Charlotte Hornets vs Miami Heat Prediction, 11/7/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Miami Heat

Date: Friday, November 7, 2025

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Kaseya Center is the location where the Miami Heat (4-4) will go up against the Charlotte Hornets (3-5) on Friday.

The Hornets stepped onto the hardwood against the Pelicans and took a loss by a final of 116-112 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Hornets ended up walking away with 23 and the Pelicans finished the game with 20 personal fouls. They also converted 17 of 38 shots from distance. New Orleans ended up going 68.4% when shooting free throws by converting 13 of 19 attempts. Additionally, New Orleans pulled down 39 boards (13 offensive, 26 defensive) and got 6 blocks. New Orleans doled out 27 assists and had 9 steals in this game. Regarding the defense, Charlotte allowed the other team to go 47.8% from the field on 43 out of 90 shooting. They also dished out 20 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In the matter of pulling down boards, they earned 49 with 15 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Hornets made 21 of 28 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. Charlotte finished having earned a 47.6% field goal percentage (39 of 82) and converted 13 of their 38 shots from beyond the arc.

Miles Bridges is someone who was a major factor in this matchup. He totaled 22 points on 7 out of 19 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins played and also collected 8 boards. Bridges finished the game shooting 36.8% from the field and also totaled 3 dimes.

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Charlotte enters this one with a mark of 3-5 for the season. They turn it over 16.8 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 21.4 fouls per game. As a team, Charlotte is grabbing 46.1 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 217 assists on the year, which has them ranked 9th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Hornets are hitting 38.2% on three-point attempts (121 of 317) and 80.2% from the free throw line. They average 120.4 points per outing (9th in basketball) while going 48.0% from the floor.

Defensively, the Hornets are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 22.6 fouls. They give up 39.4% on 3-pointers and they rank 25th in the league in points per game allowed (120.4). The Hornets are giving up a field goal percentage of 48.2% (344 of 714) and they surrender 38.5 boards per contest as a basketball team. They rank 24th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 227 surrendered so far this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Heat walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 122-112 when they faced the Nuggets. In reference to rebounding, Miami allowed Denver to snag 61 in all (21 offensive). They finished 27.5% from distance by shooting 11 out of 40 and ended up shooting 25 of 28 at the charity stripe (89.3%). The Heat allowed the Nuggets to make 43 of 101 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.6% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Heat ended up going 38 out of 86 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.2%. When it comes to shooting from beyond the arc, Miami buried 14 out of 41 tries (34.1%). They were able to knock down 22 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 88.0%. The Nuggets committed 16 fouls for the contest which took the Heat to the free throw line for a total of 25 attempts. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 13 steals in the matchup. The Heat were able to corral 33 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 38 in this matchup.

Norman Powell was important for the Heat in the game. Powell totaled 23 points in his 31 mins of playing time, but didn't get an assist. He buried 5 of 15 in this game for a field goal rate of 33.3%, and had 2 rebounds.

Miami has a win-loss mark of 4-4 so far this year. The Heat are responsible for committing 20.0 fouls per game and they connect on 79.3% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 29.5 times per game (4th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.8 times per game. Miami has earned 979 pts for the campaign (122.4 per game) and they average 43.6 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Heat are shooting 49.5% from the floor, which ranks 8th in basketball.

The Heat on defense are ranked 15th in the league in points allowed per contest with 117.6. They are forcing their opponents into 16.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.5% from the field (6th in the league). The Miami defense surrenders 33.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (115 of 342) and their opponents are knocking down 82.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 27.3 assists and 46.8 boards per game, which has them ranked 22nd and 25th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami

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