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    The Miami Heat (20-15) hit the court against the Houston Rockets (18-16) as 4.5-point favorites on Monday, January 8, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET on BSSUN and Space City Home Network. The matchup’s over/under is set at 219.5.

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    How Do I Watch Heat vs. Rockets?

    • Game Day: Monday, January 8, 2024
    • Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
    • TV Channel: BSSUN and Space City Home Network
    • Location: Miami, Florida
    • Arena: Kaseya Center

    Betting Lines For Miami vs. Houston

    Heat vs Rockets Betting Information
    Favorite Spread Total
    Heat -4.5 219.5

    Heat Betting Stats & Information

    • The Heat have been the moneyline favorite 19 total times this season. They’ve finished 14-5 in those games.
    • Miami has a record of 5-2 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -186 or shorter (winning 71.4%).
    • So far this season, the Heat have put together a 16-18-1 record against the spread.
    • The Heat are 1-5-1 against the spread when favored by 4.5 points or more this season.
    • The average total Miami has had set in games this season is 4.5 more points than this outing’s point total.
    • Out of the Heat’s 34 games with a set total, 16 have hit the over (47.1%).

    Houston Betting Stats & Info

    • The Rockets have entered the game as underdogs 23 times this season and won nine, or 39.1%, of those games.
    • Houston has a record of 4-8, a 33.3% win rate, when it is set as the underdog by +155 or more by oddsmakers this season.
    • The Rockets have covered the spread 20 times this year (20-12-2).
    • In games they were an underdog in by 4.5 points or more so far this year, the Rockets have gone 7-4-1 against the spread.
    • The average point total for Houston this year is 2.9 points higher than this game’s over/under.
    • This year, 14 of the Rockets’ games have gone over the point total.

    Heat vs. Rockets Season Stat Comparison

    Heat Rank Heat AVG Rockets AVG Rockets Rank
    23rd 112.5 Points Scored 112.5 23rd
    9th 111.6 Points Allowed 109.9 2nd
    26th 41.4 Rebounds 44.9 6th
    25th 9.6 Off. Rebounds 10.1 21st
    13th 12.8 3pt Made 12.6 17th
    16th 26.1 Assists 25.1 25th
    7th 12.5 Turnovers 12.5 7th

    Heat vs. Rockets Injury Updates

    Heat

    Name Game Status Injury
    Jimmy Butler Out Foot
    Dru Smith Out For Season Knee
    Caleb Martin Questionable Ankle

    Rockets

    Name Game Status Injury
    Victor Oladipo Out Knee
    Tari Eason Out Leg
    Dillon Brooks Out Oblique

    This Matchup’s Impact Players

    Miami Heat Leaders

    • Bam Adebayo averages 22.0 points, 10.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game.
    • Kyle Lowry’s averages this season are 9.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game.
    • The Heat get 3.0 three-pointers per game out of Duncan Robinson.

    Houston Rockets Leaders

    • Alperen Sengun’s averages this season are 21.4 points, 9.0 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game.
    • Fred VanVleet adds 17.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 8.5 assists per game to the team’s cause.
    • VanVleet is consistent from deep with 3.0 made threes per game.
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