NBA Best Bets: Magic vs. Heat Picks for December 26

Published 5:33 pm Wednesday, December 25, 2024

The Miami Heat (14-13) visit the Orlando Magic (19-12) after losing four road games in a row. The Magic are favored by only 1.5 points in the matchup, which starts at 7:00 PM ET on Thursday, December 26, 2024.

If you hope to gain an edge on Thursday’s game, check out the best bets on the board in the article below (according to our computer predictions).

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Magic vs. Heat Game Info

  • When: Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
  • Where: Kia Center in Orlando, Florida
  • TV: FDSFL and FDSSUN
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Magic vs. Heat Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Magic (- 1.5)

  • Against the spread, Orlando is 19-12-0 this year.
  • Miami has beaten the spread 13 times in 27 games.
  • The Magic have an ATS record of 14-5 as 1.5-point favorites or more.
  • The Heat’s ATS record as 1.5-point underdogs or greater is 4-6.

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Pick OU:

Over (209.5)

  • The Magic and their opponents have combined to score more than 209.5 points in 16 of 31 games this season.
  • Heat games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 209.5 points in 19 of 27 outings.
  • Orlando’s contests this year have an average total of 214.7, 5.2 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
  • Miami has a 219.4-point average over/under in its contests this season, 9.9 more points than this game’s total.
  • The Magic are the 13th-highest scoring team in the NBA this year. The Heat have scored the 28th-most points.
  • The Heat have surrendered the second-fewest points in NBA play this season, while the Magic have given up the 10th-fewest.

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Moneyline Pick: Magic (-120)

  • This season, the Magic have been favored 19 times and won 16, or 84.2%, of those games.
  • The Heat have come away with three wins in the 10 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
  • Orlando has a record of 15-3, a 83.3% win rate, when it’s favored by -120 or more by sportsbooks this season.
  • This season, Miami has come away with a win three times in nine chances when named as an underdog of at least +100 or worse on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 54.5% chance of a victory for the Magic.

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