Jefferson Alfaro
The weekend starts off in the best way possible, with several NBA games to be played on Friday. One of these will be the Heat vs Magic, a game in which the home team will try to extend its streak of good results.
This will be the first clash of the season between these two teams. Their last encounter was in April 2022, which went to Magic by a 125-111 score.
The best Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic preview can be found at JefeBet, where you can also enjoy all the NBA predictions and the best betting odds for all the games.
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic NBA Regular Season Game on January 27, 2023
- Where: FTX Arena, Miami, Florida
- When: Friday, January 27, 2023, 08:00 PM E.T.
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Betting on Orlando Magic
- Regular Season Record: 18-29.
The Orlando Magic team has a lot of improvement to do if they want to make a quality leap in the NBA. Even if it is quite late at this point of the season, there have shown some positive things in their most recent games. After defeating the current leader of the Eastern Conference and facing the Indiana Pacers in their last game, the intention is to excell in Florida.
Despite this, the team’s away record do not suggest that it will be able to achieve this goal, since it has lost 17 of its 23 away games played.The team was defeated in 4 of its 5 most recent matches, attaining only one win against Portland, which is not a top franchise in this 2022-23 campaign.
The Magic are the third-worst offensive team in the league, averaging just 110 units per game, which is a figure that seems insufficient to go against a solid Miami Heat team.
Betting on the Miami Heat
- Regular Season Record: 27-22.
Despite not counting on Jimmy Butler in the last game, and who remains in doubt for this match, the Miami Heat continued their positive streak at home by defeating the Boston Celtics 98-95. Indeed, Boston is considered the best team in the conference so far. With this win, they have now attained five wins in a row at the FTX Arena. In fact, they have won 7 of their last 8 wins there.
Being able to surpass a team as complete as the Celtics, gives an idea of how well this squad performs defensively. They are the second-best team on defense, with an average of 108.2 points allowed per game. This has been the main factor of the team’s success in its two most recent games. Indeed, in those games, the Miami team has limited its opponents to less than 100 points.
JefeBet Prediction
Orlando Magic’s away performance does not suggest that they can get a good result from this game. The home team has shown to be strong playing at home in their most recent games, and it has had no trouble completely tearing apart the offense of powerful teams in the league.
As a result and considering Orlando’s lack of fire throughout the season, it is expected that the Miami Heat can get one more win on their home court.
Prediction: Miami Heat Spread.
