Derby time in Florida!
With Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic a duel in the Eastern Conference will take place on Sunday night from 21:30. The home side can look forward to the encounter in the NBA on 26.12.2021 from a statistical point of view: Since four duels, the neighbour from Florida has always been defeated!
Miami Heat – Statistics & current form
Miami will rely on the home bonus in the Florida derby: Chicago alone scores just as strongly in front of its own backdrop in the Eastern Conference: ten of the 14 home games have been victorious. In contrast, the home side’s personnel situation does not look good. With Jimmy Butler and Bam Debayo missing, two very important players are missing from the squad.
However, Tyler Herro made a comeback last Wednesday. The youngster made his comeback after a three-game absence due to injury and showed his usual strength in the clash with Indiana.
Despite playing only 21 minutes, the point guard scored 21 points and provided five assists. Thanks to his performance, the game against the Pacers was clearly won with 125:96. Herro confirmed his great performance last Friday in the win against Detroit with 29 points.
Orlando Magic – Statistics & current form
Orlando, like their opponent, is not playing with their best line-up. However, this has been for a longer period of time, which is why the negative effects are much more noticeable: Only Detroit still ranks behind Magic in the East. The last game was against the Pelicans from New Orleans and again they suffered a defeat, although only by a narrow margin of 104-110.
The defensive work in Orlando is in need of improvement: Only four teams allow more points to their opponents on 100 possessions than the selection of coach Jamahl Mosley, who certainly imagined his debut as a first-time head coach in the NBA differently.
However, the return of Cole Anthony in the last game was pleasing from the visitors’ point of view. The point guard delivered a double-double in points and assists. He also contributed the best scoring output of his team with 22 points. Furthermore, Wendell Carter is back in the squad.
His comeback with a double-double in points and rebounds was equally impressive.
Miami Heat – Orlando Magic tip
The duel has already taken place twice this season and Head Coach Erik Spoelstra’s team has prevailed each time. Both victories were of a commanding nature with ten and 17 point leads. For the upcoming edition of Miami Heat against Orlando Magic, the tip is again aiming for a home win with at least a nine-point difference.
The prediction is supported by the fact that the squad on the side of the home side is decimated, but this also applies to the guests. With Tyler Herro, at least one very powerful player from the well-filled hospital in the Miami ranks is available again.
In addition, the three-time champions are extremely strong at home, most recently eight years ago, and the last four Florida derbies have ended in defeat for the bottom team in the East. Bwin offers betting odds of 1.91 on the clash between Miami and Orlando.
