers (14-28) are 9-point underdogs against the Miami Heat (21-20) at Kaseya Center on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. The game starts at 7:30 PM ET on KATU, KUNP, and FDSSUN. The over/under is set at 218.5 for the matchup.

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Heat vs. Trail Blazers betting lines

  • Heat odds to win: -403
  • Trail Blazers odds to win: +316
  • Spread: Heat (-9)
  • Total: 218.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Heat Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Miami has a 9-9-1 ATS record in home games so far while putting up a record of 11-8 overall in those contests.
  • This year, Miami is 2-0-1 ATS at home when playing as 9-point favorites or more.
  • At home this year, Heat games have gone over the set point total 12 times.
  • This season at home, Miami and its opponents have averaged a total of 219.8 points per contest, 1.3 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Heat Recent Trends

  • The Heat have covered the spread three times in their past 10 contests while putting up a 4-6 record straight-up in those games.
  • The final score of the past 10 Heat games has exceeded the set total six times.
  • The last 10 Heat games averaged 220.1 total points, 1.6 more points than this matchup’s point total.
  • Over the past 10 games, the Heat are scoring 0.2 points less per game compared to their season average.

Heat Betting Records

  • The Heat have been the moneyline favorite 24 total times this season. They’ve finished 15-9 in those games.
  • Miami has won all three games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -403 or shorter.
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Heat’s implied win probability is 80.1%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.8 (19th in NBA) 46.2 (12th) 43.5 (21st) 45.6 (25th) 26.3 (14th) 12.5 (fifth)

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Trail Blazers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Trail Blazers have an 11-10 record against the spread on the road and are 5-16 in road contests.
  • Trail Blazers games have gone over the set point total seven times on the road this year.
  • The Trail Blazers and their opponents have averaged a total of 225.1 points per road contest this season, 6.6 points greater than this game’s posted total.

Trail Blazers Recent Trends

  • The Trail Blazers are 3-7 overall and 5-5 against the spread over their past 10 contests.
  • The final scores of the past 10 Trail Blazers games have exceeded the set total four times.
  • The past 10 Trail Blazers games averaged 5.6 more points (224.1) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • In their last 10 games, the Trail Blazers have a 107.3 points-per-game average, 0.6 points below their season-long scoring average.

Trail Blazers Betting Records

  • Portland has been underdogs in 39 games this season and won 13 (33.3%) of those contests.
  • The Trail Blazers are 4-11 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +316 or more on the moneyline.
  • The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 24.0% chance of a victory for the Trail Blazers.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.7 (24th in NBA) 47.9 (26th) 43.2 (23rd) 44.9 (22nd) 23.2 (28th) 15.8 (28th)
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