The Miami Heat (17-14) hit the court against the Indiana Pacers (16-18) as only 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 Heat (16-15-0 ATS) have covered the spread 51.6% of the time, 10.4% more often than the Pacers (14-20-0) 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 exceeded the point 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 underdog this season, the Pacers are 8-9, while the Heat are 12-7 as moneyline favorites.

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Heat Performance Insights

• With 111.3 points per game on offense, the Heat rank 20th in the NBA. On defense, they give up 108.7 points per contest, which ranks sixth in the league.
• So far this year, Miami is pulling down 43.4 rebounds per game (19th-ranked in NBA) and allowing 45 rebounds per contest (24th-ranked).
• The Heat are dishing out 25.6 assists per game, which ranks them 17th in the NBA in 2024-25.
• Miami is forcing 14.1 turnovers per game this year (14th-ranked in NBA), but it has committed just 12.4 turnovers per contest (fourth-best).
• The Heat are ninth in the NBA with 14.4 three-pointers per game so far this year. Meanwhile, they rank seventh with a 37.5% shooting percentage from three-point land.

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Pacers Performance Insights

• In 2024-25, the Pacers are 11th in the league offensively (114.6 points scored per game) and 22nd defensively (116.9 points allowed).
• Indiana is the fourth-worst squad in the league in rebounds per game (41.4) and 18th in rebounds allowed (44.3).
• This season the Pacers are ranked 10th in the NBA in assists at 27.8 per game.
• At 13.6 turnovers committed per game and 13.6 turnovers forced, Indiana is 12th and 18th in the NBA, respectively.
• The Pacers are 19th in the league in 3-pointers made (12.7 per game) and eighth in 3-point percentage (37.3%).

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