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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Miami Heat
The fans at Miami-Dade Arena will be treated to a game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Miami Heat when they take their seats on Sunday.
Oddsmakers opened the Heat as -6.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 222.
Last time out for Miami, they were a 115-90 loser as they battled the Mavericks on the road. The Heat failed to cover in the match as a -2-point favorite, while 205 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, New Orleans was a 123-110 loser on the road against the Magic. They failed to cover the -1-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (233) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
New Orleans:
Team record: 18-12 SU,15-15 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
New Orleans is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
New Orleans is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 7 games
Miami:
Team record: 16-16 SU,10-20-2 ATS
Miami is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Miami is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Miami's last 10 games
Next up:
New Orleans home to Denver Tuesday, January 24
Miami home to Boston Tuesday, January 24