Miami Heat vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction NBA Picks 10/8/24

The Miami Heat and Charlotte Hornets meet Tuesday in NBA preseason action at the Spectrum Center. Here’s a Miami Heat vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction. This article will include a Miami Heat vs Charlotte Hornets Pick.

Miami Heat Betting Preview

The Miami Heat won 46 games last season, were bounced in the first round, and enter the 17th year under coach Erik Spoelstra. The Heat didn’t make many moves this offseason outside of signing Alec Burks and drafting Kel’el Ware. The Heat are banking on a full season of Terry Rozier, the health of Tyler Herro and Jimmy Butler, and the improvement of Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Nikola Jovic. The Heat have the championship pedigree and the fantastic coaching, but you have to question if there’s enough to be a real contender. The core of this Heat team is the same as it was when it made the finals in 2022-23, and it wasn’t enough. It still feels like the Heat are a move away from seriously contending.

The Heat have missed the playoffs just three times since the 2008-09 season. The Heat have won no less than 40 games in 8 of the last 9 years.

Charlotte Hornets Betting Preview

The Charlotte Hornets lost to the Knicks in their preseason opener and play the Grizzlies next. The Charlotte Hornets have lost 12 of their last 13 preseason games. The Charlotte Hornets are averaging 109 points on 50 percent shooting and allowing 111 points on 42.6 percent shooting. LaMelo Ball is averaging 18 points and 4 rebounds, while Tre Mann is averaging 15 points and 3 rebounds. Brandon Miller is the third double-digit scorer and Tidjane Salaun is grabbing 1 rebound. The Charlotte Hornets are shooting 44.7 percent from beyond the arc and 55.6 percent from the free throw line. The Charlotte Hornets are allowing 35.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 46 rebounds per game.

Miami Heat vs Charlotte Hornets Prediction

The Charlotte Hornets have the benefit of having a game under their belt, but that probably doesn’t matter. We’re talking about a Hornets team that’s lost 12 of their last 13 preseason games. The Miami Heat are just one of those teams that plays hard whether the games count or not. Preseason, summer league, whatever, the Heat are well coached and play hard at all times. Give me the free bucket in this spot. 

Randy Chambers's Pick: Miami Heat +1.5