Orlando Magic vs Miami Heat Prediction, 1/27/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Miami Heat

Date: Monday, January 27, 2025

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Kaseya Center is the location where the Miami Heat (21-22) will take on the Orlando Magic (23-23) on Monday.

The Magic stepped onto the hardwood against the Trail Blazers and took a loss by a score of 101-79 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Magic walked away with 18 and the Trail Blazers accumulated 21 personal fouls. They made 9 out of their 28 shots from 3-point land. Portland finished the game at 63.2% from the free throw line by making 12 of 19 attempts. Furthermore, Portland had 42 boards (8 offensive, 34 defensive) and got 6 blocks. Portland dished out 23 dimes and had 14 steals in the matchup. In terms of the defense, Orlando let their opponent shoot 48.8% from the floor on 40 of 82 shooting. They also dished out 17 dimes in this matchup while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and having 9 steals. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they earned 44 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Magic buried 21 of 31 tries for a percentage of 67.7%. Orlando ended having earned a 34.2% FG percentage (26 out of 76) and buried 6 of their 25 shots from beyond the arc.

Franz Wagner is a player who was a major factor in this matchup. Wagner finished the game at 47.4% from the field but had no assists when the time ran out. He was on the hardwood for 24 mins and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He totaled 20 points on 9 out of 19 shooting.

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Orlando comes into this matchup with a record of 23-23 so far this year. They have an average of 103.4 points per outing (30th in the league) while going 43.8% from the field. The Magic are hitting 30.3% on shots from distance (511 of 1,689) and 76.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Orlando is pulling down 41.5 boards per game and has accounted for 1,071 assists for the year, which ranks 23rd in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 15.0 times per game and as a group are committing 20.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Magic are forcing 16.7 turnovers per game while drawing 20.8 personal fouls. They concede 36.6% on three-point shots and they are ranked 2nd in the league in points per game allowed (104.3). The Magic defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 47.1% (1,734 of 3,680) and they relinquish 41.2 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 2nd in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,027 conceded for the year.

When they last played, the Heat took a loss by a score of 125-96 against the Bucks. The Heat corralled 37 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 50 for the contest. They also turned it over 11 times, while earning 3 steals in this matchup. The Bucks committed 14 fouls for the game which got the Heat to the charity stripe for 21 attempts. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 76.2%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Miami made 12 of 51 attempts (23.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Heat went 34 out of 92 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.0%. The Heat permitted the Bucks to make 46 out of their 98 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 46.9% in this game. They wrapped up this game 45.0% from beyond the perimeter by going 18 of 40 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 20 from the free throw line (75.0%). Regarding cleaning up the glass, Miami permitted Milwaukee to collect 55 in total (11 offensive).

Kel'el Ware was important for the Heat in this matchup. He made 9 out of 15 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and totaled 10 rebounds. Ware accumulated 22 points in his 35 mins on the court, but went home with no dimes.

Miami has a record of 21-22 on the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Heat are hitting on 45.6% from the floor, which is ranked 21st in basketball. Miami has totaled 4,763 points this season (110.8 per game) and they average 43.7 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 26.3 times per game (14th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.3 times per game. The Heat commit 15.8 fouls per game and they shoot 79.1% from the charity stripe.

The Heat defensively are ranked 7th in basketball in PPG given up with 110.5. They are forcing 14.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the floor (14th in the NBA). The Miami defense surrenders 36.0% on 3-point shots (589 of 1,634) and their opponents are converting on 78.8% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 27.1 assists and 45.9 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 22nd and 26th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando

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