Heat vs. Pacers Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for January 2

Heat vs. Pacers Game Info

• Date: Thursday, January 2, 2025
• Time: 7:30 PM ET
• Venue: Kaseya Center -- Miami, Florida
• Coverage: FDSSUN and FDSIN

The Miami Heat (17-14) hit the court against the Indiana Pacers (16-18) as only 2-point favorites on Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET on FDSSUN and FDSIN. The point total in the matchup is 225.

Heat vs. Pacers Odds & Spread

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Heat vs. Pacers Prediction & Pick

All NBA win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Heat win (55.9%)

Heat vs. Pacers Betting Trends

• The Heat have gone 15-14-2 against the spread this season.
• The Pacers have 13 wins against the spread in 34 games this season.
• This season, 17 of the Heat's games have gone over the point total out of 34 chances.
• Pacers games this season have hit the over on 22 of 34 set point totals (64.7%).
• When playing at home, Miami owns a better record against the spread (8-6-1) compared to its ATS record in road games (7-8-1).
• The Heat have gone over the total in a lower percentage of games at home (53.3%) than road tilts (56.2%).
• This season, Indiana is 5-8-1 at home against the spread (.357 winning percentage). Away, it is 8-11-1 ATS (.400).
• Pacers games have gone above the over/under more often at home (11 times out of 14) than away (11 of 20) this season.

Heat Leaders

• Tyler Herro averages 24.3 points, 5.6 boards and 5.2 assists.
• Bam Adebayo averages 16.4 points, 9.9 boards and 4.8 assists.
• Jimmy Butler averages 18 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists, shooting 55.3% from the floor.
• Duncan Robinson is averaging 11.3 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists. At the other end, he averages 0.6 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
• Jaime Jaquez's numbers on the season are 8.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, shooting 42.2% from the field.

Pacers Leaders

• Tyrese Haliburton's numbers on the season are 17.6 points, 3.7 boards and 8.6 assists per contest. He is also sinking 43.2% of his shots from the field and 34.5% from beyond the arc, with an average of 2.9 triples.
• Pascal Siakam's numbers on the season are 19.9 points, 7.2 boards and 3.4 assists per contest. He is making 51.9% of his shots from the field and 43.8% from 3-point range, with an average of 2 treys.
• The Pacers are receiving 14.9 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game from Myles Turner.
• Bennedict Mathurin averages 16.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists. He is sinking 46.3% of his shots from the field and 37.3% from 3-point range, with 1.5 treys per contest.
• The Pacers get 10.9 points per game from T.J. McConnell, plus 2.6 boards and 4.3 assists.

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