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New Orleans Pelicans vs. Miami Heat
The New Orleans Pelicans and the Miami Heat will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at AmericanAirlines Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Heat as -8-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 230.5.
The Heat were a 108-97 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Cavaliers. They covered the -4.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (205) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Last time out for New Orleans, they were a 132-127 winner as they battled the Clippers at home. The Pelicans covered in the match as a +3.5-point underdog, while 259 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
New Orleans:
Team record: 3-8 SU,5-6 ATS
New Orleans is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of New Orleans's last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 6 games
Miami:
Team record: 8-3 SU,7-2-2 ATS
Miami is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami's last 8 games
Miami is 4-0-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
New Orleans home to Golden State Sunday, November 17
Miami home to Cleveland Wednesday, November 20