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)

• Miami is 15-15-0 against the spread this season.
• New Orleans has 12 wins in 33 games against the spread this year.
• As a 9.5-point favorite or greater, the Heat have two wins ATS (2-1).
• The Pelicans have an ATS record of 3-6 as 9.5-point underdogs or greater.

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Pick OU:

Under (222.5)

• The Heat’s 30 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 222.5 points 15 times.
• The Pelicans have played 20 games this season that have had more than 222.5 combined points scored.
• Miami’s games this season have had an average of 219.2 points, 3.3 fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
• New Orleans has a 223.2-point average over/under in its outings this season, 0.7 more points than this game’s total.
• The Pelicans are the league’s 19th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 28th-ranked Heat.
• This outing features the league’s 26th-ranked (Pelicans) and second-ranked (Heat) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Heat (-450)

• The Heat have been favorites in 18 games this season and won 11 (61.1%) of those contests.
• The Pelicans have been underdogs in 26 games this season and have come away with the win three times (11.5%) in those contests.
• 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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