Southeast Division opponents square off when the Miami Heat (0-1) visit the Charlotte Hornets (1-1) at Spectrum Center, tipping off at 7:00 PM ET on Saturday, October 26, 2024. The Hornets are 5.5-point underdogs in the game, the first matchup between the squads this season. The over/under is 224 for the matchup.
Before you place an informed wager on the matchup, check out the best bets available in Saturday’s game based on our computer predictions.
How to Bet on Heat vs. Hornets
Pick the Hornets (+5.5) to Cover
The Heat covered the spread 40 times in 82 games last year.
The Hornets were 33-48-1 against the spread last season.
The Heat had an ATS record of 8-10-2 as 5.5-point favorites or more last season.
Against the spread, as underdogs of 5.5 points or greater, the Hornets went 27-35-1 last year.
Take the Points Under (224)
The Heat and their opponent combined to score over 224 points, the current matchup’s total, in 29 of 82 games last season.
A total of 40 Hornets games last season (out of 82) went over 224 total points scored.
The two teams averaged a combined 7.3 fewer points per game (216.7) a season ago than this matchup’s over/under of 224 points.
Opponents of the two teams averaged a combined 1.2 more points per game last season (225.2) than this matchup’s total of 224 points.
The average over/under the Heat had set in matchups last year was 3.2 fewer points than this outing’s point total.
Hornets games in 2023 averaged a total of 224.0 points, 0.0 fewer than the point total in this matchup.
Back the Hornets on the Moneyline (-218)
The Heat won 35 of the 47 games they were the moneyline favorite last season (74.5%).
The Hornets were underdogs 76 times last season and won 18, or 23.7%, of those games.
The Heat went 16-4 last year (winning 80% of their games) when playing as a moneyline favorite of -218 or shorter.
The Hornets had a record of 12-48, a 20% win rate, when they were set as an underdog of +180 or more by sportsbooks last season.
The Heat have a 68.6% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
The Hornets have a 35.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
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