The New Orleans Pelicans (5-28) visit the Miami Heat (16-14) after losing 14 straight road games. The Heat are favored by 9.5 points in the contest, which starts at 7:30 PM ET on Wednesday, January 1, 2025.

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Heat vs. Pelicans Game Info

• When: Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
• Where: Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida
• TV: Gulf Coast Sports and FDSSUN
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Heat vs. Pelicans Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Heat (- 9.5)

• Against the spread, Miami is 15-15-0 this year.
• Against the spread, New Orleans is 12-21-0 this year.
• The Heat have two wins ATS (2-1) as a 9.5-point favorite or greater this year.
• The Pelicans’ ATS record as 9.5-point underdogs or more is 3-6.

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Pick OU:

Over (221.5)

• The Heat and their opponents have gone over 221.5 combined points in 15 of 30 games this season.
• The Pelicans have combined with their opponent to score more than 221.5 points in 20 of 33 games this season.
• The average point total in Miami’s games this season is 219.2, 2.3 points fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
• New Orleans’ games this year have had a 223.2-point total on average, 1.7 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
• The Heat score the 28th-most points in the NBA this season, while the Pelicans’ offense puts up the 21st-most.
• This contest features the league’s 26th-ranked (Pelicans) and top-ranked (Heat) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Heat (-450)

• This season, the Heat have been favored 18 times and won 11, or 61.1%, of those games.
• The Pelicans have been victorious in three, or 11.5%, of the 26 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• Miami has been at least a -450 moneyline favorite three times this season and won all of those games.
• New Orleans has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +340 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• The Heat have a 81.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.

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