NBA Odds: New Orleans vs Miami Vegas Line and Matchup Preview
The Miami Heat play hosts to the New Orleans Pelicans in a NBA odds matchup in the Miami Airlines Arena at 7:35PM tonight. The Miami Heat are listed as the Vegas odds favorite in the NBA picks contest. Coming off a 102-97 victory over the Toronto Raptors the Heat failed to cover the -6 point spread posted by Vegas odds makers. In tonight's NBA picks contest the Vegas line has the Heat as the -9 point spreads favorite.
The Heat rallied late in the fourth period to outscore the Raptors in a what's becoming a common theme for the Heat. "We stayed with it mentally," stated the Heat's head coach Erik Spoelstra. "We were into the grind and staying the course and had to continue to make plays."
The New Orleans Pelicans' will be looking to avoid their second consecutive loss after traveling to Indiana. Failing to cover against the Pacers as a 12 point underdog, the Pelicans could potentially rebound to cover the spread versus the Heat with a 6-4 record after playing Indiana.
Leading the NBA picks contest after the first half of their matchup versus the Pacers, the Pelicans Alexis Ajinca scored a season-high 17 points, Anthony Davis 10 and Tyreke Evans added 12 more point for New Orleans.
The Miami Heat are a solid 13-2 straight up when playing New Orleans at home and have won their last 2 NBA picks contests.
Will the Heat cover the point spread listed by Vegas oddds makers in tonight's matchup against the Pelicans?
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Ryan Anderson |
F |
Out Indefinitely (neck) |
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Jason Smith |
F |
Day-to-Day (knee) |
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Shane Battier |
G |
Day-to-Day (quad) |
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Mario Chalmers |
G |
Day-to-Day (Achilles) |
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Greg Oden |
C |
Out Indefinitely (knee) |
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The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 6 games |
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New Orleans is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games |
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New Orleans is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road |
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The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Orleans's last 9 games on the road |
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New Orleans is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road |
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New Orleans is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Miami |
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New Orleans is 10-3-2 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Miami |
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The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games when playing Miami |
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New Orleans is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Miami |
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The total has gone UNDER in 13 of New Orleans's last 18 games when playing on the road against Miami |
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New Orleans is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Miami |
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The total has gone OVER in 9 of Miami's last 12 games |
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Miami is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games |
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Miami is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home |
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Miami is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home |
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The total has gone OVER in 8 of Miami's last 9 games at home |
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The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing New Orleans |
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Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Orleans |
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Miami is 3-10-2 ATS in its last 15 games when playing New Orleans |
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The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Miami's last 18 games when playing at home against New Orleans |
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Miami is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against New Orleans |
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Miami is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against New Orleans |
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New Orleans |
5-5 |
5-3-2 |
5-5 |
94.9 |
48.4 |
45.3 |
39.2 |
64 - 183 |
7.6 |
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Miami |
5-5 |
3-5-2 |
5-5 |
95.8 |
47.5 |
47.0 |
38.1 |
76 - 191 |
6.9 |
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03/29/2013 |
Fri |
MIA |
108 |
NOH |
89 |
7½ |
MIA |
189 |
O |
MIA |
NOH |
MIA |
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12/08/2012 |
Sat |
NOH |
90 |
MIA |
106 |
-14½ |
MIA |
193 |
O |
MIA |
NOH |
NOH |
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01/30/2012 |
Mon |
NOH |
95 |
MIA |
109 |
-12½ |
MIA |
186 |
O |
