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Heat vs. Magic Prediction, Picks and Odds
Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Heat vs. Magic NBA game on December 26, 2024 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Dec 27, 12AM Kia Center
Dec 27, 12AM Kia Center
In-Play ProbabilitiesIn-Play
Game PredictionsPre-Game
Best Bets | TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heat | 22 | 19 | 20 | 28 | 89 |
Magic | 31 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 88 |
Live Probabilities
Spread
Over / Under
Moneyline
Win %
71%
29%
Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heat | 22 | 19 | 20 | 28 | 89 |
Magic | 31 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 88 |
Q4 00:00 Heat makes two point jump shot
Q4 00:00 Magic misses three point jump shot
Q4 00:04 Magic makes two point jump shot
Q4 00:32 Heat misses three point jump shot
Q4 00:52 Magic makes three point jump shot
Q4 1:29 Heat misses three point jump shot
Q4 1:47 Magic misses two point jump shot
Q4 2:05 Heat makes two point jump shot
Q4 2:13 Heat misses two point jump shot
Q4 2:26 Magic misses three point jump shot
Play by Play
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
ALL
+2
Heat makes two point jump shot
89-88
Heat lineup change (Kel'el Ware, Alec Burks, Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Haywood Highsmith)
Magic lineup change (Trevelin Queen, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Jalen Suggs, Goga Bitadze, Tristan da Silva)
Magic misses three point jump shot
Magic offensive rebound
End of 4th Quarter.
+2
Magic makes two point jump shot
87-88
Heat 60 second timeout
Magic lineup change (Jonathan Isaac, Trevelin Queen, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Jalen Suggs, Goga Bitadze)
Heat lineup change (Duncan Robinson, Alec Burks, Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Terry Rozier)
Heat personal foul
Alec Burks turnover (offensive foul)
Alec Burks offensive rebound
Heat misses three point jump shot
Magic personal foul
+3
Magic makes three point jump shot
87-86
Heat turnover
Alec Burks defensive rebound
Heat personal foul
+1
Jalen Suggs makes regular free throw 1 of 2
87-83
Jalen Suggs misses regular free throw 2 of 2
Jalen Suggs defensive rebound
Heat misses three point jump shot
Alec Burks defensive rebound
Magic misses two point jump shot
+2
Heat makes two point jump shot
87-82
Heat misses two point jump shot
Heat offensive rebound
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Terry Rozier defensive rebound
Magic misses three point jump shot
Heat personal foul
Bam Adebayo turnover (offensive foul)
Goga Bitadze offensive rebound
+2
Magic makes two point jump shot
85-82
Magic misses two point jump shot
Heat turnover
Magic turnover
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Heat personal foul
+3
Heat makes three point jump shot
85-80
Heat defensive rebound
Magic personal foul
Magic misses three point jump shot
Heat turnover
Magic turnover
Goga Bitadze defensive rebound
Heat misses two point jump shot
Heat defensive rebound
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Magic misses three point jump shot
Heat lineup change (Alec Burks, Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Terry Rozier, Haywood Highsmith)
Heat personal foul
+2
Heat makes two point jump shot
82-80
Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
Magic misses three point jump shot
Goga Bitadze offensive rebound
Magic misses three point jump shot
Goga Bitadze defensive rebound
Heat misses two point jump shot
Heat misses three point jump shot
Heat offensive rebound
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Heat personal foul
+1
Jalen Suggs makes regular free throw 1 of 2
80-79
+1
Jalen Suggs makes regular free throw 2 of 2
80-80
Jalen Suggs defensive rebound
Heat misses two point jump shot
Bam Adebayo offensive rebound
Heat misses three point jump shot
+2
Magic makes two point jump shot
80-78
+3
Heat makes three point jump shot
80-76
