Cleveland Cavaliers vs Miami Heat Prediction, 11/12/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Miami Heat

Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Miami Heat (6-4) will compete against the Cleveland Cavaliers (7-3) at Kaseya Center on Wednesday.

The Cavaliers played the Bulls and earned the victory with a final of 128-122 in their last contest. Cleveland finished with a 48.9% field goal percentage (46 out of 94) and made 17 out of their 46 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Cavaliers converted 19 of 26 shots for a percentage of 73.1%. With respect to rebounding, they collected a total of 39 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 32 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 6 steals. In terms of the defense, Cleveland let their opponent shoot 45.2% from the field on 38 of 84 shooting. Chicago totaled 27 assists and had 8 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Chicago had 49 boards (10 offensive, 39 defensive) and had 7 blocks. Chicago went 91.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 33 of 36 tries. They converted 13 of their 29 tries from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Cavaliers ended up finishing with 27 and the Bulls had 25 personal fouls.

De'Andre Hunter is a guy who played a role in this contest. He totaled 29 points on 10 out of 16 shooting. He played 30 minutes and snagged 4 rebounds. Hunter finished shooting 62.5% from the floor and recorded 2 dimes.

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Cleveland comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 7-3 this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.9 times per contest and as a squad are committing 22.2 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Cleveland is collecting 41.8 rebounds per contest and has tallied 279 assists this year, which is 6th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Cavaliers are shooting 36.6% from downtown (166 of 453) and 76.7% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 120.7 pts per game (8th in the NBA) on 46.2% from the field.

On defense, the Cavaliers are forcing 18.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 23.6 personal fouls. They surrender 37.7% on 3-point shots and they are 12th in the league in points per game allowed (115.5). The Cavaliers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 46.5% (403 of 867) and they surrender 45.4 rebounds per game as a group. They currently rank 19th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 266 surrendered on the campaign.

For their last game, the Heat went home victorious with a score of 136-131 when they faced the Trail Blazers. In relation to attacking the glass, Miami allowed Portland to get 57 in all (22 offensive). They finished 27.5% from downtown by shooting 14 of 51 and ended up going 19 out of 23 from the free throw line (82.6%). The Heat permitted the Trail Blazers to convert 49 out of their 109 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.0% in this game. When all was said and done, the Heat ended up going 49 for 96 from the floor which had them shooting 51.0%. With respect to shooting from beyond the arc, Miami knocked down 10 of 35 attempts (28.6%). They were able to knock down 28 of the free throw tries for a rate of 77.8%. The Trail Blazers were called for 32 personal fouls in the game which took the Heat to the charity stripe for 36 tries. They coughed it up 15 times, while getting 17 steals in this matchup. The Heat collected 35 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 47 in the game.

Nikola Jovic ended up having an impact for the Heat for this contest. Jovic earned 29 points in his 31 minutes on the court and had 6 dimes for the game. He converted 10 out of 16 for this game for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and totaled 9 rebounds.

Miami has a win-loss mark of 6-4 on the year. As an offensive unit, the Heat are hitting on 49.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 5th in the NBA. Miami has earned 1,241 points on the year (124.1 per contest) and they average 43.3 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 30.4 times per game (2nd in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.9 times per game. The Heat commit 20.4 fouls per contest and they go 79.4% from the free throw line.

The Miami defense concedes 32.2% on shots from beyond the arc (139 of 432) and their opponents are making 82.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 26.9 assists and 48.8 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 21st and 27th in the league. The Heat defensively are ranked 18th in the league in points allowed per game with 118.0. They have forced 16.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.9% from the floor (4th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland

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