Orlando Magic vs Miami Heat Prediction, 1/28/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Miami Heat

Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Kaseya Center is the site where the Miami Heat (25-22) will take on the Orlando Magic (23-22) on Wednesday.

The Magic faced the Cavaliers and took a loss by a final of 114-98 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Magic ended up with 19 while the Cavaliers racked up 15 fouls. They made 11 out of their 25 attempts from three-point range. Cleveland finished 70.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of their 27 shots. Furthermore, Cleveland totaled 45 rebounds (7 offensive, 38 defensive) and added 6 blocked shots. Cleveland dished out 23 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. Regarding the defense, Orlando allowed the other team to go 53.2% from the floor on 42 out of 79 shooting. They also recorded 21 assists for this game as well as forcing 16 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they earned 42 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Magic made 11 of their 15 shots for a rate of 73.3%. Orlando ended the game with a 40.4% field goal percentage (38 out of 94) and buried 11 of their 39 3-point shots.

Paolo Banchero is one guy who had an impact for the contest. Banchero finished the contest at 61.9% from the floor and also dished out 4 dimes. He played 40 minutes and also totaled 10 rebounds. He recorded 37 points on 13 of 21 shooting.

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Orlando enters this one with a record of 23-22 so far this year. They are averaging 115.0 pts per contest (20th in the NBA) while going 46.3% from the floor. The Magic are shooting 33.7% from downtown (500 of 1,483) and 79.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Orlando is pulling in 44.2 rebounds per game and has earned 1,175 dimes for the season, which is 18th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 14.1 times per game and as a squad are committing 21.1 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Magic are forcing 15.0 turnovers every game while drawing 22.2 fouls. They are conceding 36.6% from beyond the arc while they are 14th in basketball in points per game allowed (115.4). The Magic defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 48.0% (1,891 of 3,937) and they surrender 43.2 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 5th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,140 conceded this season.

The last time they took the court, the Heat went home victorious with a score of 111-102 when they played the Suns. Concerning rebounding, Miami allowed Phoenix to collect 56 in total (21 on the offensive glass). They finished 20.0% from three-point range by going 7 of 35 and finished the game at 21 of 26 from the charity stripe (80.8%). The Heat permitted the Suns to make 37 of their 100 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 37.0% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Heat walked away from this one shooting 39 for 93 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.9%. When talking about shooting from distance, Miami buried 9 out of their 35 tries (25.7%). They were able to bury 24 of the free throw tries for a clip of 82.8%. The Suns were called for 24 fouls in this game which took the Heat to the free throw line for a total of 29 tries. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Heat were able to collect 41 defensive boards and 18 offensive boards for a total of 59 in this game.

Bam Adebayo was important for the Heat in this game. He buried 6 of 16 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 37.5%, and accounted for 7 rebounds. Adebayo earned 22 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist for this contest.

Miami has a win-loss record of 25-22 this season. The Heat commit 18.9 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 78.8% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 28.6 times per contest (7th in basketball) and they turn it over 14.3 times per game. Miami has tallied 5,628 pts so far this year (119.7 per contest) and they average 46.2 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Heat are connecting on 46.4% from the field, which is 20th in the league.

The Miami defense surrenders 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc (649 of 1,871) and their opponents are making 81.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 27.1 assists and 47.4 rebounds per contest, which ranks 20th and 30th in the league. The Heat are ranked 23rd in the league in points per game surrendered with 118.0. They are forcing 15.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.2% from the floor (8th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Miami and under the total points

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