Heat vs 76ers prediction NBA · Thursday, February 26
At a glance
The Philadelphia 76ers (32-26) host the Miami Heat (31-28) on Thursday, February 26 at 7:00 PM ET at Xfinity Mobile Arena in NBA action. Final score: Heat 117 – 76ers 124. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Heat a 51% chance to win: prediction missed. This season, the 76ers are 15-15 at home and the Heat are 14-17 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 5-5 for the 76ers and 5-5 for the Heat (current streaks: 76ers W2, Heat L1).
The analysis Model
A wide-open game: the model barely separates the two teams. The model projects 76ers 116 – 117 Heat, a margin of about 0.3 points in favor of the Heat and a total around 233 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- The 76ers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Heat's offense (118.4 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
MIAPHI
Top performers
Heat
Bam AdebayoC · #1329pts / game
Tyler HerroG · #117assistsBam AdebayoC · #1314rebounds76ers
Tyrese MaxeyG · #028pts / gameTyrese MaxeyG · #011assists
Joel EmbiidC · #2111reboundsRecent form
MIAPHIHead-to-head
MIA lead 2-1 this season.
MIA
Team comparison
| MIA | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 31-28 | Record | 32-26 |
| 118.4 | Points scored / game | 115.4 |
| 115.9 | Points allowed / game | 115.9 |
| +2.1 | Adjusted margin / game | -0.5 |
| L1 | Current streak | W2 |
| 5-5 | Last 10 games | 5-5 |
| 14-17 road | Home / road record | 15-15 home |
| 37-45 (+0.6) | Last season | 24-58 (-6.2) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Heat
Injury report 76ers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.