Cleveland Cavaliers vs Miami Heat Prediction, 1/29/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Miami Heat

Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Miami Heat (23-22) will compete against the Cleveland Cavaliers (37-9) at Kaseya Center on Wednesday.

The Cavaliers faced the Pistons and earned the victory with a final of 110-91 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Cavaliers ended up finishing with 13 while the Pistons totaled 17 fouls. They made 10 of 36 attempts from long range. Detroit finished the contest at 63.6% from the charity stripe by burying 7 of their 11 shots. Furthermore, Detroit collected 45 rebounds (12 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Detroit earned 24 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. Pertaining to the defense, Cleveland allowed the other team to shoot 38.5% from the floor on 37 of 96 shooting. They also distributed 28 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they earned 53 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Cavaliers made 18 of 23 shots for a percentage of 78.3%. Cleveland finished having earned a 44.0% FG percentage (40 of 91) and made 12 of their 44 three-point attempts.

Darius Garland is one player who was a major contributor in this game. Garland finished the game shooting 42.1% from the field and earned 7 assists. He was on the court for 31 minutes played and also totaled 5 rebounds. He accumulated 22 points on 8 of 19 shooting.

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Cleveland comes into this game with a record of 37-9 for the campaign. They are averaging 121.8 pts per contest (2nd in the NBA) while shooting 49.5% from the floor. The Cavaliers are hitting 39.5% on shots from 3-point land (746 of 1,890) and 78.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Cleveland is pulling down 44.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,333 dimes on the year, which is 6th in basketball in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 13.0 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.2 fouls every game.

On defense, the Cavaliers are able to force 15.0 turnovers every game and they draw 18.9 fouls. They rank 12th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,182 relinquished so far this year. The Cavaliers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 46.0% (1,895 of 4,123) and they concede 43.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 37.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 12th in the league in PPG allowed (112.1).

In their last game, the Heat took home the win by a final score of 125-119 against the Magic. The Heat were able to collect 38 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 43 for this contest. They also coughed it up 18 times, while recording 9 steals in the game. The Magic were called for 19 fouls for this contest which took the Heat to the charity stripe for 21 shots. They were able to knock down 14 of those for a rate of 66.7%. In the matter of shots from distance, Miami buried 15 of their 41 tries (36.6%). In all, the Heat shot 48 out of 92 from the field which had them at 52.2%. The Heat allowed the Magic to knock down 45 out of their 98 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 45.9% for this game. They finished the game shooting 35.9% from beyond the perimeter via 14 of 39 and finished the contest at 15 of 25 at the charity stripe (60.0%). In the matter of rebounding, Miami allowed Orlando to get 47 overall (12 offensive).

Tyler Herro ended up having an impact for the Heat in this game. He knocked down 12 out of 28 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and totaled 8 rebounds. Herro scored 30 points in his 48 minutes of playing time and had 12 assists for this game.

Miami has a record of 23-22 for the season. As an offense, the Heat are hitting on 45.7% from the field, which has them ranked 19th in the NBA. Miami has totaled 4,994 points this season (111.0 per contest) and they pull down 43.8 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 26.4 times per game (14th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 13.6 times per game. The Heat are committing 16.1 fouls per contest while shooting 79.2% from the free throw line.

The Heat defensively are ranked 7th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 110.4. They are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.1% from the field (12th in basketball). The Miami defense allows 36.0% on 3-point attempts (617 of 1,713) and their opponents are connecting on 78.5% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 27.1 dimes and 45.7 total boards per game, which ranks them 22nd and 26th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland

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