The 39-23 Indiana Pacers will travel to South Beach to face the 46-14 Miami Heat in an NBA pro basketball game on Sunday night. Tip off time from Miami is scheduled for 6PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by NBA TV.
The NBA odds rom this contest has the home team Miami Heat favored by -7 points with an over under line of 190 points. There has been no line movement since the odds were released from the NBA a few hours ago.
The teams met twice this season with Indiana winning and covering the point spread in each game. Both games were played at Indiana.
The Pacers have a road mark of 14-16 on the year. They win for the eighth time in ten games after a 115-86 road victory on Friday night at the Orlando Magic as a -9 point betting favorite. The game finished over 189 points. Indiana posted the 53-38 lead at the half in victory. The Pacers shot 51.8% from the floor and converted on 11 of 19 three pointers. They held the Magic to 39% shooting and grabbed seven more rebounds than Orlando. Indiana forced 21 Magic turnovers. Paul George led the Pacers with 25 points and five rebounds on 8 of 12 makes from the field. Indiana is a top two defense this season in all three important areas which are points allowed per game along with field goal and three point defense. Opponents score just 89.5 points a game against Indiana.
Miami is 28-3 straight up on their home court. The Heat wins their 17th straight game following a 102-93 home win against the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night as a -13 point betting favorite. The game finished right at the closing line of 195 points. The Heat shot 53.2% from the floor and converted on 8 of 21 from three point distance. They pulled down six more rebounds than the 76ers and allowed Philadelphia 48.1% shooting. LeBron James had 25 points and ten rebounds on 10 of 17 shooting. The Miami offense rolls at home as the team averages 107.7 points per game along with 51% shooting. The make nearly 41% of their three pointers on their home court.