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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 Wednesday when they meet at FTX Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Heat as -8.5-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 223.5.
The Heat were a 103-90 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Thunder. They covered the -6.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (193) made winners of UNDER bettors.
New Orleans lost its last outing, a 105-100 result against the Wizards on November 15. The Pelicans failed to cover in that game as a +4.5-point underdog, while the 205 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
New Orleans:
Team record: 2-13 SU,6-9 ATS
New Orleans is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
New Orleans is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Orleans's last 8 games
Miami:
Team record: 9-5 SU,10-4 ATS
Miami is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games
Miami is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games
Next up:
New Orleans home to Los Angeles Friday, November 19
Miami home to Washington Thursday, November 18