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Miami Heat vs. Charlotte Hornets
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the Miami Heat and the Charlotte Hornets meet at Spectrum Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Heat as -4-point favorites versus the Hornets, while the game's total opened at 225.5.
Charlotte lost its last outing, a 126-120 result against the Timberwolves on February 15. The Hornets earned a push in that game as a +6-point underdog, while the 246 combined points took the game OVER the total.
The Heat were a 107-99 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Mavericks. They failed to cover the -5.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (206) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Miami:
Team record: 37-21 SU,33-25 ATS
Miami is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Miami is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Miami's last 13 games
Charlotte:
Team record: 29-30 SU,32-26-1 ATS
Charlotte is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Charlotte is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Charlotte's last 9 games
Next up:
Miami at New York Friday, February 25
Charlotte home to Toronto Friday, February 25