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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 FTX Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Heat as -5-point favorites versus the Pacers, while the game's total opened at 226.5.
Miami was a 113-103 loser in its last match at home against the Bulls. They failed to cover the -1.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 216 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for Indiana, they were a 117-112 winner as they battled the Celtics on the road. The Pacers covered in the match as a +9.5-point underdog, while 229 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Indiana:
Team record: 16-16 SU,18-14 ATS
Indiana is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Indiana's last 10 games
Indiana is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Miami:
Team record: 16-16 SU,10-20-2 ATS
Miami is 2-6-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games
Next up:
Indiana at New Orleans Monday, December 26
Miami home to Minnesota Monday, December 26