The Miami Heat (14-13) are only 1.5-point underdogs as they try to stop a four-game road slide when they visit the Orlando Magic (19-12) on Thursday, December 26, 2024 at Kia Center. The game airs at 7:00 PM ET on FDSFL and FDSSUN.

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Magic vs. Heat Game Info & Odds

• Date: Thursday, December 26, 2024
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: FDSFL and FDSSUN
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Orlando, Florida
• Venue: Kia Center

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Magic vs. Heat Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Magic 111 – Heat 106

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Spread & Total Prediction for Magic vs. Heat

• Pick ATS: Magic (- 1.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Magic (-4.8)
• Pick OU:

  Over (210.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 216.4

• The Magic have covered the spread more often than the Heat this season, tallying an ATS record of 19-12-0, as opposed to the 13-14-0 record of the Heat.
• When the spread is set as 1.5 or more this season, Orlando (14-5) covers a higher percentage of those games when it is the favorite (73.7%) than Miami (4-6) does as the underdog (40%).
• When it comes to going over the point total in 2024-25, Miami and its opponents are more successful (55.6% of the time) than Orlando and its opponents (45.2%).
• As a moneyline favorite this year, the Magic are 16-3, while the Heat are 3-7 as moneyline underdogs.

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Magic Performance Insights

• The Magic have been forced to rely on their defense, which ranks second-best in the NBA (103.9 points allowed per game), as they rank fifth-worst in the league offensively with only 107.3 points per contest.
• Orlando has struggled in terms of rebounding this season, ranking fifth-worst in the NBA with 42.0 boards per game. On the other hand, it ranks best in the league by allowing just 40.4 boards per game.
• The Magic are dishing out 24.0 assists per game, which ranks them 25th in the NBA in 2024-25.
• With 16.1 forced turnovers per game, Orlando is third-best in the league. It ranks 17th in the league by averaging 14.5 turnovers per contest.
• In terms of three-pointers, the Magic are struggling, as they rank third-worst in the league in threes made (11.5 per game) and worst in three-point percentage (31.1%).

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Heat Performance Insights

• The Heat are 16th in the NBA in points scored (112.1 per game) and sixth in points allowed (109.4).
• Miami grabs 43.6 rebounds per game and give up 45.3 boards, ranking 17th and 25th, respectively, in the NBA.
• At 25.8 assists per game, the Heat are 14th in the league.
• Miami is the third-best squad in the league in turnovers per game (12.3) and 15th in turnovers forced (14.1).
• At 14.6 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 37.4% from downtown, the Heat are ninth and eighth in the league, respectively, in those categories.

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