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Miami Heat vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
The Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Paycom Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Thunder as -8-point favorites versus the Heat, while the game's total opened at 226.5.
In their last action, Oklahoma City was a 128-120 winner on the road against the Trail Blazers. They failed to cover the -13-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (248) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Miami lost its last outing, a 114-108 result against the Mavericks on March 07. The Heat failed to cover in that game as a +4.5-point underdog, while the 222 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Miami:
Team record: 35-27 SU,30-31-1 ATS
Miami is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games
Miami is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 19 of Miami's last 25 games
Oklahoma City:
Team record: 43-19 SU,38-23-1 ATS
Oklahoma City is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Oklahoma City is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
Oklahoma City is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Miami home to Washington Sunday, March 10
Oklahoma City home to Memphis Sunday, March 10