The Philadelphia 76ers will host the Miami Heat for an Eastern Conference clash on Wednesday night, and the two teams are incredibly familiar with each other. They played four times during last year’s regular season and also played a six-game playoff series against one another in 2022. During the 2024-25 season, Philadelphia is 20-29 overall and is 11th in the East, while Miami is 24-24 and sits sixth.
Tipoff from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. Miami is listed as a 1-point road favorite in the latest 76ers vs. Heat odds, per SportsLine consensus, and the over/under is 218.5 points. Before you make any Heat vs. 76ers picks, you’ll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in betting profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past six-plus seasons. The model enters Week 16 of the 2024-25 NBA season on a sizzling 144-102 roll on all top-rated NBA picks dating back to last season, returning almost $4,000. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen huge returns.
The model has set its sights on Philadelphia vs. Miami. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for Heat vs. Sixers:
- 76ers vs. Heat spread: Philadelphia +1
- 76ers vs. Heat over/under: 218.5 points
- 76ers vs. Heat money line: Philadelphia -101, Miami -119
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Why the 76ers can cover
On Tuesday, it was close, but the 76ers sidestepped the Mavericks for a 118-116 win. Tyrese Maxey dropped a double-double on 33 points and 13 assists. The matchup was Maxey’s 15th in a row with at least 30 points.
Meanwhile, Joel Embiid returned to the lineup triumphantly, posting a triple-double on 29 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. It was Embiid’s first appearance since Jan. 4 and just his 14th game of the year, but he could be rested on Wednesday with Philadelphia playing the second leg of a back-to-back. See which team to back at SportsLine.
Why the Heat can cover
The Heat are also playing on the second night of a back-to-back after suffering a 133-124 loss to the Bulls on Tuesday. Miami led by as many as 13 points late in the first half but allowed Chicago to shoot 46.3% from the 3-point line, and the Bulls had four players score at least 20 points.
However, the Heat have covered the spread in eight of their last 11 games against the Sixers, and they’ve covered on five of their last six trips to Philadelphia. Miami won the only previous meeting of the season 106-89 as 2.5-point home favorites. See which team to back at SportsLine.
How to make 76ers vs. Heat picks
The model has simulated Miami vs. Philadelphia 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over, and it’s also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in 60% of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Heat vs. 76ers, and which side of the spread hits 60% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Sixers vs. Heat spread you need to jump on, all from the model that is on a 144-102 roll on top-rated NBA picks since last season, and find out.
