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The Miami Heat hit the court against the Orlando Magic as just 2-point favorites in the first game of the 2024-25 NBA season for both teams on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET on FDS-SUN and FDS-FL. The matchup’s over/under is set at 208.5.
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Heat Cover -2 vs Magic -111
Heat vs. Magic Betting Lines and Game Info
- Game day: Wednesday, October 23, 2024
- Game time: 7:30 PM ET
- TV channel: FDS-SUN and FDS-FL
- Location: Miami, Florida
- Arena: Kaseya Center
- Favorite: Heat (-2)
- Total: 208.5
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Heat vs. Magic Betting Statistics
- Miami put together a 39-39-4 record against the spread last season.
- The Heat were favored by 2 points or more 41 times last season, and covered the spread in 19 of those contests.
- Heat games hit the over 35 out of 82 times last season.
- Orlando went 51-31-0 ATS last year.
- The Magic were an underdog by 2 points or more 37 times last season, and covered the spread in 22 of those contests.
- Magic games hit the over 37 out of 82 times last season.
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Heat Trends & Top Players
- The Heat made 46.5% of their shots from the field last season, which was 0.9 percentage points lower than the Magic allowed to their opponents (47.4%).
- In games Miami shot higher than 47.4% from the field, it went 25-10-1 against the spread and 32-4 overall.
- Miami had a 30-19 record against the spread and a 34-15 record overall when the team made more than 35.8% of its three-point attempts.
- Last year, the Heat averaged 110.1 points per game, only 1.7 more points than the 108.4 the Magic allowed.
- When Miami scored more than 108.4 points last season, it went 29-14-2 against the spread and 35-10 overall.
- Bam Adebayo scored 19.3 points and pulled down 10.4 boards per game last season.
- Terry Rozier distributed 5.6 assists per game while scoring 19.8 PPG.
- Duncan Robinson knocked down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.8 per contest a season ago.
Magic Trends & Top Players
- The Magic’s 47.6% shooting percentage from the field last season was 0.9 percentage points higher than the Heat gave up to their opponents (46.7%).
- Orlando had compiled a 33-10 record against the spread and a 34-9 straight up record in games it shot better than 46.7% from the field.
- Orlando had a 27-8 ATS record and is 25-10 straight-up when the team made more than 35.3% of its three-point attempts.
- The Magic’s 110.5 points per game last year were only 2.1 more points than the 108.4 the Heat allowed to opponents.
- Orlando went 38-9 against the spread and 36-11 overall when it scored more than 108.4 points last season.
- Paolo Banchero scored 22.6 points, grabbed 6.9 rebounds and distributed 5.4 assists per game last season.
- Jalen Suggs knocked down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of two per contest a season ago.