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Miami Heat vs. Indiana Pacers NBA Lines & Free Pick

NBA Handicapping Predictions – Heat vs Pacers

The Pacers (17-10) have been a surprise this season, but they have dropped a season high 3 straight and getting back on track against the hot Heat, no pun intended, will be far from easy since they have lost 7 of 8 games to Miami.

Venue/ Stadium: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Time/Date: 7 PM EST Tuesday, February 14, 2012
NCAA Odds From: BetOnline
Moneyline: Heat -140 / Pacers +120
Spread (ATS): heat -2.5
Over/Under: 198.5

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Miami Heat vs. Indiana Pacers Preview

NBA lines have the visiting Heat as 2.5-point favorites with a total of 198.5.

In their last games the Heat easily beat the Milwaukee Bucks 114-96 and the Pacers lost to the Denver Nuggets 113-109.

This season the Heat are 14-15 ATS with an O/U record of 15-13-1 and the Pacers are 13-14 ATS with an O/U record of 13-13-1.

Miami has won their last 3 games by over 18 ppg and these 2 teams met earlier this season in Indy with the Heat laying a 118-83 beat down on the Pacers.

LeBron James (28.2 ppg) is having another NBA season and has been scorching and Dwyane Wade has scored over 40 points in each of his last 2 games against the Pacers in Indy.

The Pacers do have a legit defense ranking 9th in the league in opponents’ points allowed, but they gave 113 in their last game and face a Miami team that has the 2nd highest scoring team in the league.[soliloquy id=”82219″]

The Pacers will not only need to play good D, but also get good scoring games from the trio of Danny Granger (18.6 ppg), Roy Hibbert (13.3 ppg), and David West (12.4 ppg). Hibbert has been struggling a bit with his shot lately and he may be the key in this game since he is 7’2″ and the Heat lack a true center.

The Pacers need to feed him the ball in the paint and give him chances to make easy buckets.

The Pacers are a slightly better rebounding team and it is important that King James and Chris Bosh hit the glass and if they can do that and continue to play like they have been they will leave Indy with another win.

In some betting trends for this Eastern Conference match up the Heat are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a favorite, 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record, and they have an Over record of 8-3-1 in their last 12 road games.

The Pacers are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall, 0-5 ATS in their last 5 home games, and they have an Over record of 4-1-1 in their last 6 home games.

Jason’s Pick: Come on the surging Heat only getting 2.5 points on the road against a Pacers’ team that has lost 3 straight? Yeah, easy call, take Miami to win this game and cover the 2.5-point spread.

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