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Heat vs Pacers Prediction & Picks

Game time: December 12, 2022 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse — Indianapolis, IN

Article updated Dec 11, 11:42 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Miami is on the road playing Indiana at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse stadium on Monday, 12/12/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Miami -2.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't

Game outlook

Miami is on the road playing Indiana at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse stadium on Monday, 12/12/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Miami -2.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.

The Miami Heat recorded a home win against the Spurs in their last game on Saturday. The Indiana Pacers were dealt a home loss against the Nets in their previous action. Indiana logged a 101-99 home win against the Heat in the lone meeting last month.

Miami Betting Highlights

With a power ranking of 17, Miami is ranked #28 in offense (scoring an average of 108.54 per game), #8 in defense (allowing an average of 110.15 points to be scored against them per game) and are 12-15 (8-18-1 ATS) this season.

Indiana Betting Highlights

Indiana Pacers has a power ranking of 14 and are #9 for offense (scoring an average of 115.19 per game), #24 for defense (giving up an average of 110.15 points per game) and 14-13 (15-12 ATS) overall. Miami went 1-2 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Indiana.

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be MIA 111.5, IND 116.5.

The SportsJaw community predicts Miami Heat to cover (62%)

OddsShark has not made their prediction yet.

54% picked Miami Heat on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Heat 106 to Pacers 127.

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Staff Prediction

It has been a difficult year for the Miami Heat and they have been sputtering in the recent weeks. They have lost three of their last four games, including defeats to the Pistons and a home loss to a Spurs team that only has eight wins. The Pacers have won five of their last seven at home.

Furthermore, the Heat have allowed an average of 117 points in their last three road games, which is higher than their season average. The Pacers have a better offensive efficiency than the Heat, posting 109.4 points per 100 possessions while the Heat are averaging 107.9 points per 100. Indiana continues to shine offensively, averaging 120 points in its last four games. The Heat already lost the lone meeting 101-99 earlier this season. I like the Pacers here to upset the Heat behind a strong night of shooting from behind the arc.

Score prediction: Heat 106 to Pacers 110

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NBA Predictions

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SportsJaw Heat vs Pacers archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Heat vs Pacers matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Miami Heat-135 → -161Moved
  • Moneyline · Indiana Pacers+115 → +140Moved
  • Spread · Miami Heat-2.5 (-110) → -3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Indiana Pacers+2.5 (-110) → +3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over228 (-110) → 229 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under228 (-110) → 229 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Miami Heat
12-15 matchup record · 4-5-1 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Indiana Pacers
14-13 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-11T16:42:44.000Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-11-04Miami Heat 99 · Indiana Pacers 101
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Miami Heat defeated Indiana Pacers 87-82

Miami Heat defeated Indiana Pacers 87-82 on December 12, 2022, a 5-point decision in the series. Miami Heat's strongest period was the 1st quarter, when it outscored its opponent 26-19. Against SportsJaw's recorded Miami Heat -3.5 (-110) spread, Miami Heat covered, while the 169 combined points finished under the recorded total of 229.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • MaddogTotal · Under 229 (-110)Win
  • JaredkuntzSpread · Miami Heat -3.5 (-110)Win
  • IroncladlocksTotal · Under 229 (-110)Win
  • KrockpicksSpread · Indiana Pacers +3.5 (-110)Loss
  • Novacek84Spread · Miami Heat -3.5 (-110)Win
  • Fisher49Spread · Miami Heat -3.5 (-110)Win
  • JackCohenTotal · Under 229 (-110)Win
  • JtmcentireSpread · Miami Heat -3.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 229 (-110)Loss
  • ImsobadMoneyline · Miami Heat -161Win
  • ImsobadSpread · Miami Heat -3.5 (-110)Win
  • MuterovinceSpread · Indiana Pacers +3.5 (-110)Loss
  • MauriceJonesSpread · Miami Heat -3.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Indiana Pacers +3.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Indiana Pacers +3.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Indiana Pacers +3.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 229 (-110)Loss
  • MBT612426Moneyline · Indiana Pacers +140
Loss
  • Rcobbett22Moneyline · Indiana Pacers +140Loss
  • AmcMoneyline · Miami Heat -161Win