Miami Heat vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 3/5/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Miami Heat (29-31) are traveling to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Wednesday where they will try to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers (50-10).

The Heat faced the Wizards and earned the victory with a final of 106-90 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Heat walked away with 19 while the Wizards recorded 17 personal fouls. They made 10 of their 35 shots from distance. Washington finished shooting 81.8% from the free throw line by converting 18 of their 22 attempts. In addition, Washington grabbed 43 boards (7 offensive, 36 defensive) and got 4 blocks. Washington doled out 22 dimes and had 8 steals for the matchup. Regarding defense, Miami let their opponent shoot 36.9% from the floor on 31 of 84 shooting. They also distributed 31 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 13 turnovers and getting 10 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected 48 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Heat made 15 of their 18 attempts for a rate of 83.3%. Miami ended the contest with a 47.6% FG percentage (39 of 82) and made 13 of their 37 3-point shots.

Bam Adebayo is a player who came through in this matchup. He notched 19 points on 7 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 31 mins and pulled down 15 boards. Adebayo finished the contest at 43.8% from the field and also recorded 5 dimes.

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Miami enters this one with a mark of 29-31 for the year. They are losing possession via turnover 13.8 times per contest and as a group they commit 15.8 fouls per game. As a unit, Miami is pulling down 43.8 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,583 assists this year, which ranks 15th in basketball in terms of passing. The Heat are shooting 36.1% on 3-point shots (835 of 2,312) and 79.4% from the free throw line. They average 110.3 points per contest (25th in the league) on 45.8% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Heat are forcing 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 18th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,616 surrendered for the year. The Heat are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.3% (2,481 of 5,363) and they surrender 45.2 boards per contest as a basketball team. They give up 35.8% on three-point shots and they rank 7th in the NBA in PPG allowed (110.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Cavaliers took home the win by a final score of 133-129 against the Trail Blazers. In relation to attacking the glass, Cleveland allowed Portland to get 46 in all (13 on the offensive glass). They finished 35.0% from downtown by connecting on 14 out of 40 and walked away from this one shooting 31 of 35 at the charity stripe (88.6%). The Cavaliers allowed the Trail Blazers to make 42 of their 96 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.8% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Cavaliers finished 42 for 97 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.3%. When discussing three-point attempts, Cleveland made 19 of their 46 tries (41.3%). They were able to convert 30 of them for a percentage of 85.7%. The Trail Blazers had 26 personal fouls in this game which took the Cavaliers to the free throw line for 35 attempts. They also turned it over 15 times, while getting 12 steals for the contest. The Cavaliers recorded 34 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 47 in this matchup.

De'Andre Hunter pitched in for the Cavaliers for this contest. He converted 8 of 15 in this contest giving him a rate of 53.3%, and accounted for 7 rebounds. Hunter totaled 32 points in his 32 mins on the court, but wasn't able to tally an assist.

Cleveland has a win-loss record of 50-10 on the season. The Cavaliers are responsible for committing 18.6 personal fouls per game and they shoot 78.6% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 28.9 times per contest (7th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.1 times per game. Cleveland has accumulated 7,384 pts this season (123.1 per contest) and they average 45.3 boards per game. As an offense, the Cavaliers are connecting on 49.7% from the field, which ranks them 2nd in basketball.

The Cleveland defense gives up 36.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (793 of 2,200) and opponents are converting on 77.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 25.3 assists and 43.0 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 8th and 9th in the league. The Cavaliers on the defensive end are ranked 11th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 111.6. They are forcing 14.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.3% from the floor (4th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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