Magic lineup change (Trevelin Queen, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Jalen Suggs, Goga Bitadze, Tristan da Silva)
Magic personal foul
Jalen Suggs turnover (offensive foul)
Magic 60 second timeout
Magic challenge timeout
Instant replay
Magic 60 second timeout
+2
Heat makes two point jump shot
77-76
Magic turnover
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound
Heat misses two point jump shot
Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point tip layup
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound
Magic turnover
Magic 60 second timeout
Magic lineup change (Trevelin Queen, Caleb Houstan, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Goga Bitadze, Cory Joseph)
Magic lineup change (Trevelin Queen, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Jalen Suggs, Goga Bitadze, Cory Joseph)
+3
Heat makes three point jump shot
75-76
Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound
Magic misses two point jump shot
Anthony Black offensive rebound
Magic misses two point jump shot
Heat turnover
Alec Burks defensive rebound
Magic misses two point jump shot
Magic misses two point jump shot
Magic offensive rebound
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
+3
Heat makes three point jump shot
72-76
+2
Magic makes two point jump shot
69-76
+2
Heat makes two point jump shot
69-74
Heat lineup change (Alec Burks, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Bam Adebayo, Terry Rozier, Haywood Highsmith)
+3
Magic makes three point jump shot
67-74
Heat 60 second timeout
Anthony Black defensive rebound
Heat misses two point jump shot
Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
Magic misses two point jump shot
+3
Heat makes three point jump shot
67-71
Magic turnover
Magic personal foul
+1
Alec Burks makes regular free throw 1 of 3
62-71
+1
Alec Burks makes regular free throw 2 of 3
63-71
+1
Alec Burks makes regular free throw 3 of 3
64-71
Magic misses three point jump shot
Magic offensive rebound
End of 3rd Quarter.
Heat lineup change (Nikola Jovic, Alec Burks, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Bam Adebayo, Terry Rozier)
Magic lineup change (Jonathan Isaac, Anthony Black, Jett Howard, Cory Joseph, Wendell Carter Jr.)
Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
Heat misses two point jump shot
Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound
Magic misses two point jump shot
Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
Heat misses two point jump shot
Terry Rozier defensive rebound
Magic misses three point jump shot
Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound
Heat misses two point jump shot
Nikola Jovic defensive rebound
Heat personal foul
+1
Wendell Carter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
61-71
Wendell Carter Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
Magic lineup change (Anthony Black, Jett Howard, Cory Joseph, Tristan da Silva, Wendell Carter Jr.)
Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound
Heat misses three point jump shot
Magic turnover
Magic personal foul
+1
Alec Burks makes regular free throw 1 of 2
60-70
Heat lineup change (Nikola Jovic, Kel'el Ware, Alec Burks, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Terry Rozier)
Magic lineup change (Cole Anthony, Anthony Black, Jett Howard, Tristan da Silva, Wendell Carter Jr.)
+1
Alec Burks makes regular free throw 2 of 2
61-70
Alec Burks defensive rebound
Magic misses two point jump shot
Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound
Heat misses two point jump shot
Magic turnover
Heat turnover
Magic personal foul
Magic lineup change (Trevelin Queen, Cole Anthony, Anthony Black, Tristan da Silva, Wendell Carter Jr.)
Heat lineup change (Nikola Jovic, Kel'el Ware, Alec Burks, Tyler Herro, Terry Rozier)
+2
Magic makes two point jump shot
59-70
Heat turnover
Heat personal foul
+1
Jalen Suggs makes regular free throw 1 of 2
59-67
Heat lineup change (Nikola Jovic, Kel'el Ware, Tyler Herro, Terry Rozier, Haywood Highsmith)
Magic lineup change (Trevelin Queen, Cole Anthony, Jalen Suggs, Tristan da Silva, Wendell Carter Jr.)
