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Miami Heat vs. New York Knicks
The fans at Madison Square Garden will be treated to a game between the Miami Heat and the New York Knicks when they take their seats on Sunday.
Oddsmakers opened the Heat as -8.5-point favorites versus the Knicks, while the game's total opened at 218.5.
New York lost its last outing, a 123-111 result against the Pelicans on January 10. The Knicks failed to cover in that game as a +4.5-point underdog, while the 234 combined points took the game OVER the total.
In their last action, Miami was a 117-113 loser on the road against the Nets. They failed to cover the -4-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (230) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Miami:
Team record: 27-11 SU,21-15-2 ATS
Miami is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Miami is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Miami's last 16 games
New York:
Team record: 10-29 SU,19-20 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
New York is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
New York is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games
Next up:
Miami home to San Antonio Wednesday, January 15
New York at Milwaukee Tuesday, January 14