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Charlotte Hornets vs. Miami Heat
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Monday when the Charlotte Hornets and the Miami Heat meet at Kaseya Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Heat as -9.5-point favorites versus the Hornets, while the game's total opened at 218.
The Heat were a 114-109 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Bulls. They failed to cover the -5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (223) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Charlotte won its last outing, a 105-102 result against the Nets on March 08. The Hornets covered in that game as a +6-point underdog, while the 207 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Charlotte:
Team record: 15-48 SU,32-29-2 ATS
Charlotte is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Charlotte is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Charlotte's last 6 games
Miami:
Team record: 29-34 SU,28-34-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Miami is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Miami is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games
Next up:
Charlotte at Atlanta Wednesday, March 12
Miami home to Los Angeles Wednesday, March 12