+1
Jalen Suggs makes regular free throw 2 of 2
59-68
Cole Anthony defensive rebound
Heat misses two point jump shot
Tyler Herro defensive rebound
Magic misses three point jump shot
Cole Anthony defensive rebound
Heat misses three point jump shot
Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
Magic misses three point jump shot
+2
Heat makes two point jump shot
59-66
Haywood Highsmith offensive rebound
Heat misses two point jump shot
Duncan Robinson defensive rebound
Magic personal foul
+1
Tyler Herro makes technical free throw 1 of 1
57-66
Magic misses two point jump shot
Heat misses three point jump shot
Magic lineup change (Trevelin Queen, Cole Anthony, Jalen Suggs, Goga Bitadze, Tristan da Silva)
Magic defensive rebound
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Heat personal foul
Heat 60 second timeout
+2
Magic makes two point jump shot
56-66
Goga Bitadze offensive rebound
Magic misses three point jump shot
Heat turnover
+2
Magic makes two point jump shot
56-64
Goga Bitadze defensive rebound
Heat misses two point jump shot
Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
Heat personal foul
Heat 60 second timeout
+1
Goga Bitadze makes regular free throw 1 of 2
56-62
Goga Bitadze misses regular free throw 2 of 2
Jalen Suggs defensive rebound
Heat misses three point jump shot
Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
Magic misses three point jump shot
Stoppage (Equipment malfunction)
+3
Heat makes three point jump shot
56-61
+2
Magic makes two point jump shot
53-60
Heat personal foul
+1
Goga Bitadze makes regular free throw 1 of 1
53-61
Heat personal foul
Magic personal foul
+1
Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
52-58
+1
Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
53-58
+2
Magic makes two point jump shot
51-58
+2
Heat makes two point jump shot
51-56
Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound
Magic misses two point jump shot
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Magic personal foul
+1
Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
48-56
+1
Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
49-56
Magic turnover
+3
Heat makes three point jump shot
47-56
+2
Magic makes two point jump shot
44-56
Heat turnover
Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound
Magic misses three point jump shot
+3
Heat makes three point jump shot
44-54
+2
Magic makes two point jump shot
41-54
Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
Heat misses three point jump shot
Tyler Herro defensive rebound
Magic misses three point jump shot
Trevelin Queen defensive rebound
Heat misses three point jump shot
Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
Magic misses three point jump shot
Alec Burks defensive rebound
End of 1st Half.
Heat lineup change (Duncan Robinson, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Haywood Highsmith)
Magic misses three point jump shot
Magic personal foul
Alec Burks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
Heat offensive rebound
Heat lineup change (Kel'el Ware, Alec Burks, Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Haywood Highsmith)
+1
Alec Burks makes regular free throw 2 of 2
41-52
+2
Magic makes two point jump shot
40-52
Magic defensive rebound
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Heat misses three point jump shot
+2
Magic makes two point jump shot
40-50
Heat turnover
Magic turnover
Heat turnover
Magic turnover
Goga Bitadze defensive rebound
Heat misses two point jump shot
Magic turnover
Goga Bitadze offensive rebound
Magic misses three point jump shot
Magic lineup change (Trevelin Queen, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Jalen Suggs, Goga Bitadze, Tristan da Silva)
Heat turnover
Heat 60 second timeout
Jaime Jaquez Jr. offensive rebound
Heat misses two point jump shot
+2
Magic makes two point jump shot
40-48
Heat violation
Goga Bitadze offensive rebound
Magic misses two point jump shot
Heat turnover
Heat personal foul
+1
Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 1 of 2
40-45
+1
Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 2 of 2
40-46
+2
Heat makes two point jump shot
40-44
Magic turnover
+2
Heat makes two point jump shot
38-44
Magic lineup change (Trevelin Queen, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Goga Bitadze, Cory Joseph, Tristan da Silva)
Magic personal foul
+2
Magic makes two point jump shot
36-44
Trevelin Queen offensive rebound
Magic misses three point jump shot
+3
Heat makes three point jump shot
36-42
+2
Magic makes two point jump shot
33-42
+2
Heat makes two point jump shot
33-40
Nikola Jovic defensive rebound
Magic misses three point jump shot
+3
Heat makes three point jump shot
31-40
Magic personal foul
Magic 60 second timeout
Heat lineup change (Nikola Jovic, Kel'el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Josh Christopher, Tyler Herro)
Magic lineup change (Trevelin Queen, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Jalen Suggs, Goga Bitadze, Tristan da Silva)
Magic lineup change (Trevelin Queen, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Jalen Suggs, Goga Bitadze, Tristan da Silva)
Heat lineup change (Nikola Jovic, Kel'el Ware, Alec Burks, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Tyler Herro)
Nikola Jovic defensive rebound
Magic misses three point jump shot
Goga Bitadze defensive rebound
Heat misses two point jump shot
Magic turnover
+2
Heat makes two point jump shot
28-40
Magic lineup change (Jonathan Isaac, Trevelin Queen, Jalen Suggs, Goga Bitadze, Tristan da Silva)
Magic personal foul
+2
Magic makes two point jump shot
26-40
+2
Heat makes two point jump shot
26-38
Magic lineup change (Jonathan Isaac, Trevelin Queen, Jalen Suggs, Tristan da Silva, Wendell Carter Jr.)
