Portland Trail Blazers vs Miami Heat Prediction, 11/8/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Miami Heat

Date: Saturday, November 8, 2025

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Miami Heat (4-4) will compete against the Portland Trail Blazers (5-3) at Kaseya Center on Saturday.

The Trail Blazers took the court against the Thunder and went home with a win by a final score of 121-119 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up with 24 and the Thunder accumulated 27 fouls. They converted 15 of their 38 tries from long range. Oklahoma City finished shooting 90.3% when shooting free throws by burying 28 of their 31 attempts. On top of that, Oklahoma City pulled down 50 rebounds (13 offensive, 37 defensive) and had 6 blocked shots. Oklahoma City distributed 24 dimes and had 9 steals in the matchup. Concerning the defense, Portland allowed their opponent to shoot 41.8% from the field on 38 of 91 shooting. They also distributed 23 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 15 turnovers and having 8 steals. With regard to grabbing boards, they compiled 49 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers made 30 of 32 tries for a rate of 93.8%. Portland ended with a 40.9% field goal percentage (36 of 88) and converted 19 out of their 43 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Deni Avdija is one guy who was important in this game. Avdija ended up going 29.4% from the field and also totaled 9 assists. He played for 37 mins played and collected 10 rebounds. He accumulated 26 points on 5 of 17 shooting.

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Portland comes into this contest with a mark of 5-3 for the season. They are averaging 120.4 pts per contest (8th in the NBA) while connecting on 44.6% from the field. The Trail Blazers are hitting 33.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (114 of 337) and 83.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Portland is pulling in 42.1 boards per game and has accounted for 209 assists on the season, which is 16th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 17.1 times per contest and as a squad are committing 22.8 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Trail Blazers are forcing their opponents into 20.8 turnovers per game while drawing 23.9 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 8th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 196 relinquished for the year. The Trail Blazers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 48.9% (328 of 671) and they relinquish 43.8 rebounds per game as a team. They relinquish 36.8% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 17th in basketball in opponents points per game (117.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Heat took a loss by a score of 122-112 when they faced the Nuggets. The Heat recorded 33 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in this matchup. They also turned it over 15 times, while getting 13 steals for this contest. The Nuggets committed 16 personal fouls for this contest which got the Heat to the charity stripe for a total of 25 tries. They were able to knock down 22 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 88.0%. In relation to shots from distance, Miami knocked down 14 of their 41 tries (34.1%). When all was said and done, the Heat finished 38 for 86 from the field which had them shooting 44.2%. The Heat allowed the Nuggets to knock down 43 of 101 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 42.6% for the game. They finished 27.5% from beyond the arc by going 11 of 40 and ended up going 25 out of 28 from the free throw line (89.3%). In relation to rebounding, Miami permitted Denver to grab 61 in all (21 on the offensive glass).

Norman Powell was important for the Heat for the contest. Powell accumulated 23 points in his 31 mins on the court, but went home with no dimes. He converted 5 out of 15 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and totaled 2 rebounds.

Miami has a record of 4-4 on the year. As an offensive unit, the Heat are connecting on 49.5% from the floor, which ranks them 8th in the NBA. Miami has totaled 979 pts for the year (122.4 per game) and they snag 43.6 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 29.5 times per game (4th in basketball) and they turn it over 15.8 times per contest. The Heat have committed 20.0 fouls per game and they shoot 79.3% from the charity stripe.

The Miami defense allows 33.6% on shots from beyond the arc (115 of 342) and their opponents are connecting on 82.0% of their free throw shots. They concede 27.3 dimes and 46.8 boards per game, which is ranked 22nd and 25th in the league. The Heat on the defensive side of the court are 15th in the NBA in points given up per game with 117.6. They are forcing 16.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.5% from the floor (6th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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