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Miami Heat vs. New Orleans Pelicans
The New Orleans Pelicans will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday when they take on the Miami Heat at Smoothie King Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Pelicans as -1.5-point favorites versus the Heat, while the game's total opened at 235.5.
Last time out for New Orleans, they were a 127-123 loser as they battled the Mavericks on the road. The Pelicans covered in the match as a +6.5-point underdog, while 250 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
The Heat were a 116-113 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Magic. They failed to cover the -7-point spread as favorites, while the total score (229) made winners of OVER bettors.
Miami:
Team record: 40-22 SU,31-29-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Miami is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Miami's last 9 games
New Orleans:
Team record: 26-36 SU,31-29-2 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 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 8 of New Orleans's last 11 games
Next up:
Miami at Washington Sunday, March 8
New Orleans at Minnesota Sunday, March 8