Magic misses two point jump shot
Heat defensive rebound
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound
Heat misses two point jump shot
Magic misses three point jump shot
Heat defensive rebound
Magic turnover
Jonathan Isaac defensive rebound
Heat misses two point jump shot
Heat lineup change (Nikola Jovic, Alec Burks, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Bam Adebayo, Terry Rozier)
Heat defensive rebound
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Magic misses three point jump shot
Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound
Heat misses two point jump shot
+2
Magic makes two point jump shot
24-37
Heat personal foul
+1
Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 1 of 1
24-38
Tristan da Silva offensive rebound
Magic misses three point jump shot
Magic defensive rebound
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Heat misses three point jump shot
Magic personal foul
Magic lineup change (Jonathan Isaac, Trevelin Queen, Anthony Black, Tristan da Silva, Wendell Carter Jr.)
+2
Magic makes two point jump shot
24-35
Heat turnover
Duncan Robinson defensive rebound
Magic misses three point jump shot
+2
Heat makes two point jump shot
24-33
+2
Magic makes two point jump shot
22-33
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Jonathan Isaac defensive rebound
Heat misses two point jump shot
Magic turnover
Heat personal foul
Heat misses three point jump shot
Cole Anthony defensive rebound
End of 1st Quarter.
Nikola Jovic defensive rebound
Magic misses three point jump shot
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound
Heat misses two point jump shot
Magic turnover
+3
Heat makes three point jump shot
22-31
Magic personal foul
Magic turnover
Heat lineup change (Nikola Jovic, Duncan Robinson, Alec Burks, Bam Adebayo, Terry Rozier)
+3
Heat makes three point jump shot
19-31
Heat personal foul
+1
Wendell Carter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
16-30
+1
Wendell Carter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
16-31
Cole Anthony defensive rebound
Heat misses two point jump shot
+2
Magic makes two point jump shot
16-29
Heat misses two point jump shot
Magic lineup change (Jonathan Isaac, Cole Anthony, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Anthony Black, Wendell Carter Jr.)
Magic defensive rebound
Heat personal foul
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Tyler Herro defensive rebound
Magic misses two point jump shot
+2
Heat makes two point jump shot
16-27
Magic violation
Magic turnover
Magic misses two point jump shot
Magic offensive rebound
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Magic personal foul
Magic violation
Terry Rozier misses regular free throw 1 of 2
Heat offensive rebound
Magic lineup change (Jonathan Isaac, Cole Anthony, Anthony Black, Tristan da Silva, Wendell Carter Jr.)
