"The Miami Heat enters the opening night of the 2025-26 NBA season with a ton of question marks surrounding the team. After missing out on the Kevin Durant sweepstakes this offseason, the Heat made a couple of smaller moves to try to improve upon last season's first-round sweep. But with the combination of injuries and a lackluster preseason, Miami is already facing long odds coming into Wednesday's contest against Orlando."
"Right now, Vegas oddsmakers have Miami as an 8.5-point underdog to the Magic on Wednesday. That makes the Heat the third biggest underdog out of anyone in the NBA. Only the Utah Jazz and Washington Wizards have worse odds as 9.5-point underdogs in their respective games. Yes, the Magic are expected to be one of the better teams in the Eastern Conference this season, but this is also an indictment of the current state of the Miami roster."
"At the core of Miami's problems is the injury to Tyler Herro, which has created a domino effect that was on full display during the preseason. The Heat lacked playmakers and couldn't shoot the three during their 0-6 preseason slate. Combined with a slew of other injuries that riddled Miami in October, Erik Spoelstra never really got to settle on a cohesive lineup during the tune-up games."
Miami missed on a major offseason target and made modest moves but faces significant uncertainty entering the season. Vegas lists the Heat as an 8.5-point underdog to Orlando, the third-largest underdog line on opening night. Tyler Herro's injury created a domino effect that left the team short on playmaking and unable to shoot consistently during a 0-6 preseason. Multiple injuries in October prevented Erik Spoelstra from settling on a consistent lineup. Back-end roster issues emerged as several role players struggled in the preseason, leading to at least one release. A single preseason game showed a brief halftime lead before starters were removed.
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