Orlando Magic vs Miami Heat Prediction: Will the Magic be able to get revenge?

Miami beat Orlando in the first game of the season series on January 28. Will the Magic be able to get revenge in the upcoming meeting? It's likely, as the Heat will play a back-to-back game.

The Magic took Denver on their home court and pulled off yet another surprise win over the Western Conference leader (115:104). Orlando showed great teamwork on defense and offense - seven players scored 10 points or more. Center Wendell Carter was the most productive player, with 19 points. Paolo Banquero had a double-double - 11 points and ten rebounds. The win was Orlando's third in the last four games. The team continues its aggressive pursuit of the playoffs.

The Heat played their last meeting at home against one of the top underdogs of the season, the Houston Rockets, and won only by a narrow margin. The score was 97:95 - another unconvincing win for Miami, exposing their severe offense problems. Recall that the Heat wanted to strengthen their offense in the trade deadline by trading point guard Kyle Lowry but could not find a decent option on the market.

Miami and Orlando are experiencing the same struggles this season. Both teams are poor at defending from the three-point arc and attacking from there. That said, both teams' two-point shooting defense is high. So you can't expect anything else in the upcoming game: low and very tough basketball. We'll take the low game. We also give preference to Miami as the more experienced team. In addition, the Heat have had excellent head-to-head stats against the Magic in recent years.