The Miami Heat (17-14) play 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.

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Heat vs. Pacers Game Info & Odds

• Date: Thursday, January 2, 2025
• Time: 7:30 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: FDSSUN and FDSIN
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Miami, Florida
• Venue: Kaseya Center

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Heat vs. Pacers Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Heat 116 – Pacers 110

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Spread & Total Prediction for Heat vs. Pacers

• Pick ATS: Heat (- 1.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Heat (-6.6)
• Pick OU:

  Over (224.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 225.7

• The Pacers (14-20-0 ATS) have covered the spread 51.6% of the time, 10.4% less often than the Heat (16-15-0) this season.
• Miami (10-8) covers a higher percentage of games when it is favored by 1.5 points or more this season (55.6%) than Indiana (9-8) does as a 1.5+-point underdog (52.9%).
• Miami and its opponents have gone over the total 54.8% of the time this season (17 out of 31). That’s less often than Indiana and its opponents have (22 out of 34).
• As a moneyline favorite this year, the Heat are 12-7, while the Pacers are 8-9 as moneyline underdogs.

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Heat Performance Insights

• With 111.3 points per game on offense, the Heat are 20th in the NBA. At the other end of the court, they surrender 108.7 points per contest, which ranks sixth in the league.
• Miami is averaging 43.4 rebounds per game (19th-ranked in NBA) this year, while allowing 45 rebounds per contest (24th-ranked).
• So far this season, the Heat rank 17th in the league in assists, averaging 25.6 per game.
• Miami is forcing 14.1 turnovers per game this year (14th-ranked in NBA), but it has committed only 12.4 turnovers per contest (fourth-best).
• The Heat are draining 14.4 treys per game (ninth-ranked in NBA) this year, while putting up a 37.5% three-point percentage (seventh-ranked).

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Pacers Performance Insights

• The Pacers are 11th in the league in points scored (114.6 per game) and 22nd in points conceded (116.9).
• Indiana is the fourth-worst squad in the league in rebounds per game (41.4) and 18th in rebounds conceded (44.3).
• This season the Pacers are ranked 10th in the NBA in assists at 27.8 per game.
• Indiana commits 13.6 turnovers per game and force 13.6 per game, ranking 12th and 18th, respectively, in the league.
• With 12.7 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 37.3% from beyond the arc, the Pacers are 19th and eighth in the NBA, respectively, in those categories.

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