New Orleans Pelicans vs Miami Heat 11/16/2019 Odds Picks and Previews

New Orleans Pelicans vs Miami Heat 11/16/2019 – Gunning for a season-high three consecutive wins, the Miami Heat (8-3) will need all the help they can get from their healthy players to beat the visiting New Orleans Pelicans (3-8) at American Airline Arena. Saturday’s NBA betting lines have the Heat as the favorites for the third straight game (-8 points), while the Pelicans are gunning for their fourth ATS victory in a row.

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New Orleans Pelicans vs Miami Heat 11/16/2019 Betting Odds

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
New Orleans Pelicans	+8 (-110)	230.5 o (-110)	+282
Miami Heat	-8 (-110)	230.5 u (-110)	-370

The Pelicans salvaged only their third win of the season, and they did against the title favorites Los Angeles Clippers, 132-127. Jrue Holiday erupted for a season-high 36 points to offset the absence of their key players and spoil the Clippers’ debut of last year’s regular-season MVP runner-up Paul George, who tallied 33 points in 24 minutes. The Pelicans also got a 20-20 game from Derrick Favors and 23 bench points from Frank Jackson.

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Players to Watch: Brandon Ingram (25.9 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 3.9 APG), Jrue Holiday (17.0 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 7.2 APG), J.J. Redick (12.7 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 1.5 RPG)

Once again, the Miami Heat showcased what unselfish basketball is all about in their latest win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Miami, the 6th best passing team in the NBA at 26.4 assists per game, recorded 31 assists en route to a 108-97 win. Rookie guard Kendrick Nunn had another big statistical night with 23 points and 8 assists, while Tyler Herro returned from an ankle injury to score 16 markers.

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Players to Watch: Jimmy Butler (18.8 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 6.5 APG), Kendrick Nunn (17.5 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 3.3 APG), Goran Dragic (16.1 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 5.1 APG)

New Orleans Pelicans

The total has gone OVER in 12 of New Orleans’ last 18 games.
New Orleans are 5-15 SU in their last 20 games.
Pelicans are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games against Miami.
New Orleans are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games on the road.
New Orleans are 4-16 SU in their last 20 games when playing on the road against Miami.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans’ last 6 games this season.
New Orleans are 1-9 ATS in their last 10 games against an opponent in the Eastern conference.
New Orleans are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games against an opponent in the Southeast division.

Miami Heat

The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami’s last 8 games.
Miami are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami’s last 6 games against New Orleans.
Miami are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home.
Miami are 16-4 SU in their last 20 games when playing at home against New Orleans.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Miami’s last 14 games against an opponent in the Western conference.
Miami are 13-0-1 ATS in their last 14 games against an opponent in the Southwest division.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami’s last 7 games played in November.
Miami are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games played on a Saturday.

Injuries

New Orleans Pelicans

JJ Redick SG Toe is “?” Saturday vs Miami
Jahlil Okafor C Ankle is “?” Saturday vs Miami
Brandon Ingram SF Knee is upgraded to probable Saturday vs Miami
Lonzo Ball PG Ankle is “?” Saturday vs Miami
Josh Hart SG Leg is downgraded to OUT Saturday vs Miami
Zion Williamson PF Knee is out indefinitely

Miami Heat

Dion Waiters SG Suspension is OUT 10 games
Justise Winslow PF Concussion is downgraded to OUT Saturday vs New Orleans
Derrick Jones Jr. SF Hip is out indefinitely

Online sportsbooks are bullish on the Heat to continue their winning run. Aside from the fact Miami is playing incredibly well in their first 11 games, New Orleans is pretty much banged up with injuries. Brandon Ingram could suit up for Saturday’s ballgame, but the prolonged absence of JJ Redick, Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart, and of course, Zion Williamson puts them in a tough spot against the Heat.

Moneyline: The Heat are a perfect 4-0 SU at home with an average winning margin of 18 points.

ATS: Again, the Heat has been super-dominant at American Airlines Arena in the last four home games, and won’t be surprised if this game ends in another blowout.

TOTALs: This game will go UNDER the total, which opened at a high 230 points. The Pelicans and Heat are averaging a combined 229.72 points per game this season. Miami’s defense, though, is allowing opponents to just 104.91 points – 6th best in the league.

Score Prediction: 118-107 Heat