Hornets vs. Heat Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Oct. 24

Hornets vs. Heat Game Info

• Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026
• Time: 6 p.m. ET
• Venue: Spectrum Center -- Charlotte, North Carolina
• Coverage: WAXN, DAZN-CHA, WPLG, and Local10+

The Miami Heat (0-2) visit the Charlotte Hornets (1-1) in a matchup of Southeast Division teams at Spectrum Center, starting at 6 p.m. ET on Saturday, October 24, 2026. The Heat are 3.5-point favorites in the game, the first matchup between the squads this season. The over/under in the matchup is set at 231.5.

Hornets vs. Heat Odds & Spread

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Hornets vs. Heat Prediction & Pick

All NBA win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Hornets win (68.4%)

Hornets vs. Heat Betting Trends

• The Heat won 46 games against the spread last season, while failing to cover or pushing 36 times.
• The Hornets went 22-13 as underdogs of 3.5 points or more last season.
• The Heat and their opponents combined to go over the point total 48 out of 82 times last season.
• In 82 Hornets games last year, 32 of them went over the total.
• Miami owned the same winning percentage against the spread at home (.561) as it did on the road last season.
• Against the spread, Charlotte was better at home (25-15-1) than away (24-17-0) last year.

Heat Leaders

• Bam Adebayo averaged 20.1 points last year, plus 10.0 boards and 3.2 assists.
• Last season, Andrew Wiggins recorded an average of 15.4 points, 4.8 boards and 2.7 assists per game.
• Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded 27.6 points, 9.8 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game, plus 0.9 steals and 0.7 blocks.
• Bobby Portis Jr. put up 13.7 points, 6.4 boards and 1.6 assists. He made 48.8% of his shots from the floor and 45.6% from beyond the arc (second in league), with 2.0 treys per contest.
• Last season, Davion Mitchell posted 9.3 points, 2.7 boards and 6.5 assists. He drained 49.0% of his shots from the field and 39.5% from 3-point range, with 1.3 triples per game.

Hornets Leaders

• Kon Knueppel posted 18.5 points last season, plus 3.4 assists and 5.3 rebounds.
• Brandon Miller collected 20.2 points last season, plus 3.3 assists and 4.9 boards.
• Naz Reid's numbers last season were 13.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per contest, shooting 45.6% from the field and 36.2% from beyond the arc, with an average of 2.1 made 3-pointers.
• Moussa Diabate collected 7.9 points, 8.7 boards and 1.9 assists, shooting 63.1% from the field.
• Royce O'Neale recorded 9.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists. At the other end, he put up 1.1 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.

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