The New York Knicks (2-0) face the Miami Heat (1-1) at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday, October 26, 2025 on MSG and FDSSUN.
The Knicks take on the Heat. The Knicks are favored by 2.5 points against the Heat. The game’s point total is set at 227.5.
Knicks vs. Heat betting odds
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Spread: New York -2.5Total: 227.5Moneyline: New York -142, Miami +120
Knicks at Heat odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Heat (+ 2.5)Pick OU:
Over (227.5)Prediction:
Knicks 118 – Heat 116MoneylineThe Knicks won 47 of the 65 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite last season (72.3%).New York had a record of 42-16 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -142 or shorter last year (72.4%).Based on this game’s moneyline, the Knicks’ implied win probability is 58.7%.Miami won 10, or 27.8%, of the 36 games it played as underdogs last season.The Heat had a record of 7-22 in games where oddsmakers had them as underdogs of at least +120 on the moneyline.The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 45.5% chance of a victory for Miami.Against the spreadLast year, the 115.8 points per game the Knicks averaged were 5.8 more points than the Heat allowed (110).New York went 34-18-1 against the spread and 43-10 overall last season when scoring more than 110 points.Miami went 26-14-1 against the spread and 25-16 overall when it scored more than 111.7 points last season.New York’s record was 29-10-1 against the spread and 33-7 overall when it allowed fewer than 110.6 points last season.Last season, the Knicks were the league’s ninth-ranked scoring team (115.8 PPG), while the Heat were the seventh-ranked defense in terms of points per game (110) in NBA play.Miami was the NBA’s 24th-ranked offense (110.6 PPG) a season ago, while New York allowed the ninth-ranked average points per game (111.7).The Knicks totaled a total of 336 more points than their opponents last year (an average of 4.1 per game), and the Heat out-scored opponents by 46 points on the season (0.6 more per game).Over/UnderNew York’s average implied point total last season was 1.5 more points than its implied total in Sunday’s game (116.5 implied points on average compared to 115 implied points in this game).Last season, New York put up more than 115 points 40 times.Miami’s average implied point total last season (112.3 points) is 0.7 points lower than its implied total in this matchup (113 points).How to watch Knicks vs. HeatGame day: Sunday, October 26, 2025Game time: 6 p.m. ETLocation: Miami, FloridaArena: Kaseya CenterTV channel: FanDuel Sports Network SunLive stream: Watch this game on Fubo