Heat vs. Pelicans Free Pick
NEW ORLEANS, LA (ATS Consultants) – The Heat will visit the Pelicans at 8:00PM ET tonight in New Orleans, a place where they’ve struggled to cover the spread.
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Heat are 2-point road favorites versus the Pelicans after opening as 1.5-point favorites. The total, meanwhile, is sitting at 196 after opening at 195.5.
The Heat are just 1-6-1 against the spread in their last eight road games versus New Orleans while the home team is 7-2 against the number in their last nine meetings between these two teams. The Pelicans are also 7-2 at the betting window in their last nine games on Friday and 10-4-1 ATS in their last 15 games versus Southeast opponents.
On the other side, the Heat are just 1-4 against the spread in their last five games versus Western Conference opponents and are 3-13 ATS in their last 16 games versus Southwest opponents. They’re also 0-4-1 against the spread in their last five games playing on one day of rest and 6-20-2 ATS in their last 28 games following a win.
FRIDAY NBA FREE PICK: NEW ORLEANS PELICANS +2
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