NBA Betting Preview: Miami Heat at New Orleans Hornets
Posted: Jan 11, 2008
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SBGGlobal
Opening Line: Hornets - 11 , Total 189.5
The New Orleans Hornets look to improve upon their 9-7 home record as they host the Miami Heat on Friday. The Hornets had their three-game winning streak stopped emphatically by the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday as they were routed 109-80. "We were very passive," Hornets coach Byron Scott said. "We just didn't come out ready to play." SBG Global reports that early NBA betting has the public taking Hornets at Home.
Chris Paul scored 32 points in the loss to the Lakers. "It's a tough loss for us after winning three pretty good road games," Paul said. "Maybe it was a lack of energy or just a lack of focus ... I don't think it was so much of what we didn't do as what they did well."
SBG Global Current Line: Hornets - 11.5 , Total 189.5
Miami comes into Friday’s game having lost nine in a row overall. They are 0-4 on their current five game road trip. They lost 98-92 to Milwaukee on Wednesday. Dwyane Wade scored 34 points but the Heat still could not get a win. "It's frustrating, but we're not in here cussing each other out, pointing fingers at each other or nothing like that," Wade said. "We want to find a way to get out of it, and the only way we can do that is to continue to keep performing together."
Here are the NBA betting stats for Friday’s game. The Heat are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. the Southwest. The Heat are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 Friday games.
The Heat are 21-7-1 ATS in their last 29 vs. the Western Conference. The Heat are 17-36-2 ATS in their last 55 games overall. The Heat are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games as a road underdog. The Heat are 1-6 ATS in the last 7 meetings in New Orleans.
The Hornets are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The Hornets are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 vs. the Southeast. The Hornets are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games as a home favorite. The home team is 13-6 ATS in the last 19 meetings between the two teams.
The Under is 5-2 in Miami’s last 7 games as a road underdog. The Over is 10-4 in Miami’s last 14 vs. the Western Conference. The Under is 9-1 in the Hornets last 10 vs. the Eastern Conference. The Under is 4-1 in the Hornets last 5 games as a home favorite. The Under is 7-3 in the Hornets last 10 vs. the Southeast. The Under is 21-10 in the Hornets last 31 overall. The Over is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings in New Orleans between the two teams.
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