NBA Best Bets: Heat vs. Pacers Picks for January 2

Published 4:34 am Thursday, January 2, 2025

The Miami Heat (17-14) take the court against the Indiana Pacers (16-18) as just 1.5-point favorites on Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET on FDSSUN and FDSIN.

Want to make an informed wager on Thursday’s game? Discover the best bets available for this matchup (based on our computer predictions) right here.

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Heat vs. Pacers Game Info

  • When: Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
  • Where: Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida
  • TV: FDSSUN and FDSIN
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Heat vs. Pacers Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Heat (- 1.5)

  • Miami has beaten the spread 16 times in 31 games.
  • Indiana’s record against the spread is 14-20-0.
  • The Heat are 10-8 as 1.5-point favorites or more.
  • The Pacers’ ATS record as 1.5-point underdogs or more is 9-8.

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Pick OU:

Over (223.5)

  • The Heat’s 31 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 223.5 points 15 times.
  • The Pacers have played 25 games this season that ended with a point total above 223.5 points.
  • Miami has had an average of 219.2 points in its games this season, 4.3 fewer than this matchup’s total.
  • Indiana has a 231.8-point average over/under in its outings this season, 8.3 more points than this game’s point total.
  • The Heat score the 27th-most points in the NBA this season, while the Pacers’ offense racks up the ninth-most.
  • The Heat are the NBA’s second-ranked scoring defense while the Pacers are the 26th-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Heat (-120)

  • The Heat have won 12, or 63.2%, of the 19 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
  • The Pacers have been victorious in eight, or 47.1%, of the 17 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
  • Miami has a record of 12-6, a 66.7% win rate, when it’s favored by -120 or more by oddsmakers this season.
  • This season, Indiana has come away with a win eight times in 16 chances when named as an underdog of at least +100 or worse on the moneyline.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Heat have a 54.5% chance to win.

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