The Miami Heat vs. Indiana Pacers Game 2 of the NBA Playoffs featured a line of Miami -4. As of Thursday morning, we were seeing yet another strong opinion of the books, this time that the Pacers will cover. BetUS is offering a generous welcome bonus (max bonus $2500).
TIME: 4 PM ET. TV: TNT
Action and Line Movement
The line opened at Heat -5 and had dropped to -4 most books overnight. Bovada, a recreational sportsbook, was holding at -4.5. Bookmaker, a sharp sportsbook, had moved the line all the way down to -3.5.
We already know the books had little problem opening at Heat -5. The action was 68% on the Miami at -4. One would think that oddsmakers would be pushing the line back to -5 in an effort to get more action on the Pacers.
What Sagarin Says
Sagarin indicates the line on this game should be Pacers -1.
Hot Trends
- Though Miami has won four of the last five in this series, Indiana had dominated prior to this period. The Heat only won by a single point in one of these three victories prior to Tuesday's win. That was a blowout of 113-101.
- Heat are 11-4 ATS in their last 15 games following a straight up loss of more than 10 points.
RECORD UPDATED AUGUST 20, 2020 10:10 am ET
OVERALL NBA RECORD 2020: 65-42-1 60.7%
OVERALL MLB RECORD 2020: 0-0
SOCCER RECORD 2020 (INCLUDES MLS): 13-7 65%
- Ean Lamb and Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
