The 39-23 Indiana Pacers will travel to South Beach to face the 46-14 Miami Heat in an NBA pro basketball game on Sunday night. Tip off time from Miami is scheduled for 6PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by NBA TV. <br /><br />The NBA odds rom this contest has the home team Miami Heat favored by -7 points with an over under line of 190 points. There has been no line movement since the odds were released from the NBA a few hours ago. <br /><br />The teams met twice this season with Indiana winning and covering the point spread in each game. Both games were played at Indiana. <br /><br />The Pacers have a road mark of 14-16 on the year. They win for the eighth time in ten games after a 115-86 road victory on Friday night at the Orlando Magic as a -9 point betting favorite. The game finished over 189 points. Indiana posted the 53-38 lead at the half in victory. The Pacers shot 51.8% from the floor and converted on 11 of 19 three pointers. They held the Magic to 39% shooting and grabbed seven more rebounds than Orlando. Indiana forced 21 Magic turnovers. Paul George led the Pacers with 25 points and five rebounds on 8 of 12 makes from the field. Indiana is a top two defense this season in all three important areas which are points allowed per game along with field goal and three point defense. Opponents score just 89.5 points a game against Indiana. <br /><br />Miami is 28-3 straight up on their home court. The Heat wins their 17th straight game following a 102-93 home win against the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night as a -13 point betting favorite. The game finished right at the closing line of 195 points. The Heat shot 53.2% from the floor and converted on 8 of 21 from three point distance. They pulled down six more rebounds than the 76ers and allowed Philadelphia 48.1% shooting. LeBron James had 25 points and ten rebounds on 10 of 17 shooting. The Miami offense rolls at home as the team averages 107.7 points per game along with 51% shooting. The make nearly 41% of their three pointers on their home court.
