The New Orleans Pelicans (5-28) will look to end a 10-game losing streak when they visit the Miami Heat (16-14) on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at Kaseya Center as 9.5-point underdogs. The game airs at 7:30 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and FDSSUN.

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Heat vs. Pelicans Game Info & Odds

• Date: Wednesday, January 1, 2025
• Time: 7:30 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: Gulf Coast Sports and FDSSUN
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Miami, Florida
• Venue: Kaseya Center

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Heat vs. Pelicans Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Heat 118 – Pelicans 104

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Spread & Total Prediction for Heat vs. Pelicans

• Pick ATS: Heat (- 9.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Heat (-14.3)
• Pick OU:

  Under (222.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 222.2

• The Heat have put together a 15-15-0 ATS record this season as opposed to the 12-21-0 mark from the Pelicans.
• As a 9.5-point favorite or more in 2024-25, Miami is 2-1 against the spread compared to the 3-6 ATS record New Orleans racks up as a 9.5-point underdog.
• When it comes to exceeding the over/under in 2024-25, New Orleans and its opponents are more successful (54.5% of the time) than Miami and its opponents (53.3%).
• As a moneyline favorite this season, the Heat are 11-7, a better record than the Pelicans have put up (3-23) as moneyline underdogs.

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Heat Performance Insights

• So far this year, the Heat are averaging 111 points per game (20th-ranked in NBA) and allowing 108.7 points per contest (sixth-ranked).
• This year, Miami is pulling down 43.5 boards per game (19th-ranked in NBA) and allowing 45.5 rebounds per contest (25th-ranked).
• So far this season, the Heat rank 17th in the league in assists, averaging 25.4 per game.
• Miami ranks fourth-best in the NBA by averaging just 12.4 turnovers per game. In terms of forced turnovers, it ranks 12th in the league (14.2 per contest).
• The Heat are 10th in the NBA with 14.4 three-pointers per game so far this year. Meanwhile, they rank seventh with a 37.3% shooting percentage from three-point land.

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Pelicans Performance Insights

• On offense, the Pelicans are the third-worst team in the league (106.7 points per game). On defense, they are 25th (117.9 points conceded per game).
• On the boards, New Orleans is 24th in the NBA in rebounds (42.9 per game). It is fifth-worst in rebounds allowed (45.7 per game).
• At 24.5 assists per game, the Pelicans are 23rd in the league.
• New Orleans commits 14.5 turnovers per game and force 14.2 per game, ranking 18th and 12th, respectively, in the NBA.
• In 2024-25 the Pelicans are second-worst in the league in 3-point makes (11.3 per game) and fifth-worst in 3-point percentage (33.5%).

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