Heat vs Pelicans Prediction 2 January 2025
🔊How will teams defend against the opponent's key players? "NBA" will continue with a battle between the teams Miami Heat and New Orleans Pelicans, who will play on 2 January at 00:30 at the “Kaseya Center” arena in the city of Miami. According to the bookmakers, Miami Heat has a better chance of winning, as the odds for the match are as follows: against . Below, we have examined all aspects of the game in detail and made a prediction regarding its outcome.
Head-to-Head
📊Statistical analysis of previous official games between the teams Miami Heat and New Orleans Pelicans:
- played 38 matches;
- wins (including extra time): 22 for today's home team and 16 for the guests;
- the home team averages 100.68 points per match, the guests - 99.16;
- average total match points - 199.84.
The last confrontation took place on 23 March 2024 at the venue of Miami Heat and ended with a score of 88:111.
Head-to-head statistics Heat - Pelicans

Miami Heat Team Overview
🏆This season, Miami Heat has stepped onto the court for 23 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 13 victories, 10 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Miami Heat boasts a success rate of 53.33%, while their defeats account for 46.67% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 219.73 points, with an average of 111.03 points per match and conceding 108.7 points to the opposition.
🏀At their home venue, the team's average score per game is 112.21 points. In home games, the team's defense concedes an average of 106.07 points per game.
Match Results: Miami Heat

New Orleans Pelicans Team Overview
🏆This season, New Orleans Pelicans has stepped onto the court for 27 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 5 victories, 22 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, New Orleans Pelicans boasts a success rate of 15.15%, while their defeats account for 84.85% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 224.61 points, with an average of 106.67 points per match and conceding 117.94 points to the opposition.
🏀Away, the team throws on average 101.27 points per game, misses on average 119.07 points per meeting.
Match Results: New Orleans Pelicans
Prediction on the outcome
- Miami Heat won with a -3.5 points handicap in 7 of last 8 games against New Orleans Pelicans (NBA).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H:
- average total points per match for the home team - 100.68, for the away team - 99.16;
- average total points in H2H matches - 199.84.
Statistics: Miami Heat vs New Orleans Pelicans
- average total in the tournament: 219.73 vs 224.61;
- average total points scored: 111.03 vs 106.67;
- average total points conceded: 108.7 vs 117.94;
- average total points scored in the 1st half: 56.13 vs 53.15;
- average total points scored in the 2nd half: 53.93 vs 53.21;
- Miami Heat: average total points scored at home in the tournament - 112.21;
- New Orleans Pelicans: average total points scored away in the tournament - 101.27;
- last 10 matches (average total points scored): 110.5 (home - 112.8) vs 112.1 (away - 111).
- Miami Heat have scored under 114.5 points in last 6 games (NBA).