The New Orleans Hornets and the Miami Heat will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at AmericanAirlines Arena.
Oddsmakers currently have the Heat listed as 4-point favorites versus the Hornets, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Hornets lost to Utah 108-94 as a 2.5-point favorite on Sunday. The combined score went OVER the posted over\/under total (192).
David West led New Orleans with 23 points and 12 rebounds, while Chris Paul delivered 19 points and 12 assists.
Dwyane Wade dropped a game-high 33 points to help the Heat defeat the Wizards 118-104 on Saturday. The Heat covered the 2-point spread, while the combined 222 points sailed OVER the posted total of 201.5.
Jermaine O'Neal and Yakhouba Diawara had 16 points apiece in that win.
Current streak:
New Orleans has lost 2 straight games.
Miami has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
New Orleans: 47-29 SU, 32-42-2 ATS
Miami: 41-36 SU, 38-38-1 ATS
New Orleans most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing Phoenix are 4-6
After playing Utah are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5<\/p>\n
Miami most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7
Before playing Boston are 7-3
After playing Washington are 3-7
After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
New Orleans is 6-0-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of New Orleans's last 13 games when playing on the road against Miami
New Orleans is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of New Orleans's last 13 games
Miami is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against New Orleans
Miami is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Miami's last 13 games when playing at home against New Orleans
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
New Orleans home to Phoenix, Wednesday, April 8
Miami at Boston, Friday, April 10<\/p>\n