Orlando Magic vs Miami Heat Prediction: will the Heat manage to win?

Prediction for the NBA match which will take place on December 27. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Orlando Magic

The Magic have a long home series - the upcoming match will be the fifth consecutive home game for the team. And while this stretch started poorly for Orlando - losses to New York (91:100) and Oklahoma (99:105), it continued with two straight wins. First, the Magic defeated their upcoming rival Miami (121:114), and then handled the reigning NBA champion Boston (108:104).

In general, Orlando now has a purely positive balance of wins - 19-12, and a high fourth line in the Eastern Conference standings. The Magic, we should also note, are second in the defensive rating with a 103.9 points per game average, and, recall that at the moment have to cope without two key players - Franz Wagner and Paolo Banquero.

Miami Heat

The Heat also with each game rise in the ranking of the defense and now go on the sixth position in the league in terms of average miss rate - 109.4 missed points per game on average. At the same time, the team has a worse overall record than Orlando - sixth in the Eastern Conference with a 14-13 record.

In the last match the Heat outplayed Eastern Conference midfielder Brooklyn (110:95) at home. Thus, Miami broke a series of three consecutive defeats. Before that, the Heat lost to Detroit (124:125 (114:114) in overtime), Oklahoma (97:104) and Orlando (114:121).

Expert Betting Tips

Orlando and Miami are teams that can cause problems in defense to any opponent. But the total for the upcoming match still looks undervalued, and we will bet on TO. Besides, both face-to-face meetings between the teams this season have been productive. Also, we assume that the Heat will still beat the Magic for the first time in this championship. Injuries to the leaders can't help but affect Orlando in terms of stability of results.