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Miami Heat vs. New Orleans Pelicans

The Miami Heat will be trying to extend a winning streak on Thursday when they take on the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Heat as -4-point favorites versus the Pelicans, while the game's total opened at 213.5.

The Pelicans were a 110-97 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Rockets. They covered the -9-point spread as favorites, while the total score (207) made winners of UNDER bettors.

Miami was a 121-100 winner in its last match on the road against the Wizards. They covered the -7.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 221 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.

Miami:
Team record: 35-20 SU,32-23 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Miami is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 games
Miami is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Miami's last 10 games

New Orleans:
Team record: 22-32 SU,27-26-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
New Orleans is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games at home
New Orleans is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Miami

Next up:
Miami home to Brooklyn Saturday, February 12
New Orleans home to San Antonio Saturday, February 12