The 29-13 Miami Heat will be the road team when they battle the 17-3 Indiana Pacers in an NBA pro basketball game on Friday night. Tip time from Indiana is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN. <br /><br />The odds from this NBA game has the road team Miami Heat favored by -2 ½ points with an over under line of 184 ½ points. There has been no movement in this spread or total since the odds opened up a few hours ago. <br /><br />The teams met back on January 8th with Indiana posting the 87-77 home win against the Heat as a +2 point underdog. The total came in at under 187 points. <br /><br />Miami is 11-10 on the road this season. The team is 1-1 on their four game road trip. After a loss to Boston on Sunday the Heat rebound with the 105-85 road win on Thursday to the Brooklyn Nets as a -2 ½ point betting favorite for their fifth win in six games. The total came under 191 points. Miami breaks open a tie at halftime by outscoring Brooklyn 36-14 in the third quarter. The Heat shot nearly 52% from the floor and 11 of 19 from three. They force 19 Nets turnovers. LeBron James had 24 points and 9 rebounds on 10 of 18 shooting. The Heat is a top two team in the league in two key offensive categories which are field goal and three point shooting. <br /><br />The Pacers are 17-3 on their home court. The Pacers break a three game losing streak all on the road following a 98-79 home win to the Detroit Pistons as a -8 ½ point betting favorite. The total landed under 180 ½ points. Indiana held the Pistons to 36 first half shooting and only 36.4% shooting for the game. Indiana was good at the free throw line making 19 of 21 free throws and 7 of 14 from three. Roy Hibbert had 18 points and 11 rebounds on 7 of 14 shooting. Indiana is a top two defense in three key components which are points allowed, field goal and three point defense.
