Heat vs. Hornets Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Oct. 28

Heat vs. Hornets Game Info

• Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2025
• Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
• Venue: Kaseya Center -- Miami, Florida
• Coverage: FDSSE and FDSSUN

Southeast Division opponents square off when the Miami Heat (2-1) host the Charlotte Hornets (2-1) at Kaseya Center, tipping off at 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. The Heat are 6-point favorites in the game, the first matchup between the squads this season. The point total in the matchup is set at 238.5.

Heat vs. Hornets Odds & Spread

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Heat vs. Hornets Prediction & Pick

All NBA win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Heat win (78.5%)

Heat vs. Hornets Betting Trends

• The Heat won 38 games against the spread last season, while failing to cover or pushing 44 times.
• The Hornets' ATS record as underdogs of 6 points or more was 23-20-3 last season.
• Last season, the combined scoring went over the point total 44 times in Heat games.
• There were 33 Hornets games (out of 82) that went over the total last year.
• Miami sported a better record against the spread when playing at home (21-19-1) than it did in away games (17-22-2) last season.
• Charlotte's winning percentage against the spread, both home and away, was .439 last season. Charlotte was 18-20-3 ATS on its home court and 18-21-2 on the road.

Heat Leaders

• Bam Adebayo recorded 18.1 points, 9.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists last year.
• Tyler Herro's numbers last season were 23.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 5.5 assists per contest. He drained 47.3% of his shots from the field and 37.5% from beyond the arc, with an average of 3.3 triples (eighth in NBA).
• Norman Powell posted 21.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists. He also sank 48.4% of his shots from the floor and 41.8% from 3-point range, with 3 triples per contest.
• Andrew Wiggins posted 18 points, 4.5 boards and 2.6 assists. He made 44.8% of his shots from the field and 37.4% from beyond the arc, with 2.2 treys per game.
• Kel'el Ware's stats last season included 9.3 points, 7.4 boards and 0.9 assists per game. He sank 55.4% of his shots from the floor.

Hornets Leaders

• Miles Bridges collected 20.3 points last season, plus 3.9 assists and 7.5 rebounds.
• LaMelo Ball recorded 25.2 points, 7.4 assists and 4.9 rebounds.
• Collin Sexton collected 18.4 points, 2.7 boards and 4.2 assists, shooting 48% from the floor and 40.6% from beyond the arc, with 1.7 made treys per game.
• Mason Plumlee collected 4.5 points, 1.8 assists and 6.1 boards.
• Moussa Diabate posted 5.7 points, 6.2 boards and 0.8 assists, shooting 59.6% from the field.

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