NBA Best Bets: Heat vs. Magic Picks for October 23
Published 11:33 pm Monday, October 21, 2024
The Orlando Magic are only 1.5-point underdogs against the Miami Heat in the season opener for both teams at Kaseya Center on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. The game begins at 7:30 PM ET on FDS-SUN and FDS-FL.
Before placing a wager on this matchup, have a look at the best bets available on Wednesday based on our computer predictions.
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Heat vs. Magic Game Info
- When: Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
- Where: Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida
- TV: FDS-SUN and FDS-FL
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Heat vs. Magic Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Heat (- 1.5)
- Miami was 41-41-0 against the spread last season.
- Orlando’s record against the spread last season was 51-31-0.
- The Heat’s ATS record as 1.5-point favorites or more was 24-23 last season.
- As 1.5-point underdogs or greater, the Magic went 24-19 against the spread last year.
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Pick OU:
Over (208.5)
- The Heat and their opponents combined to score more than 208.5 points in 58 of 82 games last season.
- The Magic combined with their opponents to score more than 208.5 points in 58 of 82 games last season.
- Miami’s outings last season had an average of 220.7 points, 12.2 more than this game’s over/under.
- The average number of points in Orlando’s matchups last year was 221.3, which is 12.8 more points than this game’s over/under.
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Moneyline Pick: Heat (-130)
- The Heat finished 35-12 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite last season (winning 74.5% of those games).
- Last season, the Magic won 17 out of the 43 games, or 39.5%, in which they were the underdog.
- When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -130 or shorter last year, Miami finished with a record of 31-12 (72.1%).
- Last season, Orlando won 14 of its 36 games, or 38.9%, when it was the underdog by at least +105 on the moneyline.
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Heat have an implied win probability of 56.5%.
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