Cleveland Cavaliers vs Miami Heat Prediction, 11/13/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Miami Heat

Date: Friday, November 13, 2026

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: WPLG

Kaseya Center is the location where the Miami Heat (5-6) will attempt to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers (6-6) on Friday.

The Cavaliers took the court against the Knicks and earned the victory with a final of 115-107 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Cavaliers ended up finishing with 18 while the Knicks racked up 21 fouls. They also converted 14 of their 39 tries from three-point range. New York ended up shooting 100.0% from the free throw line by making 11 of their 11 attempts. Furthermore, New York grabbed 34 rebounds (7 offensive, 27 defensive) and earned 9 rejections. New York recorded 33 assists and had 5 steals in this game. In reference to the defense, Cleveland allowed the other team to go 49.4% from the floor on 41 out of 83 shooting. They also distributed 23 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 40 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Cavaliers converted 20 of their 25 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. Cleveland finished the game with a 47.1% field goal percentage (40 of 85) and buried 15 out of their 38 shots from beyond the arc.

James Harden is someone who was a major factor for this contest. He left the arena with 32 points on 9 out of 14 shooting. He played 33 mins and pulled down 2 rebounds. Harden shot 64.3% from the field and also earned 4 assists.

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Cleveland comes into this one with a record of 6-6 this year. They are losing possession via turnover 13.5 times per game and as a unit are committing 20.8 personal fouls every game. As a team, Cleveland is collecting 45.7 rebounds per game and has accumulated 320 dimes so far this year, which is 8th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Cavaliers are connecting on 36.9% on three-point shots (183 of 496) and 75.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 116.4 pts per contest (9th in basketball) while shooting 46.4% from the floor.

On defense, the Cavaliers have forced 13.4 turnovers per game while drawing 20.3 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 24th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 322 surrendered on the campaign. The Cavaliers defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 44.6% (497 of 1,114) and they surrender 45.5 boards per game as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 35.5% on 3-point attempts and they are 20th in the league in PPG allowed (114.3).

The last time they took the court, the Heat walked away with a victory by a final of 115-109 when they played the Jazz. In regard to rebounding, Miami permitted Utah to get 49 in all (11 on the offensive glass). They finished 39.4% from beyond the arc via 13 of 33 and finished the game at 14 of 22 from the charity stripe (63.6%). The Heat allowed the Jazz to convert 41 of their 84 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.8% in the matchup. Overall, the Heat went 35 for 89 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.3%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, Miami converted 12 out of 41 attempts (29.3%). They were able to make 33 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 75.0%. The Jazz had 30 fouls for the game which took the Heat to the charity stripe for 44 attempts. They also turned it over 8 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. The Heat pulled down 32 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 40 in this matchup.

Giannis Antetokounmpo pitched in for the Heat for this game. He made 12 of 21 in the game for a rate of 57.1%, and tallied 11 rebounds. Antetokounmpo totaled 30 points in his 31 mins of playing time and had 4 dimes for the matchup.

Miami has a win-loss mark of 5-6 this season. The Heat have committed 20.8 personal fouls per game and they connect on 72.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 28.7 times per contest (2nd in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.9 times per contest. Miami has tallied 1,273 pts this season (115.7 per game) and they grab 41.9 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Heat are shooting 46.2% from the floor, which is 15th in the NBA.

The Heat on the defensive end are ranked 26th in the league in PPG given up with 120.0. They are forcing 17.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 48.8% from the field (27th in the NBA). The Miami defense surrenders 39.4% on shots from beyond the arc (177 of 449) and their opponents are making 76.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 29.7 assists and 45.8 boards on a nightly basis, which is 29th and 23rd in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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