Hornets vs. Heat betting: NBA Play-In Tournament preview

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The Miami Heat are 6-point underdogs for a play-in game against the Charlotte Hornets at Spectrum Center on Tuesday, beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime Video. The matchup’s point total is set at 228.5.

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Hornets Cover -6 vs Heat -112

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Hornets vs. Heat betting lines

  • Hornets odds to win: -246
  • Heat odds to win: +200
  • Spread: Hornets (-6)
  • Total: 228.5

Hornets Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Charlotte is 21-20 in home contests and have covered the spread 25 times at home.
  • This year, Charlotte is 6-3-1 ATS in home games as 6-point favorites or more.
  • The Hornets have gone over a set point total in a home game 15 times this year.
  • This season at home, Charlotte and its opponents have averaged a total of 231.0 points per contest, 2.5 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Hornets Recent Trends

  • The Hornets are 6-4 overall and 5-5 against the spread over their past 10 games.
  • The Hornets and their opponents have combined to hit the over in four of those 10 games.
  • The Hornets’ past 10 outings have ended with an average of 224.2 points scored. That’s 4.3 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • The Hornets’ per-game scoring average during their last 10 games is 2.6 points lower than their season-long average.

Hornets Betting Records

  • The Hornets have been favored on the moneyline 36 total times this season. They’ve finished 28-8 in those games.
  • When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -246 or shorter, Charlotte has a record of 14-2 (87.5% win percentage).
  • Based on this game’s moneyline, the Hornets’ implied win probability is 71.1%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.0 (25th in NBA) 46.7 (10th) 46.1 (fifth) 39.3 (first) 26.3 (15th) 14.4 (21st)

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Heat Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Heat have a 23-17-1 record against the spread on the road and are 17-24 in road contests.
  • The Heat have a 4-3 record ATS on the road this season as 6-point underdogs or more.
  • The Heat have hit the over on a set point total in a road game 23 times this year.
  • Recent performance hints at an edge to the Heat to beat the total. This year their road games averaged a total of 236.5 points per contest.

Heat Recent Trends

  • The Heat are 5-5 overall and 4-6 against the spread over their past 10 games.
  • Heat’s last 10 contests saw seven hit the over.
  • The past 10 Heat games averaged 12.7 more points (241.2) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • The Heat’s per-game scoring average during their past 10 games is 125.8, 4.9 points higher than their season-long per-game average.

Heat Betting Records

  • Miami has been underdogs in 42 games this season and won 18 (42.9%) of those contests.
  • The Heat are 4-6 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +200 or more on the moneyline.
  • The Heat have a 33.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.8 (15th in NBA) 46.5 (ninth) 46.3 (fourth) 46.4 (26th) 29.0 (fourth) 13.1 (eighth)
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