The New Orleans Pelicans (5-28) are 9.5-point underdogs as they look to break a 14-game road losing streak when they visit the Miami Heat (16-14) on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at Kaseya Center. The contest airs at 7:30 PM ET on Gulf Coast Sports and FDSSUN.

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Heat vs. Pelicans Game Info

• When: Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
• Where: Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida
• TV: Gulf Coast Sports and FDSSUN
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Heat vs. Pelicans Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Heat (- 9.5)

• Against the spread, Miami is 15-15-0 this season.
• New Orleans has 12 wins in 33 games against the spread this year.
• The Heat have won twice ATS (2-1) as a 9.5-point favorite or more this year.
• The Pelicans’ ATS record as 9.5-point underdogs or greater is 3-6.

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Pick OU:

Over (221.5)

• Heat games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 221.5 points 15 times.
• The Pelicans have played 20 games this season that finished with a combined score over 221.5 points.
• The average point total in Miami’s outings this year is 219.2, 2.3 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
• The average total for New Orleans’ games this season has been 223.2, 1.7 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
• The Heat are the 28th-highest scoring team in the league this year. The Pelicans have scored the 21st-most points.
• The Heat are the league’s top-ranked scoring defense while the Pelicans are the 26th-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Heat (-450)

• The Heat have won 11, or 61.1%, of the 18 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• The Pelicans have been victorious in three, or 11.5%, of the 26 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• Miami has been at least a -450 moneyline favorite three times this season and won all of those games.
• New Orleans has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +340 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 81.8% chance of a victory for the Heat.

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