Miami Heat vs. Indiana Pacers Game 1 NBA Playoffs Betting Odds - August 18
The Miami Heat vs. Indiana Pacers Game 1 of the NBA Playoffs featured a line of Miami -4. BetUS is offering a generous welcome bonus (max bonus $2500).
TIME: 4 PM ET. TV: TNT
Action and Line Movement
The line opened at -3.5. Overnight action was pretty lopsided on the Heat, but this could change as the game gets closer.
What Sagarin Says
Sagarin indicates the line on this game should be Pacers -1.
Hot Trends
- Though Miami has won three of the last four in this series, Indiana had dominated prior to this period. The Heat only won by a single point in one of these three victories.
- Heat are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games following a straight up loss of more than 10 points.
Preview
A big disparity in the season series came at the foul line, where the Heat took an average of 4.2 more foul shots per game (22.5-18.3). They took advantage to outscore the Pacers by an average of 4.2 points (17.5-13.3).
- Ean Lamb, Gambling911.com