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Miami Heat vs. Indiana Pacers
The Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at HP Field House.
Oddsmakers opened the Heat as -5.5-point favorites versus the Pacers, while the game's total opened at 214.5.
The Pacers were a 113-101 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Heat. They failed to cover the +4-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (214) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Miami won its last outing, a 113-101 result against the Pacers on August 18. The Heat covered in that game as a -4-point favorite, while the 214 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Miami:
Team record: 45-29 SU,36-36-2 ATS
Miami is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Miami is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Miami is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
Indiana:
Team record: 45-29 SU,39-31-4 ATS
Indiana is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Indiana is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games
Next up:
Miami home to Indiana Saturday, August 22