Miami Heat vs New Orleans Pelicans Betting Preview: Point Spread, Moneylines, Odds

The Miami Heat (25-22) are favored (by 6.5 points) to extend a three-game home winning streak when they host the New Orleans Pelicans (26-20) on Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 3:30 PM ET.

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Heat vs. Pelicans Game Time and Odds

  • Game Day: Sunday, January 22, 2023
  • Game Time: 3:30 PM ET
  • TV Channel: BSSUN and BSNO
  • Location: Miami, Florida
  • Arena: FTX Arena
  • Moneyline favorite: Heat (-255)
  • Spread: Heat (-6.5)

Heat vs. Pelicans Betting Stats and Trends

  • The Heat have covered the spread in a game 18 times this season (18-26-3).
  • In games this season when favored by 6.5 points or more, Miami is 3-6 against the spread.
  • This season, 21 of the Heat’s games have gone over the point total out of 46 chances.
  • The Pelicans are 22-24-0 against the spread this year.
  • New Orleans has yet to cover a spread (0-5) when it was at least 6.5-point underdogs.
  • Games involving the Pelicans have hit the over 27 times this year.

Heat vs. Pelicans Statistics and Rankings

Heat Rank Heat AVG Pelicans AVG Pelicans Rank
30th 108.8 Points Scored 116.4 9th
2nd 108.7 Points Allowed 113.7 16th
26th 41.3 Rebounds 44.6 8th
19th 10.0 Off. Rebounds 11.3 11th
15th 11.9 3pt Made 11.2 22nd
22nd 23.7 Assists 26.1 9th
5th 12.8 Turnovers 14.4 21st

Heat vs. Pelicans Stats and Trends

  • The Heat are 6-4 overall and 5-4-1 against the spread in their past 10 contests.
  • The final score of the past 10 Miami games has gone over the set total three times.
  • During their last 10 games, the Heat have scored 0.6 fewer points per contest compared to their season-long scoring average.
  • The Pelicans are 3-7 against the spread and 3-7 overall over their last 10 games.
  • In its past 10 contests, New Orleans has hit the over six times.
  • During their last 10 games, the Pelicans’ points per game average is 112.2, 4.2 points lower per game than their season-long scoring average.

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