Heat vs. Magic Game Info

• Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2024
• Time: 7:30 PM ET
• Venue: Kaseya Center -- Miami, Florida
• Coverage: FDS-SUN and FDS-FL

The Miami Heat host the Orlando Magic for both team's first game of the 2024-25 season. The contest will tipping off at 7:30 PM ET on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at Kaseya Center. The Heat are 2-point favorites in the game. The point total is 208.5 for the matchup.

Heat vs. Magic Odds & Spread

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Heat vs. Magic Prediction & Pick

All NBA win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Heat win (58.6%)

Heat vs. Magic Betting Trends

• The Heat won 39 games against the spread last season, while failing to cover or pushing 43 times.
• Against the spread, as underdogs of 2 points or more, the Magic went 22-16 last season.
• The Heat and their opponents combined to hit the over 35 out of 82 times last season.
• The Magic had 37 of their 82 games hit the over last season.
• Miami owned a worse record against the spread at home (16-25-0) than it did in road games (23-14-4) last season.
• In 2023-24 against the spread, Orlando had a better winning percentage at home (.683, 28-13-0 record) than away (.561, 23-18-0).

Heat Leaders

• Per game, Bam Adebayo provided points, 10.4 boards and 3.9 assists last year. He also posted 1.1 steals and 0.9 blocks.
• Per game, Jimmy Butler collected 20.8 points, 5.3 boards and 5 assists. He also averaged 1.3 steals and 0.3 blocks.
• Terry Rozier collected 19.8 points, 4 boards and 5.6 assists per contest, plus 1 steal and 0.3 blocks.
• Jaime Jaquez averaged 11.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, plus 1 steal and 0.3 blocks.
• Duncan Robinson's stats last season included 12.9 points, 2.5 boards and 2.8 assists per game. He drained 45% of his shots from the field and 39.5% from beyond the arc, with an average of 2.8 triples.

Magic Leaders

• Paolo Banchero averaged 22.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.4 assists last year, shooting 45.5% from the field and 33.9% from downtown, with 1.5 made treys per game.
• Franz Wagner posted 19.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists last season. Defensively, he put up 1.1 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
• Cole Anthony's numbers last season were 11.6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists per contest, shooting 43.5% from the field and 33.8% from downtown, with an average of 1.1 made 3-pointers.
• Jalen Suggs put up 12.6 points, 2.7 assists and 3.1 rebounds.
• Kentavious Caldwell-Pope averaged 10.1 points, 2.4 boards and 2.4 assists, shooting 46% from the field and 40.6% from downtown, with 1.6 made 3-pointers per game.

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