Line: Miami -1, Total: 195.5 (check The Linemakers on Sporting News’ odds page for current NBA point spreads and totals)
Chris Bosh is out for the season for the Heat, while the Pelicans’ Antony Davis remains sidelined with a shoulder injury.
AccuScore has the Heat as 59 percent favorites to win the game outright, and there’s about a 56 percent chance they cover the 1-point spread as favorites. The average score after AccuScore ran its 10,000-plus simulations is Miami 97- New Orleans 93.
AccuScore’s ATS record in Heat games 16-12 ( 57.1 percent). Also, New Orleans is 2-4 ATS in its last six games at home.
AccuScore best bet: There’s about a 60 percent chance the total combined score stays UNDER 195.5, a four-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend.
In the past week, AccuScore is 3-0 when it projects a total combined score that is 6.5 or more points different the posted total in Vegas. The total has stayed UNDER in 15 of Miami’s last 23 games.
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Projected Leaders Dwyane Wade: 19 points (3-7 3PM), 5 assists, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, 3 TOs Tyreke Evans: 25 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block, 4 TOs
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