The New Orleans Pelicans (5-28) will look to break a 10-game losing streak when they visit the Miami Heat (16-14) on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at Kaseya Center as 9.5-point underdogs. The game 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 has beaten the spread 15 times in 30 games.
• New Orleans’ record against the spread is 12-21-0.
• The Heat have two wins ATS (2-1) as a 9.5-point favorite or greater this year.
• As 9.5-point underdogs or greater, the Pelicans are 3-6 against the spread.

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Pick OU:

Over (221.5)

• The Heat and their opponents have combined to score more than 221.5 points in 15 of 30 games this season.
• The Pelicans have combined with their opponents to score more than 221.5 points in 20 of 33 games this season.
• Miami has had an average of 219.2 points in its games this season, 2.3 fewer than this matchup’s total.
• New Orleans’ average game total 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 NBA this year. The Pelicans have scored the 21st-most points.
• 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)

• The Heat have entered the game as favorites 18 times this season and won 11, or 61.1%, of those games.
• 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.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Heat have a 81.8% chance to win.

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