Heat vs. Hornets betting: NBA preview for Oct. 28

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Southeast Division opponents square off when the Miami Heat (2-1) host the Charlotte Hornets (2-1) at Kaseya Center, starting at 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. The Hornets are 5.5-point underdogs in the game, the first matchup between the teams this season. The matchup’s point total is set at 241.

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Heat Cover -5.5 vs Hornets -111

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Heat vs. Hornets betting lines

  • Heat odds to win: -193
  • Hornets odds to win: +161
  • Spread: Heat (-5.5)
  • Total: 241
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network Extra (South)
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Heat Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Miami was 19-22 in home contests last year with a 21-19-1 record against the spread at home.
  • Last season, Miami had a 6-7-1 record ATS in home games as 5.5-point favorites or more.
  • Heat home games hit the over on the set point total 25 times last year.
  • Last year’s performance went against Miami to beat the total. Its home games averaged a total of 218.4 points per contest last season.

Heat ATS Trends Last Season

  • The Heat beat the spread 38 times in 82 games last year.
  • The Heat had an ATS record of 12-9-1 as 5.5-point favorites or more last season.
  • The Heat had 44 of their 82 games hit the over last season.

Heat Betting Records

  • The Heat won 58.7% of the games last season in which they were favored on the moneyline (27-19).
  • Miami had a record of 16-9 in games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -193 or shorter last year (64%).
  • The Heat have an implied moneyline win probability of 65.9% in this matchup.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.5 (17th in NBA) 46.6 (12th) 43.4 (21st) 44.7 (19th) 26.4 (14th) 12.6 (sixth)

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Hornets Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Recent performance seems to trend against the Hornets to beat the total. Their road games have averaged a total of 239.0 points per contest this season.

Hornets ATS Trends Last Season

  • The Hornets beat the spread 37 times in 82 games last season.
  • As 5.5-point underdogs or greater, the Hornets went 25-27-1 against the spread last year.
  • There were 33 Hornets games (out of 82) that went over the total last year.

Hornets Betting Records

  • Charlotte was underdogs in 73 games last season and won 16 (21.9%) of those contests.
  • The Hornets entered 57 games last season as an underdog by +161 or more and were 9-48 in those contests.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Hornets, based on the moneyline, is 38.3%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.0 (30th in NBA) 46.7 (15th) 45.2 (ninth) 45.2 (23rd) 24.3 (26th) 14.9 (26th)
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