The Miami Heat (17-14) hit the court against the Indiana Pacers (16-18) as just 2.5-point favorites on Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET on FDSSUN and FDSIN.

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Heat vs. Pacers Game Info & Odds

• Date: Thursday, January 2, 2025
• Time: 7:30 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: FDSSUN and FDSIN
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Miami, Florida
• Venue: Kaseya Center

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Heat vs. Pacers Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Heat 116 – Pacers 110

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Spread & Total Prediction for Heat vs. Pacers

• Pick ATS: Heat (- 2.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Heat (-6.6)
• Pick OU:

  Over (225.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 225.7

• The Heat’s .516 ATS win percentage (16-15-0 ATS Record) is higher than the Pacers’ .412 mark (14-20-0 ATS Record) in 2024-25.
• As a 2.5-point favorite or more in 2024-25, Miami is 10-5 against the spread compared to the 9-6 ATS record Indiana racks up as a 2.5-point underdog.
• When it comes to exceeding the point total in 2024-25, Indiana and its opponents do it more often (64.7% of the time) than Miami and its opponents (54.8%).
• As a moneyline favorite this year, the Heat are 12-7, a better tally than the Pacers have put up (8-9) as moneyline underdogs.

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Heat Performance Insights

• Offensively, the Heat are posting 111.3 points per game (20th-ranked in league). They are allowing 108.7 points per contest at the other end of the court (sixth-ranked).
• Miami is 19th in the NBA with 43.4 boards per game so far this season. Meanwhile, it ranks 24th with 45.0 rebounds allowed per game.
• So far this year, the Heat rank 17th in the league in assists, dishing out 25.6 per game.
• Miami is forcing 14.1 turnovers per game this season (14th-ranked in NBA), but it has averaged only 12.4 turnovers per game (fourth-best).
• The Heat are draining 14.4 treys per game (ninth-ranked in league). They sport a 37.5% shooting percentage (seventh-ranked) from three-point land.

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Pacers Performance Insights

• In 2024-25, the Pacers are 11th in the league offensively (114.6 points scored per game) and 22nd defensively (116.9 points allowed).
• In 2024-25, Indiana is fourth-worst in the league in rebounds (41.4 per game) and 18th in rebounds allowed (44.3).
• With 27.8 assists per game, the Pacers are 10th in the NBA.
• In 2024-25, Indiana is 12th in the league in turnovers committed (13.6 per game) and 18th in turnovers forced (13.6).
• The Pacers make 12.7 3-pointers per game and shoot 37.3% from beyond the arc, ranking 19th and eighth, respectively, in the league.

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