Pacers vs. Heat betting: NBA preview for February 28

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The Miami Heat (27-30) are only 3-point underdogs against the Indiana Pacers (33-24) at Kaseya Center on Friday, February 28, 2025. The game tips at 8 p.m. ET on FDSSUN and FDSIN. The matchup has an over/under of 223.5.

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Pacers vs. Heat betting lines

  • Pacers odds to win: -152
  • Heat odds to win: +127
  • Spread: Pacers (-3)
  • Total: 223.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Pacers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Indiana is 16-14 in road contests and has covered the spread 15 times on the road.
  • This year, Indiana is 3-7 ATS in road games when playing as 3-point favorites or more.
  • Pacers road games have hit the over on the set point total 15 times this year.
  • Indiana and its opponents have averaged a total of 233.1 points per road contest this season, 9.6 points greater than this game’s listed total.

Pacers Recent Trends

  • The Pacers are 6-4 overall and 4-6 against the spread in their last 10 games.
  • The Pacers and their opponents have combined to hit the over in four of those 10 games.
  • The Pacers’ past 10 outings have ended with an average of 238.0 points scored. That’s 14.5 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • The Pacers’ per-game scoring average during their past 10 games is 0.5 points higher than their season-long average.

Pacers Betting Records

  • The Pacers have been favored on the moneyline 33 total times this season. They’ve finished 21-12 in those games.
  • When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -152 or shorter, Indiana has gone 18-9 (66.7% win percentage).
  • The Pacers have a 60.3% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49 (fourth in NBA) 47.4 (23rd) 41.4 (28th) 44.6 (19th) 28.9 (sixth) 12.6 (fourth)

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Heat Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • The Heat have hit the over on a set point total in a home game 16 times this year.
  • The Heat have covered the spread 11 times at home and is 13-11 in home contests.
  • The Heat have an 8-4-1 record ATS in home games this year when playing as 3-point underdogs or more.
  • The Heat and their opponents have averaged a total of 219.5 points per home contest this year, 4.0 points fewer than this game’s posted total.

Heat Recent Trends

  • The Heat have covered the spread three times in their past 10 contests while putting up a 3-7 record straight-up in those games.
  • The final scores of the past 10 Heat games have surpassed the set total five times.
  • The Heat’s past 10 outings have ended with an average of 221.6 points scored. That’s 1.9 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • Over their last 10 games, the Heat have a 106.7 points-per-game average, 3.3 points below their season-long scoring average.

Heat Betting Records

  • This season, Miami has won seven out of the 24 games, or 29.2%, in which it has been the underdog.
  • The Heat have a record of 4-12, a 25% win rate, when they’re set as an underdog of +127 or more by sportsbooks this season.
  • Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Heat have a 44.1% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.5 (21st in NBA) 46.3 (12th) 43.9 (18th) 45.5 (23rd) 26.1 (16th) 12.7 (sixth)
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