NBA Finals: Betting Trends for Nuggets/Heat (Game 5)

The Miami Heat need to stave off elimination in the NBA Finals in Game 5 on the road against the Denver Nuggets.

Do the betting splits suggest that they'll be able to do it? How good has each team been against the spread and the total on the season and in the playoffs?

Here are the betting splits on the spread as well as team records against the spread, outright, and versus the over/under -- according to the NBA odds at FanDuel Sportsbook

Miami Heat at Denver Nuggets

Game 5 Betting Odds

• Moneyline:
  • Heat: +290
  • Nuggets: -360
• Spread: Nuggets -9.0 (-110)
• Total: 209.5 (-110 on the over)

Betting Splits

• Percentage of Spread Money: 69% for Miami
• Percentage of Spread Bets: 69% for Miami

Against-the-Spread Records

• Heat: 47-57-2
  • Playoffs: 14-8-0
• Nuggets: 56-44-1
  • Playoffs: 12-7-0

Moneyline Records

• Heat: 58-48
  • Playoffs: 13-9
• Nuggets: 68-33
  • Playoffs: 15-4

Over/Under Records

• Heat: 52-53-1
  • Playoffs: 12-10-0
• Nuggets: 45-54-2
  • Playoffs: 9-10-0

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