Magic vs Heat

The Heat and Magic square off in the Eastern Conference. Check out our NBA odds series for our Heat-Magic prediction and pick.

Look for the Magic to get running in transition and try to stun the Heat with their pace. The odds makers see this as a close matchup between the talent of Miami and the size of Orlando. Look for the Heat to get off to a fast start in this one as they try to play with a lead and let their defense do the work. Look for the Magic to work the ball inside through Banchero and try to draw some fouls on the Heat. They play very well as a team and do a great job of crashing the defense to the paint. They’ve lost their last three games, all at home, and will look to turn the tide with a short spread against the Heat.

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The Miami Heat take on their in-state rivals Saturday, the Orlando Magic. Off a tough win on Friday, this is another winnable game for a needy Heat squad.

Miami needs to be seeking to get all the wins they can and this especially means when they face teams that they should beat. As a part of a three-game week, virtually four though if you include the back-to-back that they have with Sunday’s game, they’ll face the Grizz on Wednesday, before the Bulls Saturday, and then Detroit Sunday. Off a tough win on Friday, this is another winnable game for a needy Heat squad. Giving the ball away 20-plus times to the Cavaliers on Wednesday, the Miami Heat wouldn’t be able to overcome their mistakes, eventually losing to the Cavs team by just four points. A scrappy young Magic team, they’ve been a problem for most teams they face this season, even though The Miami Heat take on their in-state rivals on Saturday, the Orlando Magic.

The Orlando Magic hosts the Miami Heat tonight. Here's everything you need to know.

Miami outscored Cleveland in the fourth quarter on Friday, 37-26, thanks in part to Jimmy Butler's 4-of-4 shooting from the floor in the period. Butler scored a ...

11, the Magic gave up 23 points to Tyler Herro, 22 to Butler and 20 to Gabe Vincent, as well as 13 points and 17 rebounds to Bam Adebayo. "Caleb came in and changed the game on the defensive end. No Orlando scorer recorded more than Fultz's 17 points in that contest. In losses to Portland and Milwaukee earlier this week, however, Orlando struggled in other defensive areas. Coming off a fourth-quarter rally in a win Friday night vs. Miami is 2 1/2 games behind sixth-place Brooklyn ahead of Saturday's trip to Orlando.