Orlando Magic vs Miami Heat Prediction, 10/25/2021 NBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Orlando Magic vs Miami Heat

Date: Monday, October 25, 2021

Location: FTX Arena in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Orlando (+14)

The Orlando Magic (1-2) are headed to FTX Arena on Monday where they will attempt to defeat the Miami Heat (1-1). Miami opens this matchup as 14-point favorites. The total is 213.5.

The Magic faced the Knicks and walked away with a win by a score of 110-104 in their last contest. Orlando walked away from the contest having earned a 40.9% FG percentage (36 of 88) and buried 12 of their 43 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the free throw line, the Magic made 26 of their 34 shots for a rate of 76.5%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 57 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 22 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When talking about defending, Orlando allowed the other team to shoot 37.0% from the floor on 37 of 100 shooting. New York doled out 52 dimes and had 20 steals in this game. In addition, New York pulled down 36 boards (16 offensive, 20 defensive) and added 4 blocked shots. New York finished the game shooting 68.0% from the charity stripe by converting 17 of their 25 attempts. They also made 13 out of their 48 shots from distance.

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Cole Anthony is one guy who was important for the contest. He totaled 29 points on 9 of 16 shooting. He played for 35 mins and pulled down 16 rebounds. Anthony finished the contest at 56.3% from the field and dished out 8 assists.

Orlando enters this game with a mark of 1-2 this year. The Magic are shooting 33.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (38 of 115) and 79.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 101.0 pts per contest (25th in basketball) while going 40.5% from the field. They turn the ball over 16.0 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 21.0 personal fouls every game. As a team, Orlando is collecting 49.0 boards per contest and is sitting with 63 assists on the year, which is 19th in the league in terms of passing. On defense, the Magic are forcing 10.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.7 fouls. They rank 28th in the league in giving up assists with 86 surrendered so far this year. The Magic defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.5% (31 of 62) and they concede 44.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They are surrendering 37.9% on 3-pointers and they are 21st in the NBA in points per game allowed (116.0).

The last time they took the court, the Heat walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 102-91 against the Pacers. The Heat were able to snag 45 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 55 for the matchup. They gave up possession 22 times, while getting 4 steals in this matchup. The Pacers earned 16 fouls in this contest which took the Heat to the charity stripe for a total of 14 tries. They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 85.7%. When discussing 3-pointers, Miami converted 9 out of their 33 tries (27.3%). In all, the Heat finished 35 out of 91 from the field which gave them a percentage of 38.5%. The Heat allowed the Pacers to convert 38 out of 97 attempts from the floor which had them at 39.2% for the matchup. They finished 25.6% from three-point range by going 10 out of 39 and finished the game at 16 of 21 from the free throw line (76.2%). When it comes to rebounding, Miami permitted Indiana to snag 41 in total (14 on the offensive glass).

Tyler Herro was important for the Heat in this matchup. He converted 12 of 28 in the matchup for a rate of 42.9%, and tallied 10 rebounds. Herro totaled 30 points in his 41 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

Miami has a mark of 1-1 so far this year. Miami has totaled 228 pts on the year (114.0 per game) and they average 56.5 boards per contest. The Heat are committing 25.5 personal fouls every game and they go 71.1% from the free throw line. As an offensive team, the Heat are shooting 46.0% from the field, which has them ranked 14th in basketball. Their rate of earning assists is at 23.0 times per game (20th in the league) and they cough up possession 16.5 times per contest. The Heat on defense are ranked 8th in basketball in PPG allowed with 98.5. They have relinquished 18.5 assists and 46.5 boards every game, ranking them 2nd and 13th in the league. The Miami defense concedes 27.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (22 of 81) and their opponents are converting on 70.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They are forcing 15.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 38.7% from the field (3rd in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando (+14)

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