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Indiana Pacers vs. Miami Heat
The Indiana Pacers and the Miami Heat will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at AmericanAirlines Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Heat as -5-point favorites versus the Pacers, while the game's total opened at 213.5.
Miami won its last outing, a 107-104 result against the Jazz on December 23. The Heat failed to cover in that game as a -4.5-point favorite, while the 211 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
In their last action, Indiana was a 120-115 winner at home against the Raptors. They failed to cover the -5.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (235) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Indiana:
Team record: 21-10 SU,16-13-2 ATS
Indiana is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Indiana is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Indiana's last 11 games
Miami:
Team record: 22-8 SU,18-10-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Miami is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Miami's last 8 games
Next up:
Indiana at New Orleans Saturday, December 28
Miami home to Philadelphia Saturday, December 28