The New Orleans Pelicans (5-28) are 9.5-point underdogs as they look to stop a 14-game road slide when they square off against 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)

• Miami’s record against the spread is 15-15-0.
• New Orleans has beaten the spread 12 times in 33 games.
• As a 9.5-point favorite or greater, the Heat have two wins ATS (2-1).
• The Pelicans are 3-6 as 9.5-point underdogs or greater.

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Pick OU:

Under (222.5)

• In 15 of 30 games this season, the Heat and their opponents have combined to score more than 222.5 points.
• The Pelicans have played 20 games this season that have had more than 222.5 combined points scored.
• The average total in Miami’s games this season is 219.2, 3.3 points fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
• New Orleans’ average game total this season has been 223.2, 0.7 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
• The Heat score the 28th-most points in the league this season, while the Pelicans’ offense puts up the 19th-most.
• The Pelicans have surrendered the 26th-fewest points in the league this season, while the Heat have given up the fewest.

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Moneyline Pick: Heat (-450)

• This season, the Heat have been favored 18 times and won 11, or 61.1%, of those games.
• The Pelicans have won in three, or 11.5%, of the 26 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• 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.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Heat have a 81.8% chance to win.

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