The Miami Heat (38-31) take on the New Orleans Pelicans (42-27) as just 3-point favorites on Friday, March 22, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET on NBA TV, BSSUN, and WVUE. The matchup has an over/under of 207.5 points.
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How Do I Watch Heat vs. Pelicans?
- Game Day: Friday, March 22, 2024
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: NBA TV, BSSUN, and WVUE
- Location: Miami, Florida
- Arena: Kaseya Center
Betting Lines For Miami vs. New Orleans
Heat vs Pelicans Betting Information
| Favorite |
Spread |
Total |
| Heat |
-3 |
207.5 |
Heat Betting Stats & Information
- The Heat have been favored on the moneyline 37 total times this season. They’ve gone 27-10 in those games.
- When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -146 or shorter, Miami has a record of 18-8 (69.2% win percentage).
- The Heat are 31-34-4 against the spread this season.
- In games this season they were favored by 3 points or more, the Heat have a 9-15-2 record against the spread.
- The average over/under Miami has had in its matchups this season is 11.4 more points than this particular game’s point total.
- Heat games have gone over the point total in 25 out of 69 opportunities (36.2%).
New Orleans Betting Stats & Info
- The Pelicans have entered the game as underdogs 26 times this season and won 14, or 53.8%, of those games.
- This season, New Orleans has won nine of its 18 games, or 50%, when it is the underdog by at least +123 on the moneyline.
- The Pelicans are 39-28-2 against the spread this year.
- The Pelicans have an ATS record of 11-6-1 when playing as at least 3-point underdogs.
- New Orleans’ games this season have averaged a total of 226.7 points, 19.2 more than the point total in this matchup.
- Pelicans games have finished with a final combined score above the over/under 30 times this season.
Heat vs. Pelicans Season Stat Comparison
| Heat Rank |
Heat AVG |
|
Pelicans AVG |
Pelicans Rank |
| 27th |
109.7 |
Points Scored |
115.8 |
13th |
| 4th |
109.2 |
Points Allowed |
110.9 |
8th |
| 24th |
42.2 |
Rebounds |
44.4 |
7th |
| 26th |
9.4 |
Off. Rebounds |
10.7 |
12th |
| 18th |
12.2 |
3pt Made |
12.2 |
18th |
| 21st |
25.6 |
Assists |
27.2 |
11th |
| 6th |
11.9 |
Turnovers |
12.6 |
15th |
Heat vs. Pelicans Injury Updates
Heat
| Name |
Game Status |
Injury |
| Josh Richardson |
Out For Season |
Shoulder |
| Kevin Love |
Out |
Heel |
| Duncan Robinson |
Out |
Back |
| Tyler Herro |
Out |
Foot |
| Caleb Martin |
Questionable |
Ankle |
Pelicans
| Name |
Game Status |
Injury |
| Dyson Daniels |
Out |
Knee |
| Matt Ryan |
Questionable |
Illness |
| Brandon Ingram |
Out |
Knee |
This Matchup’s Impact Players
Miami Heat Leaders
- The Heat get 19.9 points, 10.6 rebounds and four assists from Bam Adebayo.
- Terry Rozier makes more threes per game than any other (active) member of the Heat, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.8 per contest.
New Orleans Pelicans Leaders
- Zion Williamson’s statline this season includes 22.7 points, five assists and 5.8 rebounds per game.
- Jonas Valanciunas also adds 12.6 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.
- CJ McCollum is reliable from three-point range with 3.3 made threes per game.
