Miami Heat vs. Charlotte Hornets odds, tips and betting trends

• Charlotte has put together a 2-8 record in games it was listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 20% of those games).
• Charlotte has not yet won a game when they entered play as a moneyline underdog with odds of +400 or longer in two chances.
• Based on this game’s moneyline, Charlotte’s implied win probability is 20%.

Against the spread

• The Heat put up just 4.6 fewer points per game (108.8) than the Hornets give up (113.4).
• When Miami totals more than 113.4 points, it is 2-1 against the spread and 3-0 overall.
• Miami is 3-0 when scoring more than 113.4 points.
• Charlotte is 1-4 against the spread and 1-4 overall when giving up fewer than 108.8 points.
• Charlotte is 1-4 when giving up fewer than 108.8 points.
• The Hornets’ 108.2 points per game are just 1.2 fewer points than the 109.4 the Heat give up to opponents.
• Charlotte is 5-1 against the spread and 3-3 overall when it scores more than 109.4 points.
• Charlotte has put together a 3-3 record in games it scores more than 109.4 points.
• Miami is 1-3 against the spread and 2-2 overall when it gives up fewer than 108.2 points.
• Miami’s record is 2-2 when it gives up fewer than 108.2 points.
• The Heat are at the 24th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (108.8 PPG), while the Hornets allow the 16th-fewest points per game (113.4) in the league.
• The 25th-ranked scoring NBA team (108.2 PPG) is Charlotte, while the Miami squad ranks 10th in the league defensively (109.4 PPG).
• The Heat have a -8-point scoring differential on the season (-0.6 per game). The Hornets have also been out-scored by opponents on average this year (67 total points, 5.2 per game).