Thunder vs. Heat betting: NBA preview for Jan. 11

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The Miami Heat (20-18) are heavy, 14.5-point underdogs against the Oklahoma City Thunder (32-7) at Paycom Center on Sunday, January 11, 2026. The game starts at 7 p.m. ET on FDSSUN and FDSOK. The matchup has a point total of 233.5.

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Thunder Cover -14.5 vs Heat -105

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Thunder vs. Heat betting lines

  • Thunder odds to win: -840
  • Heat odds to win: +567
  • Spread: Thunder (-14.5)
  • Total: 233.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Thunder Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Oklahoma City has an 11-10 ATS record in home games so far while putting up a record of 18-3 overall in those contests.
  • Oklahoma City’s record against the spread is 8-5 when playing as 14.5-point favorites or more at home this season.
  • The Thunder have gone over a set point total in a home game 11 times this year.
  • Recent performance seems to go against Oklahoma City to beat the total. Their home games have averaged a total of 229.9 points per contest this season.

Thunder Recent Trends

  • The Thunder have covered the spread three times in their past 10 contests while putting up a 6-4 record straight-up in those games.
  • The final score of the last 10 Thunder games has surpassed the set total five times.
  • The last 10 Thunder games averaged 232.2 total points, 1.3 fewer points than this matchup’s point total.
  • During their last 10 games, the Thunder have a points-per-game average 2.9 points below their season-long scoring average.

Thunder Betting Records

  • The Thunder are 32-7 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 82.1% of those games).
  • Oklahoma City has a record of 15-1 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -840 or shorter (winning 93.8%).
  • The implied moneyline probability for this matchup gives the Thunder an 89.4% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.8 (third in NBA) 43.5 (first) 43.9 (18th) 44.9 (20th) 25.7 (17th) 11.7 (second)

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Heat Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Heat have covered the spread 10 times on the road and are 7-12 in road contests.
  • On the road this season, Heat games have hit the over on the set point total eight times.
  • The Heat and their opponents have averaged a total of 235.9 points per road contest this season, 2.4 points greater than this game’s posted total.

Heat Recent Trends

  • The Heat have a 5-5 record straight-up in their past 10 contests, while covering the spread six times in those games.
  • The Heat and their opponents have combined to hit the over in four of the past 10 games.
  • The past 10 Heat games averaged 5.1 more points (238.6) than this matchup’s point total.
  • In the last 10 games, the Heat are scoring 118.2 points per game compared to their 119.6 season average.

Heat Betting Records

  • Miami has entered the game as underdogs 21 times this season and won 10, or 47.6%, of those games.
  • The Heat have not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +567.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Heat based on the moneyline is 15.0%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.7 (17th in NBA) 45.9 (fourth) 45.8 (sixth) 47.4 (28th) 28.4 (seventh) 13.9 (13th)
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