The Miami Heat (0-1) host the New Orleans Pelicans (1-0) for a Christmas Day battle at American Airlines Arena, tipping off at 12:00 PM ET on ESPN. The Pelicans are underdogs. The point total is for the matchup.
The betting insights in this article reflect data from DraftKings sportsbook as of December 24, 2020, 1:06 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds.
Heat vs Pelicans Betting Odds
Injury Report as of December 24
Heat:
Gabe Vincent: Out (Right knee)
Pelicans:
Will Magnay: Out (Not With Team),
Wenyen Gabriel: Out (Right knee)
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Heat Key Players
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Butler | 58 | 19.9 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Goran Dragic | 59 | 16.2 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Bam Adebayo | 72 | 15.9 | 10.2 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Kendrick Nunn | 67 | 15.3 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Tyler Herro | 55 | 13.5 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
Pelicans Key Players
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram | 62 | 23.8 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| Zion Williamson | 24 | 22.5 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| JJ Redick | 60 | 15.3 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 61 | 14.9 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| Lonzo Ball | 63 | 11.8 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
Shooting Trends
- The Heat made 46.6% of their shots from the field last season, which was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Pelicans allowed to their opponents (46.5%).
- Miami went 32-8-2 against the spread and 35-7 overall when it shot better than 46.5% from the field.
- New Orleans’ record was 24-14 against the spread and 23-15 overall when its opponents made more than 46.6% of their shots from the field.
- The Pelicans shot 46.5% from the field, 1.6% higher than the 44.9% the Heat’s opponents shot last season.
- New Orleans went 24-15-2 against the spread and 23-18 overall when it shot higher than 44.9% from the field.
- Last season, Miami had a 40-17-2 record against the spread and a 45-15 straight up record when it allowed opponents to shoot above 46.5% from the field.
- The Heat’s 37.4% three-point shooting percentage last season was only 1.3 percentage points higher than opponents of the Pelicans shot from deep (36.1%).
- Miami assembled a 40-14-2 record against the spread and a 44-12 straight-up record in games last season when the team hit more than 36.1% of its three-point shots.
- New Orleans put up a 25-15-1 against the spread while going 22-19 overall in games last season when its opponents shot better than 37.4% from downtown.
- The Pelicans shot 37% from three-point distance last season. That’s only 2.3 percentage points higher than the Heat allowed their opponents to shot from deep (34.7%).
- New Orleans went 29-17-2 ATS and 26-22 overall when the team hit more than 34.7% of its three-point attempts.
- Miami had a 43-19-3 ATS record and a 48-17 straight-up record last season when it made more than 37% of its three-point attempts.
- The Heat connected on 13.3 three-pointers per game last season, just 0.3 fewer makes per game than the Pelicans allowed (13.6).
- New Orleans went 28-13-2 against the spread and 25-18 overall when it connected on more three-pointers than its opponents, while Miami went 15-29-1 ATS and 18-28 straight up in games when it was out-shot from the three-point line.
- The Pelicans made the fifth-most three-pointers in the league a season ago, while the Heat gave up the 24th-fewest makes from beyond the arc.
Heat vs Pelicans Stat Rankings
| Heat Rank | Heat AVG | Pelicans AVG | Pelicans Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15th | 111.6 | Points Scored | 115.8 | 5th |
| 10th | 108.9 | Points Allowed | 117.1 | 27th |
| 14th | 43.7 | Rebounds | 46.5 | 4th |
| 29th | 8.3 | Off. Rebounds | 11.1 | 2nd |
| 6th | 13.3 | 3pt Made | 13.6 | 5th |
| 5th | 25.7 | Assists | 26.8 | 3rd |
| 15th | 13.6 | Turnovers | 15.9 | 30th |
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