Charlotte Hornets vs. Miami Heat Picks and Prediction for Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Use Code WWWC It’s a clash of Southeast Division teams looking for an early-season win on the parquet floor in South Beach as the Charlotte Hornets clash with the Miami Heat Tuesday night and we have things covered with our Hornets vs. Heat prediction. Charlotte clobbered Washington 139-113 on the road Sunday in the second game of a back-to-back set, winning outright as a 1.5-point underdog. Miami downed the Knicks 115-107 at home in their previous game Sunday, winning outright as a three-point underdog. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the Heat owns an 80-49 advantage, including a 122-105 home win in the most recent matchup on March 23. Read more about this Hornets vs. Heat prediction! Need some winners? Check out our NBA Predictions and beat the books!
Hornets Looking to Earn Second Straight Win
Charlotte bounced back from a loss to Philadelphia as they pasted Washington on the road Sunday. The Hornets improved to 2-1 on the season and entered Monday tied for first in the Southeast Division with the Heat. Against Washington, Charlotte led by one after the opening quarter and trailed by 11 at the half before getting in gear. The Hornets trailed by 13 in the opening seconds of the second half but they blitzed the Wizards by an 88-51 margin to win the game going away. Charlotte shot 51.1% from the field, including 15 of 38 from three-point range, hit 30 of 36 free throw attempts and won the rebounding battle 52-40 in the contest. LaMelo Ball paced the Hornets as one of six players in double figures with 38 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists in the win.
On the season, the Hornets are 2nd in the league in scoring offense with 132 points per game. Charlotte is 7th in the league in rebounding, as they collect 49 boards per contest and 4th in assists with 31 dimes per contest. The Hornets are 15th in scoring defense as they allow an average of 118.3 points per game. LaMelo Ball (28.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, 9.7 assists) is the team’s top scoring threat. Miles Bridges (19.3 points, eight rebounds, 4.7 assists) and Brandon Miller (14.5 points, four assists) are solid contributors on the offensive end of the floor. Collin Sexton (18.7 points), Kon Knueppel (15 points, 4.7 rebounds), Moussa Diabate (10.3 points, seven rebounds), Ryan Kalkbrenner, Sion James, Tidjuan Salaun, Tre Mann, Pat Connaughton, Mason Plumlee and Liam McNeeley are expected to provide rotational depth for the Hornets. Charlotte is 7th in the league in field goal percentage as they shoot 50.9% from the field as a team. The Hornets are 5th in threes per game with 16 per contest and 3rd in three-point field goal percentage by shooting 41.4% from beyond the arc. Charlotte is below average in free-throw shooting, ranking 21st by converting 74.2% of their attempts this season.
Miller (shoulder) is out indefinitely. Grant Williams (knee) and Josh Green (shoulder) are both out for this contest as well.
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Miami Seeking to Take Sole Possession of Southeast Division Top Spot
Miami won their second straight game by downing the Knicks at home in their previous contest on Sunday. The Heat entered Monday 2-1 on the year and are tied for the top spot in the Southeast Division with the Hornets. Against New York, Miami trailed by three after the opening quarter, led by three at the half and held a one-point edge with 1:43 to play in the third quarter before going on an 11-0 run to lead 93-81 with 10:15 to play and never let the Knicks closer than five the rest of the way en route to the win. The Heat shot 45.8% from the field, including 13 of 37 from three-point range, and held the Knicks to 38.8% shooting in the contest. Norman Powell led Miami with 29 points and seven rebounds in the victory.
The Heat entered Monday 5th in the league in scoring offense with 127.3 points per game this season. Miami is 1st in the league in rebounding with 51.3 boards a contest, while the team stands 7th in assists by dishing out 28.3 dimes a night. The Heat stands 9h in the league in scoring defense as they allow 115.3 points per game. Norman Powell leads the Heat with 24 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. Bam Adebayo (19.3 points, 10 rebounds), Jaime Jaquez Jr. (15.7 points, seven rebounds, four assists), Simone Fontecchio (13.7 points) and Andrew Wiggins (12.3 points, 5.3 rebounds) are secondary scoring options. Nikola Jovic (11.7 points, 4.7 rebounds), Kel’el Ware (10.3 points, seven rebounds), Davion Mitchell, Dru Smith, Keshad Johnson and Pelle Larsson are solid role players for the Heat. Miami is 9th in the league in field goal percentage as they shoot 49.6% from the floor this season. The Heat stands 9th in threes per game by draining 14.7 triples per contest and the team is 6th in three-point shooting by hitting 39.3% from beyond the arc. Miami is above average at the free-throw line, ranking 11th in the league by converting 80% of their chances this season.
Terry Rozier was placed on leave by the league as part of an ongoing gambling probe. Tyler Herro (ankle) is expected to be out until late December. Kasparas Jakucionis (groin) is out here, while Fontecchio (calf) is questionable here. Watch for updates as we get closer to tip-off.
Hornets vs. Heat Pick
Hornets vs. Heat Spread Pick
- Heat -4.5 (4 units)
Charlotte has been a high-scoring team in the early going this season but they are dealing with injury issues already. Miller, who has dealt with injury issues in his career, is hurt already this year and is out indefinitely with a shoulder injury. That’s going to put pressure on Ball and the rest of the Hornets to step up and contribute. Charlotte has struggled defensively, and it will be tough to slow down a Heat squad that is better on the defensive end than Charlotte. Miami has a variety of weapons to work with and they are a dangerous perimeter shooting squad. Playing at home, take the Heat here as they make it three straight wins and take over sole possession of the Southeast Division.
Hornets vs. Heat Over/Under Pick
- Over 237 (-110) (4 units)
Charlotte enters this game having gone over the total in all three of their games this season. The Hornets have seen at least 246 points scored in each of their contests. Charlotte is 2nd in scoring offense, 2nd in offensive efficiency, and 8th in tempo with 104.1 possessions a game this year. Miami has seen the over hit in two of their three games this season. The Heat stand fifth in the league in points per game, 10th in offensive efficiency and second in tempo with 108.3 possessions a game. Charlotte has seen the over go 7-2-1 in their last 10 games, while Miami has seen the over go 7-3 in their last 10. This game is a track meet that winds up over the total.
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