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Miami Heat vs. Denver Nuggets
The fans at Ball Arena will be treated to a game between the Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets when they take their seats on Friday.
Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -5.5-point favorites versus the Heat, while the game's total opened at 223.5.
Denver lost its last outing, a 127-126 result against the Kings on December 28. The Nuggets covered in that game as a +4-point underdog, while the 253 combined points took the game OVER the total.
In their last action, Miami was a 112-98 winner at home against the Lakers. They covered the -9-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (210) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Miami:
Team record: 16-16 SU,10-20-2 ATS
Miami is 4-7-1 ATS in its last 12 games
Miami is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games
Denver:
Team record: 19-11 SU,13-17 ATS
Denver is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Denver is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver's last 7 games
Next up:
Miami at Utah Saturday, December 31
Denver home to Boston Sunday, January 1