{"id":2963,"date":"2008-12-08T09:42:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-08T14:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/12\/bobcats-heat-preview\/"},"modified":"2008-12-08T09:42:00","modified_gmt":"2008-12-08T14:42:00","slug":"bobcats-heat-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/12\/bobcats-heat-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Bobcats-Heat Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Monday when the Charlotte Bobcats and the Miami Heat meet at AmericanAirlines Arena. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Oddsmakers currently have the Heat listed as 8-point favorites versus the Bobcats, while the game’s total has not yet been posted. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The Bobcats were clawed apart 94-74 by the Cavaliers last time out, as 8-point underdogs. The combined score fell UNDER the posted total of 185.5. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
D.J. Augustin had 17 points with three rebounds and four assists in the loss. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Despite getting outplayed in the fourth quarter, the Heat came away with a 105-99 victory over Oklahoma City<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. The Heat failed to cover the 11-point spread, but the combined 204 points made it OVER the posted total of 201.5. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Dwyane Wade tossed in a game-high 38 points with five rebounds and seven assists. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Current streak:
Charlotte<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> has lost 2 straight games.
Miami<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> has won 3 straight games.<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Team records:
Charlotte<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>: 7-13 SU, 11-9 ATS
Miami: 11-9 SU, 9-10-1<\/st1:date> ATS <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Charlotte most recently:
When playing on Monday are 7-3
Before playing New Orleans are 3-6
After playing Cleveland are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5<\/p>\n

Miami most recently:
When playing on Monday are 3-7
Before playing Atlanta are 4-6
After playing Oklahoma City are 6-4
After a win are 3-7<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

A few trends to consider:
Charlotte is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Charlotte’s last 6 games when playing Miami
Charlotte is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Charlotte’s last 18 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Miami’s last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami’s last 6 games when playing Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami’s last 5 games
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Next up:
Charlotte<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at New Orleans<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Wednesday, December 10
Miami<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> home to Atlanta<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Friday, December 12<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
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Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Monday when the Charlotte Bobcats and the Miami Heat meet at AmericanAirlines Arena. Oddsmakers currently have the Heat listed as 8-point favorites versus the Bobcats, while the game’s total has not yet been posted. The Bobcats were clawed apart 94-74 by the Cavaliers last time out, … Continue reading Bobcats-Heat Preview<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2963\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}