NBA Best Bets: Magic vs. Heat Picks for December 21

Published 5:41 am Saturday, December 21, 2024

The Orlando Magic (17-12) are favored (-2.5) to end a three-game losing streak when they host the Miami Heat (13-12) at 7:00 PM ET on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at Kia Center. The matchup airs on FDSFL and FDSSUN.

Why don’t you take a look at the best bets available (according to our computer predictions) for Saturday’s game, before you place a wager on this matchup?

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Magic vs. Heat Game Info

  • When: Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
  • Where: Kia Center in Orlando, Florida
  • TV: FDSFL and FDSSUN
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Magic vs. Heat Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Magic (- 2.5)

  • Orlando has covered the spread 17 times in 29 games.
  • Miami has beaten the spread 12 times in 25 games.
  • The Magic are 11-5 as 2.5-point favorites or more.
  • The Heat are 4-3 as 2.5-point underdogs or more.

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Pick OU:

Over (208.5)

  • The Magic’s 29 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 208.5 points 14 times.
  • The Heat have played 19 games this season that have had more than 208.5 combined points scored.
  • The average point total in Orlando’s contests this year is 215, 6.5 more points than this game’s over/under.
  • Miami’s games this year have had a 220.3-point total on average, 11.8 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
  • The Magic score the 13th-most points in the league this season, while the Heat’s offense puts up the 28th-most.
  • The Heat have allowed the fewest points in the league this season, while the Magic have given up the 12th-fewest.

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Moneyline Pick: Magic (-155)

  • This season, the Magic have won 15 out of the 18 games, or 83.3%, in which they’ve been favored.
  • The Heat have won in three of the nine contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
  • Orlando has a record of 12-2, a 85.7% win rate, when it’s favored by -155 or more by oddsmakers this season.
  • This season, Miami has come away with a win two times in five chances when named as an underdog of at least +125 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 60.8% chance of a victory for the Magic.

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