Orlando Magic vs Miami Heat Prediction, 10/23/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Miami Heat

Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Orlando (+2.0)

The Miami Heat (46-36 last year) welcome the Orlando Magic (47-35 last season) at Kaseya Center on Wednesday. Miami opens this game as 2.0-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The betting total comes in at 208.5.

The Magic stepped onto the hardwood against the Cavaliers and ended up losing by a score of 106-94 in their last contest. Orlando finished the contest with a 33.7% FG percentage (29 of 86) and buried 10 out of their 31 shots from downtown. When they shot from the free throw line, the Magic made 26 of their 30 shots for a percentage of 86.7%. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned a total of 49 with 18 of them being offensive. They also dished out 17 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and getting 11 steals. With regard to defense, Orlando allowed the other team to go 44.2% from the field on 34 of 77 shooting. Cleveland doled out 19 dimes and had 8 steals for the matchup. In addition, Cleveland pulled down 48 rebounds (10 offensive, 38 defensive) and had 4 rejections. Cleveland finished the contest at 83.3% at the free throw line by making 30 of their 36 shots. They also converted 8 out of their 24 attempts from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Magic finished with 32 while the Cavaliers finished the game with 23 fouls.

Paolo Banchero is one guy who played a role in the game. He ended up with 38 points on 10 out of 28 shooting. He played 42 minutes played and also collected 16 rebounds. Banchero finished the game at 35.7% from the field and also totaled 2 dimes.

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Orlando comes into this contest after finishing with a win-loss mark of 47-35 last year. They lost possession via turnover 14.7 times per game and as a unit committed 19.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a group, Orlando snagged 42.3 rebounds per contest and racked up 2,023 dimes last season, which was 28th in the league in terms of passing. The Magic shot 35.2% on shots from 3-point land (903 of 2,568) and 75.9% from the charity stripe. They averaged 110.5 pts per contest (24th in the NBA) while shooting 47.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Magic forced 15.0 turnovers every game and they drew 20.9 fouls. They gave up 35.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they ranked 4th in the league in PPG allowed (108.4). The Magic allowed a FG percentage of 47.4% (3,264 of 6,884) and they conceded 39.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They were 1st in basketball in giving up assists with 1,958 relinquished last season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Heat went home defeated by a final of 118-84 against the Celtics. When discussing cleaning up the glass, Miami allowed Boston to grab 56 in total (8 on the offensive side). They shot 40.0% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 16 out of 40 and ended up shooting 18 of 27 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Heat permitted the Celtics to convert 42 of 77 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 54.5% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Heat finished the game shooting 36 out of 87 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.4%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, Miami converted 3 out of 29 tries (10.3%). They were able to knock down 9 of the free throws for a clip of 90.0%. The Celtics committed 15 fouls in this contest which took the Heat to the charity stripe for 10 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while earning 4 steals in this contest. The Heat snagged 27 defensive boards and 2 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 in the matchup.

Bam Adebayo was important for the Heat in the matchup. Adebayo scored 23 points in his 36 mins on the court and accounted for 6 dimes in the game. He made 10 out of 26 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 38.5%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

Miami had a record of 46-36 last year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Heat hit 46.5% from the floor, which ranked 22nd in the NBA. Miami totaled 9,032 pts over the course of last year (110.1 per contest) and they averaged 42.3 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists was at 25.8 times per game (18th in the league) and they turned the ball over 12.7 times per contest. The Heat committed 17.3 fouls every game and they connected on 81.8% from the free throw line.

The Heat were ranked 3rd in basketball in PPG given up with 108.4. They were able to force 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allowed teams to shoot 46.7% from the field (10th in basketball). The Miami defense gave up 35.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (1,064 of 3,018) and opponents made 78.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquished 26.5 assists and 42.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which had them ranked 14th and 11th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Orlando (+2.0)

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