+1
Terry Rozier makes regular free throw 2 of 2
14-27
Magic turnover
+3
Heat makes three point jump shot
13-27
+3
Magic makes three point jump shot
10-27
+2
Heat makes two point jump shot
10-24
Magic turnover
Jalen Suggs defensive rebound
Heat misses three point jump shot
Heat personal foul
+1
Jalen Suggs makes regular free throw 1 of 2
8-23
Heat lineup change (Nikola Jovic, Kel'el Ware, Alec Burks, Tyler Herro, Terry Rozier)
+1
Jalen Suggs makes regular free throw 2 of 2
8-24
+3
Heat makes three point jump shot
8-22
Bam Adebayo offensive rebound
Heat misses two point jump shot
Magic lineup change (Trevelin Queen, Cole Anthony, Jalen Suggs, Goga Bitadze, Tristan da Silva)
Heat 60 second timeout
Instant replay
Magic lineup change (Trevelin Queen, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Jalen Suggs, Goga Bitadze, Tristan da Silva)
+3
Magic makes three point jump shot
5-21
Magic lineup change (Trevelin Queen, Cole Anthony, Jalen Suggs, Goga Bitadze, Tristan da Silva)
Heat misses two point jump shot
Terry Rozier offensive rebound
Heat personal foul
Bam Adebayo turnover (offensive foul)
+2
Magic makes two point jump shot
5-18
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope offensive rebound
Magic misses two point jump shot
+3
Heat makes three point jump shot
5-16
Magic turnover
Goga Bitadze defensive rebound
Heat misses two point jump shot
+2
Magic makes two point jump shot
2-16
+2
Heat makes two point jump shot
2-14
Heat lineup change (Nikola Jovic, Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Terry Rozier, Haywood Highsmith)
Magic turnover
Goga Bitadze defensive rebound
Heat misses three point jump shot
Terry Rozier defensive rebound
Magic misses two point jump shot
Heat lineup change (Duncan Robinson, Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Terry Rozier, Haywood Highsmith)
Heat turnover
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
+2
Magic makes two point jump shot
0-14
Tristan da Silva defensive rebound
Heat misses two point jump shot
+2
Magic makes two point jump shot
0-12
Heat turnover
+2
Magic makes two point jump shot
0-10
Goga Bitadze defensive rebound
Heat misses three point jump shot
+2
Magic makes two point jump shot
0-8
Heat 60 second timeout
Heat turnover
+2
Magic makes two point jump shot
0-6
Trevelin Queen defensive rebound
Heat misses two point jump shot
Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound
Magic misses two point jump shot
Tristan da Silva offensive rebound
Magic misses two point jump shot
Heat turnover
+2
Magic makes two point jump shot
0-4
Heat turnover
+2
Magic makes two point jump shot
0-2
Magic offensive rebound
Heat personal foul
Magic misses two point jump shot
Goga Bitadze defensive rebound
Heat misses two point jump shot
Heat lineup change (Duncan Robinson, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Haywood Highsmith)
Magic lineup change (Trevelin Queen, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Jalen Suggs, Goga Bitadze, Tristan da Silva)
(Goga Bitadze gains possession)
Box Score
Player Stats
Team Stats
| Pos | Player | Pts | Reb | Ast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 7 | K. Ware | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| C | 13 | B. Adebayo | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| G | 18 | A. Burks | 17 | 6 | 0 |
| G | 14 | T. Herro | 20 | 3 | 2 |
| F | 24 | H. Highsmith | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Pos | Player | Pts | Reb | Ast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 12 | T. Queen | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| G | 4 | J. Suggs | 29 | 4 | 2 |
| G | 3 | K. Caldwell-Pope | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| F | 23 | T. da Silva | 18 | 6 | 2 |
| C | 35 | G. Bitadze | 10 | 14 | 2 |
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Heat vs. Magic: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Heat vs. Magic
- Date: Thursday, December 26, 2024
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- Venue: Kia Center
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Magic favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): 208.5
- Moneyline Odds: Heat -102, Magic -104
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Heat: 45%
- Magic: 55%
Dimers.com's predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.
Projected Final Score
Our predicted final score for this NBA matchup is Heat 104-105 Magic.
This prediction is based on each team's average score following 10,000 game simulations.
Our Prediction: Who Wins?
After extensive simulations, our model gives the Heat a win probability of 45%, while the Magic have a win probability of 55%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Magic are more likely to beat the Heat in the NBA game at Kia Center on Friday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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