MIA |
MIA |
MIA |
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12/13/2010 |
Mon |
NOH |
84 |
MIA |
96 |
-12 |
Push |
187½ |
U |
MIA |
NOH |
MIA |
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11/05/2010 |
Fri |
MIA |
93 |
NOH |
96 |
6½ |
NOH |
187 |
O |
NOH |
NOH |
MIA |
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12/30/2009 |
Wed |
MIA |
91 |
NOH |
95 |
1 |
NOH |
192 |
U |
NOH |
NOH |
Push |
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11/22/2009 |
Sun |
NOH |
101 |
MIA |
102 |
-10 |
NOH |
192½ |
O |
MIA |
MIA |
NOH |
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04/07/2009 |
Tue |
NOH |
93 |
MIA |
87 |
-4½ |
NOH |
190 |
U |
NOH |
MIA |
MIA |
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11/08/2008 |
Sat |
MIA |
89 |
NOH |
100 |
-11 |
Push |
192 |
U |
NOH |
NOH |
NOH |
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04/02/2008 |
Wed |
NOH |
106 |
MIA |
77 |
17 |
NOH |
185 |
U |
NOH |
NOH |
MIA |
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01/04/2014 |
Sat |
82 |
at Indiana |
99 |
L |
-12 |
191½ |
45.6 |
65.4 |
3 |
-1 |
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01/03/2014 |
Fri |
95 |
at Boston |
92 |
W |
3½ |
201 |
49.4 |
77.3 |
2 |
0 |
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01/01/2014 |
Wed |
112 |
at Minnesota |
124 |
L |
-5½ |
211 |
51.7 |
72.7 |
6 |
1 |
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12/30/2013 |
Mon |
110 |
Portland |
108 |
W |
1½ |
210½ |
53.9 |
80.0 |
2 |
1 |
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12/28/2013 |
Sat |
98 |
at Houston |
107 |
L |
-9 |
211½ |
44.1 |
75.0 |
10 |
0 |
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01/05/2014 |
Sun |
102 |
Toronto |
97 |
W |
-6 |
199½ |
46.9 |
85.2 |
3 |
-1 |
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01/04/2014 |
Sat |
110 |
at Orlando |
94 |
W |
10 |
199½ |
54.1 |
77.4 |
6 |
0 |
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01/02/2014 |
Thu |
114 |
Golden State |
123 |
L |
-4½ |
205½ |
51.3 |
83.9 |
8 |
1 |
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12/30/2013 |
Mon |
97 |
at Denver |
94 |
W |
2 |
200½ |
50.7 |
64.3 |
11 |
0 |
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12/28/2013 |
Sat |
108 |
at Portland |
107 |
W |
-7 |
207½ |
51.7 |
90.9 |
8 |
0 |
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New Orleans's Overall Scoring vs Miami's Overall Defense |
102.34 |
12 |
98.18 |
9 |
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New Orleans's Away Scoring vs Miami's Home Defense |
101.06 |
12 |
100.89 |
21 |
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New Orleans's Road Rebounds vs Miami's Home Rebounds Allowed |
41.44 |
20 |
38.72 |
2 |
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Miami's Overall Scoring vs New Orleans's Overall Defense |
104.82 |
5 |
102.75 |
27 |
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Miami's Home Scoring vs New Orleans's Road Defense |
108.06 |
4 |
106.22 |
26 |
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Miami's Home Rebounds vs New Orleans's Road Rebounds Allowed |
36.50 |
30 |
45.83 |
28 |
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No trends to report |
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Miami leads the league in field goal percentage with 51.1. |
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Miami has the worst rebounds in the league 36.4. |
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Miami allows the third most three points made in the league with 8.9 per game. |
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Miami is second in rebounds allowed in the league at 40.1. |
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New Orleans |
45.6 |
46.1 |
-0.6 |
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Miami |
51.1 |
45.6 |
5.5 |
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New Orleans |
13.1 |
30.5 |
43.5 |
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Miami |
6.7 |
29.7 |
36.4 |
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New Orleans |
22.7 |
13.1 |
1.7 |
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Miami |
23.7 |
14.6 |
1.6 |
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Overall |
15-17 |
9-5 |
6-12 |
13-17-2 |
7-6-1 |
6-11-1 |
102.3 |
102.8 |
-0.4 |
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vs Div |
2-3 |
1-1 |
1-2 |
2-2-1 |
1-1 |
1-1-1 |
98.2 |
100.2 |
-2.0 |
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Last 10 |
4-6 |
2-0 |
2-6 |
4-5-1 |
2-0 |
2-5-1 |
101.0 |
104.1 |
-3.1 |
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vs East |
8-3 |
4-1 |
4-2 |
6-5 |
3-2 |
3-3 |
106.1 |
101.5 |
4.6 |
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vs West |
7-14 |
5-4 |
2-10 |
7-12-2 |
4-4-1 |
3-8-1 |
100.4 |
103.4 |
-3.0 |
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Overall |
26-8 |
15-3 |
11-5 |
16-18 |
6-12 |
10-6 |
104.8 |
98.2 |
6.6 |
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vs Div |
8-0 |
5-0 |
3-0 |
4-4 |
1-4 |
3-0 |
106.9 |
95.5 |
11.4 |
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Last 10 |
8-2 |
4-1 |
4-1 |
4-6 |
1-4 |
3-2 |
107.5 |
103.4 |
4.1 |
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vs East |
17-6 |
10-2 |
7-4 |
10-13 |
3-9 |
7-4 |
103.5 |
97.3 |
6.1 |
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vs West |
9-2 |
5-1 |
4-1 |
6-5 |
3-3 |
3-2 |
107.6 |
99.9 |
7.7 |
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