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Miami Heat at New Orleans Pelicans Preview & Picks – Heat To Record NBA Road Cover
- Miami Heat at New Orleans Pelicans picks for Wednesday, January 18
- Matchup gets underway at 20:00 ET at Smoothie King Center
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Miami Heat at New Orleans Pelicans Preview & Picks
Miami Heat at New Orleans Pelicans Preview & Picks
Miami are tipped to cover as they beat short-handed New Orleans.
The Heat are in decent form and can take advantage of a Pelicans team without Zion and Ingram.
- Miami Heat are 7-2-0 ATS in their last 9 wins
- Miami are 8-1-0 ATS in their last 9 games vs New Orleans
- New Orleans Pelicans are 3-6-0 ATS in their last 9 games
- The Under has hit in 6 of Miami’s last 8 games
Head To Head
- Miami Heat lead the all-time series 27-23
- Miami Heat won 112-97 when the teams last met in February 2022
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Miami go into this game on the back of a loss but in decent form with four wins coming in their last six games.
They ended a recent five-game road trip with a 104-06 victory in Phoenix, only to lose 102-101 at home to Brooklyn in their next outing.
The Heat rebounded quickly though, reeling off three consecutive wins before heading back out on the road.
They followed up a 112-111 win against Oklahoma City with back-to-back wins against Milwaukee, beating the Bucks 108-102 and 111-95.
Miami’s run was ended in Atlanta on Monday night though, as they started this road trip with a 121-113 defeat.
New Orleans Pelicans Form
New Orleans return home looking to develop some consistency after making a 2-5 start to 2023.
The Pelicans started the year with a 120-111 loss in Philadelphia, only to bounce back with a 119-108 win at home to Houston.
They failed to build on that though as they lost 108-102 at home to Brooklyn before falling to a 127-117 defeat in Dallas.
New Orleans then picked up a couple of wins on the road, sandwiching a 125-114 loss in Boston with a 132-112 victory at Washington and a 116-110 success in Detroit.
The Pelicans ended that stint on the road with a loss though, losing 113-103 in Cleveland on Monday night.
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Verdict
New Orleans are without their two best players and Miami are backed to make the most of that.
Miami -1.5
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