Orlando Magic vs Miami Heat Prediction, 3/14/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Miami Heat

Date: Saturday, March 14, 2026

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Orlando Magic (37-28) are hitting the road to Kaseya Center on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Miami Heat (38-29).

The Magic played the Wizards and notched a win by a score of 136-131 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Magic walked away with 22 while the Wizards finished the game with 27 fouls. They knocked down 14 out of their 46 attempts from downtown. Washington shot 87.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of 24 tries. Moreover, Washington snagged 49 rebounds (14 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Washington totaled 26 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. In the matter of the defense, Orlando allowed the other team to go 45.7% from the floor on 48 of 105 shooting. They also recorded 30 dimes for this contest as well as creating 15 turnovers and earning 12 steals. In regard to pulling down boards, they compiled 52 with 11 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Magic buried 27 of their 34 shots for a rate of 79.4%. Orlando ended the contest with a 47.0% FG percentage (47 out of 100) and knocked down 15 out of their 34 three-point shots.

Jalen Suggs is a guy who was a major contributor for the contest. Suggs finished the game at 58.8% from the field and also dished out 8 assists. He played for 34 mins played and snagged 4 rebounds. He ended up with 28 points on 10 of 17 shooting.

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Orlando enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 37-28 on the year. They are averaging 115.6 points per outing (16th in the league) while hitting 46.5% from the floor. The Magic are connecting on 34.6% on shots from downtown (762 of 2,202) and 79.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Orlando is grabbing 43.8 rebounds per contest and has earned 1,730 assists on the year, which has them ranked 16th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.6 times per game and as a unit they are committing 20.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Magic are forcing 15.0 turnovers per game and they draw 21.6 fouls. They rank 5th in the league in giving up assists with 1,623 relinquished for the year. The Magic defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.4% (2,701 of 5,700) and they concede 43.8 boards per game as a group. They give up 34.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 11th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (114.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Heat got the victory with a final of 112-105 against the Bucks. The Heat pulled down 38 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards totaling 53 in this matchup. They coughed it up 12 times, while getting 4 steals for the contest. The Bucks earned 30 fouls for this contest which took the Heat to the charity stripe for a total of 27 shots. They were able to make 22 of the free throw tries for a clip of 81.5%. Regarding 3-pointers, Miami knocked down 14 of their 41 tries (34.1%). When this game wrapped up, the Heat ended up shooting 38 for 92 from the field which had them sitting at 41.3%. The Heat permitted the Bucks to make 41 out of their 83 attempts from the field which had them shooting 49.4% for the game. They wrapped up this game 34.6% from distance by shooting 9 of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 19 from the free throw line (73.7%). In regard to how they attacked the glass, Miami permitted Milwaukee to snag 36 in total (3 offensive).

Pelle Larsson was important for the Heat in the game. He knocked down 9 out of 14 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and earned 6 rebounds. Larsson earned 28 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and added 6 dimes in this contest.

Miami has a mark of 38-29 on the year. The Heat are committing 18.9 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 79.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 28.7 times per game (6th in the league) and they turn it over 14.0 times per game. Miami has accounted for 8,071 points for the year (120.5 per contest) and they average 47.3 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Heat are hitting on 46.4% from the field, which is 19th in the league.

The Heat on defense are ranked 20th in the league in points given up per game with 116.5. They are able to force 15.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.7% from the floor (5th in the league). The Miami defense gives up 34.8% from downtown (919 of 2,640) and opponents are converting on 80.3% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 26.9 dimes and 46.6 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 18th and 27th in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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