Miami Heat at Charlotte Hornets odds, picks and predictions

Kevin Erickson | Staff Writer

The Miami Heat (6-4) wrap up a 4-game road trip on Tuesday against the Charlotte Hornets (3-6) at Spectrum Center in Charlotte. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Heat vs. Hornets odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

Season series: First meeting; teams split 2-2 in 2022-23

The Heat have rattled off 5 consecutive victories, while covering each of the past 3 games. Miami beat the Spurs 118-113 in San Antonio on Sunday, cashing as a 2-point favorite as the Over (221.5) hit to snap a 3-0 Under run.

The Hornets lost 129-107 on the road against the New York Knicks as a 10.5-point underdog while the Over (224) cashed. Charlotte is still 3-2 ATS in the past 5 games overall, while the total has gone high in 7 straight outings.

Heat at Hornets odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 5:39 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Heat -155 (bet $155 to win $100) | Hornets +125 (bet $100 to win $125)
Against the spread (ATS): Heat -3.5 (-110) | Hornets +3.5 (-110)
Over/Under (O/U): 224.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Heat at Hornets key injuries

Heat

G Josh Richardson (back) probable

Hornets

F Miles Bridges (suspension) out
F Gordon Hayward (hamstring) probable
F Brandon Miller (ankle) probable
G Terry Rozier (groin) out

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

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Heat at Hornets picks and predictions

Prediction

Heat 118, Hornets 109

Moneyline

The white-hot HEAT (-155) are a strong play as they look to wrap up the road trip with a perfect mark. Miami is looking to snap a 5-game win streak by the home team in this series.

The Hornets (+125) have dropped 3 of the past 4 games, and it has lost 3 straight games at home since the regular-season opener Oct. 25 against the Atlanta Hawks.

Against the spread

The HEAT -3.5 (-110) are a good play to win by 2 buckets. Miami has won 5 in a row, and it has covered 3 straight games.

The Hornets +3.5 (-110) have been on the losing end of 3 straight games at home, failing to cover in any of those setbacks, too. Until Charlotte starts ticking off wins and covers on the regular, keep fading it, especially against winning teams on a roll.

Over/Under

OVER 224.5 (-110) is the lean, but go very, very lightly.

The Hornets have cashed in 7 straight games dating back to Oct. 27, and that's the main reasoning for going high on the total.

The Heat have struggled to score the basketball, going for just 109.5 PPG, but Miami is a solid 3-point shooting team, hitting 37.4% from behind the arc.

In addition, the Heat are hitting 37.9% from the perimeter, while allowing teams to hit just 47.7% from the field.

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