Bobcats vs Heat NBA Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Charlotte Bobcats and the Miami Heat meet at AmericanAirlines Arena.

Oddsmakers currently have the Heat listed as 14½-point favorites versus the Bobcats, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Bobcats were a 100-79 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Magic. They failed to cover the 4?point spread as underdogs, while the total score (179) made winners of UNDER bettors.

In their last action, Miami was a 103-101 winner on the road against the Timberwolves. They failed to cover the 8.5?point spread as favorites, while the combined score (204) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.

Charlotte:
Team record: 1-2 SU, 2-1 ATS
Current streak: lost 2 straight games.

is 5-0-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of last 8 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of last 7 games when playing on the road against Miami

When playing on Sunday are 2-8
Before playing Cleveland are 6-4
After playing Orlando are 0-10
After a loss are 2-8

Miami:
Team record: 4-0 SU, 1-3 ATS
Current streak: won 4 straight games.

is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Charlotte
is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games at home
is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Charlotte
is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

When playing on Sunday are 8-2
Before playing Atlanta are 5-5
After playing Minnesota are 5-5
After a win are 7-3

Next up:
Charlotte at Cleveland, Tuesday, January 3
Miami home to Atlanta, Monday, January 2