Charlotte Hornets vs Miami Heat Prediction, 10/28/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Miami Heat

Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Charlotte Hornets (2-1) are hitting the road to Kaseya Center on Tuesday where they will take on the Miami Heat (2-1).

The Hornets faced the Wizards and notched a win by a score of 139-113 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Hornets ended up finishing with 16 and the Wizards recorded 27 personal fouls. They also knocked down 10 of 34 shots from beyond the arc. Washington shot 84.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of 25 shots. On top of that, Washington grabbed 37 boards (9 offensive, 28 defensive) and got 4 blocks. Washington earned 25 assists and had 5 steals for this contest. Regarding defense, Charlotte let their opponent shoot 45.1% from the field on 41 of 91 shooting. They also doled out 30 dimes for the contest as well as creating 15 turnovers and having 12 steals. Concerning pulling down boards, they collected a total of 44 with 10 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Hornets converted 30 of their 36 tries for a rate of 83.3%. Charlotte walked away from the contest with a 51.1% field goal percentage (47 of 92) and made 15 of their 38 3-point shots.

LaMelo Ball is a guy who was a factor for the game. Ball walked away from this one shooting 52.0% from the field and also earned 13 assists. He played for 35 mins and also totaled 13 boards. He ended up walking away with 38 points on 13 of 25 shooting.

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Charlotte will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 2-1 this year. They turn it over 15.3 times per contest and as a team they are committing 22.3 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Charlotte is snagging 49.0 rebounds per contest and has totaled 93 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 2nd in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Hornets are hitting 41.4% on three-point shots (48 of 116) and 74.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 132.0 points per game (1st in basketball) while connecting on 50.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Hornets are forcing their opponents into 15.7 turnovers per game while drawing 26.7 personal fouls. They are 21st in basketball in allowing assists with 79 surrendered for the year. The Hornets defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 45.5% (121 of 266) and they surrender 39.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They give up 37.2% on shots from downtown while they are 15th in the NBA in PPG allowed (118.3).

The last time they took the court, the Heat took home the win by a final score of 115-107 when they faced the Knicks. When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Miami allowed New York to snag 44 in all (10 offensive). They finished 27.8% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 15 out of 54 and ended up shooting 16 of 21 from the charity stripe (76.2%). The Heat permitted the Knicks to make 38 of their 98 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 38.8% in this matchup. When the game finished, the Heat shot 38 for 83 from the field which had them at 45.8%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Miami converted 13 out of 37 attempts (35.1%). They were able to make 26 of those for a clip of 83.9%. The Knicks committed 24 personal fouls in the game which took the Heat to the free throw line for a total of 31 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. The Heat recorded 28 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 37 in this game.

Norman Powell ended up being a major contributor for the Heat for the game. Powell racked up 29 points in his 32 mins on the court and had 3 dimes for this game. He buried 7 of 15 for the contest giving him a rate of 46.7%, and had 7 rebounds.

Miami has a win-loss record of 2-1 for the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Heat are shooting 49.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 9th in basketball. Miami has totaled 382 pts this year (127.3 per contest) and they pull down 51.3 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 28.3 times per game (7th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 18.3 times per contest. The Heat have committed 23.0 fouls every game and they connect on 80.0% from the free throw line.

The Miami defense allows 31.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (40 of 129) and opponents are connecting on 83.3% of their foul shots. They relinquish 25.0 assists and 46.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 13th and 19th in the league. The Heat on the defensive end are ranked 9th in basketball in points given up per game with 115.3. They have forced 17.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.7% from the floor (2nd in basketball).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami

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