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Orlando Magic vs Miami Heat: Predictions, Odds, and how to watch the 2020/21 NBA season

Miami Heat and Orlando Magic will meet tonight for their first game of the 2020/21 NBA season. Check out all the match information, predictions, odds, and how to watch the game.

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Nikola Vucevic guarding Jimmy Butler. (Getty)
Nikola Vucevic guarding Jimmy Butler. (Getty)

Orlando Magic and Miami Heatwill meet tonight, December 23, at 7:00 pm (ET) at the Amway Center in Orlando for their first game of the 2020/21 NBA season. Here, you’ll find all the match information, predictions, odds, and how to watch the game.

The Miami Heat are coming off quite an impressive season where they made it to the NBA Finals. However, they just couldn’t get past LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the Los Angeles Lakers.

Now, they’ll kick off the season facing an old rival in the Orlando Magic, and while they should get an easy win in the paper, we know that anything can happen, especially after such a short offseason.

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Orlando Magic vs Miami Heat: Match Information

Date: Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Time: 7:00 PM (ET)
Location:Amway Center, Orlando

Orlando Magic vs Miami Heat: Time By State In The U.S

ET: 7:00 PM
CT: 6:00 PM
MT: 5:00 PM
PT: 4:00 PM

Orlando Magic vs Miami Heat: Storylines

Orlando Magic coach Steve Clifford has raved about former 1st overall pick Markelle Fultz and his improvement. Now that he’s fully healthy, he’s poised to have a huge role for this up-and-coming team. However, it seems like they’re still a couple of pieces away from contention, especially without Jonathan Isaac.

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The Miami Heat demonstrated that they’re ready to compete at the highest level and enter this season as one of the teams to beat in the Eastern Conference. Hopefully, they’ll be able to stay healthy and finish the job this time after struggling with injuries when it mattered the most last season.

How To Watch Or Live Stream Free Orlando Magic vs Miami HeatIn The U.S

The 2020/21 NBA regular-season game betweenOrlando Magic and Miami Heat to be played on Wednesday 23 at the Amway Center in Orlando will be broadcasted in the U.S byFOX Sports Sun, FOX Sports Florida, and NBA League Pass.

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Orlando Magic vs Miami Heat: Predictions And Odds

Unsurprisingly, oddsmakers expect the Miami Heat to get a close win on the road to start the season, as they enter this game as 3-point favorites. Also, they expect it to be a low-scoring clash, as the game total is projected at 216.5 points.

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Handicap Heat -3
Game Total o/u 216.5

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