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The Miami Heat (1-1) go up against the New York Knicks (2-0) on October 26, 2025 at Kaseya Center. Sunday’s matchup between the Knicks and the Heat features the Knicks as small 2.5-point favorites. The matchup’s over/under is 229.5.
Take a look at everything you need to know about the Knicks-Heat game, from the point spread, moneyline, total Over/Under and expert picks, as well as TV channel and streaming information.
Knicks vs. Heat Game Information, TV Channel & Odds
- When: Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 6 p.m. ET
- Where: Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida
- TV: MSG and FDSSUN
- Live Boxscore: FOX Sports
Knicks vs. Heat Prediction
ATS Pick: Heat (+ 2.5)
O/U Pick: Over (229.5)
Score Prediction: Heat 119 – Knicks 115
Knicks vs. Heat Betting Insights
- In 33 of 82 games last season, the Knicks and their opponents combined to score more than 229.5 points.
- The Heat combined with their opponent to score more than 229.5 points in 29 of 82 games last season.
- The teams combined to score 226.4 points per contest last season, 3.1 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- These two teams gave up a combined 221.7 points per game last year, 7.8 fewer points than the total for this contest.
- Knicks matchups last season had an average point total of 224.5, five fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- Heat matchups last year had a 218.8-point average over/under, 10.7 fewer points than this game’s total.
Knicks Recent Trends
- New York put together a 40-41-1 record against the spread last season.
- New York was 30-27-1 ATS last season when playing as at least a 2.5-point favorite.
- New York’s games hit the over 43 out of 82 times last season.
- Last year, the Knicks put up 115.8 points per game, 5.8 more points than the 110 the Heat gave up.
- When New York put up more than 110 points last season, it went 34-18-1 against the spread and 43-10 overall.
- The Knicks made 48.6% of their shots from the field last season, which was two percentage points higher than the Heat allowed to their opponents (46.6%).
- Against the spread last season, the Knicks played better at home, covering 21 times in 41 home games, and 19 times in 41 road games.
- New York exceeded the total more often at home last season, hitting the over in 23 of 41 home matchups (56.1%). In road games, it hit the over in 20 of 41 games (48.8%).
- In home games last season, the Knicks won more consistently as a moneyline favorite, producing a record of 27-10 (.730). When playing on the road, they were 20-8 (.714) as a moneyline favorite.
Knicks Recent Stats
| Stat | Average | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Points Scored | 115.8 | 9 |
| Points Allowed | 111.7 | 9 |
| Rebounds | 42.6 | 24 |
| Assists | 27.5 | 11 |
| Steals | 8.2 | 12 |
| Blocks | 4 | 29 |
Knicks Leaders
- Karl-Anthony Towns‘ numbers last season were 24.4 points, 12.8 boards and 3.1 assists per game. He also sank 52.6% of his shots from the field and 42% from 3-point range, with an average of 2 triples.
- Last season, Josh Hart recorded an average of 13.6 points, 9.6 boards and 5.9 assists per game.
- Jalen Brunson’s numbers last season were 26 points, 2.9 boards and 7.3 assists per game. He drained 48.8% of his shots from the field and 38.3% from 3-point range, with an average of 2.3 treys.
- Mikal Bridges collected 17.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists per contest, plus 0.9 steals and 0.5 blocks.
- Last season, OG Anunoby recorded 18 points, 4.8 boards and 2.2 assists. He sank 47.6% of his shots from the field and 37.2% from beyond the arc, with 2.3 triples per contest.
Knicks Player Props
| Points O/U | Points Over Odds | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | 25.5 | -125 | 27 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 21.5 | -120 | 22.5 |
| AND Anunoby | 16.5 | -106 | 17 |
| Mikal Bridges | 15.5 | -102 | 14 |
| Miles McBride | 10.5 | -102 | 12.5 |
Heat Recent Trends
- The Heat went 38-41-3 ATS last year.
- Miami’s ATS record as an underdogs by 2.5 points or greater was 16-15-1 last season.
- Heat games went over the point total 44 out of 82 times last year.
- The Heat’s 110.6 points per game last year were just 1.1 fewer points than the 111.7 the Knicks allowed to opponents.
- When it scored more than 111.7 points last season, Miami went 26-14-1 against the spread and 25-16 overall.
- The Heat shot at a 46.5% rate from the field last season, 0.9 percentage points fewer than the 47.4% shooting opponents of the Knicks averaged.
- Last season, the Heat were 21-19-1 at home against the spread (.512 winning percentage). Away, they were 17-22-2 ATS (.415).
- Looking at the over/under, Miami’s games finished over 25 of 41 times at home (61%) last year, and 19 of 41 away (46.3%).
- The Heat, as moneyline favorites, won a higher percentage of games at home (15-11) than away (12-9) last season.
Heat Recent Stats
| Stat | Average | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Points Scored | 110.6 | 24 |
| Points Allowed | 110 | 7 |
| Rebounds | 43.4 | 21 |
| Assists | 26.4 | 14 |
| Steals | 8.1 | 15 |
| Blocks | 3.8 | 30 |
Heat Leaders
- Tyler Herro scored 23.9 points and distributed 5.5 assists per game last season.
- Bam Adebayo averaged 9.6 boards per game in addition to his 18.1 PPG average.
- Herro made 3.3 threes per game a season ago.
- Adebayo averaged 1.3 steals per game, while Kel’el Ware notched 1.1 blocks per contest.
Heat Player Props
| Points O/U | Points Over Odds | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Powell | 22.5 | +100 | 21.5 |
| Bam Adebayo | 18.5 | -122 | 19.5 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 16.5 | -102 | 14 |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | 11.5 | +102 | 15 |
| Kel’el Ware | 10.5 | -120 | 13 |
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