Miami Heat 2024-25 NBA Championship Betting
The days of the Miami Heat being a serious NBA championship threat are over. Miami reached the NBA Finals in 2020 and 2023 but has not threatened since then. This year was the first losing season for Miami since the 2018-19 season, and the Heat were forced to the indignity of having to limp into the play-in round. A big part of the problem for Miami was the uncooperative behavior of Jimmy Butler, who demanded a trade and refused to work with the team until he was shipped out. Now, Miami must retool to get back into serious contender status for the years ahead. The Cleveland Cavaliers eliminated Miami in the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs, 4-0.
2024-25 NBA Championship Betting Odds
Miami Heat NBA Betting Lines
The Miami Heat's final regular season record was 37-45 straight up, 39-42-1 against the spread, and 44-38 over/under the total. Miami was 10th in the Eastern Conference playoff standings, 27 games behind the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Miami's NBA metrics were 23rd for scoring offense, 18th for field goal percentage, 12th for 3-point field goal percentage, 8th for free throw percentage, and 20th for offensive rebounding. On defense, the Heat's metrics were 7th for scoring defense, 12th for field goal percentage permitted, 14th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 21st for defensive rebounding.
Key Players
PG Tyler Hero was the 13th overall pick of the 2019 NBA Draft out of Kentucky by the Miami Heat. He was a first-time NBA All-Star in 2025. This season, he averaged 23.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 5.5 assists per game.
C Bam Adebayo is a 3-time NBA All-Star. Adebayo averaged 20.4 points and 9.2 rebounds per contest last year and 18.1 points and 9.6 rebounds per contest this season.
Head Coach
Head coach Eric Spoelstra is in the elite class of NBA bench bosses. The one-time wonderkid is now in his mid-50s and a 2-time NBA champion. Spoelstra has been the head coach of the Heat since 2008-09 and is a disciple of former Heat coach and current team President Pat Riley, a Hall of Fame legend. His career record is 787-572.
Season-by-Season Record (Last 7)
| SEASON |
GAMES |
WINS |
LOSSES |
FINISH |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2024–25 |
82 |
37 |
45 |
3rd, Southeast |
Lost in First Round, 0–4 (Cavaliers) |
| 2023–24 |
82 |
46 |
36 |
2nd, Southeast |
Lost in First Round, 1–4 (Celtics) |
| 2022–23 |
82 |
44 |
38 |
1st, Southeast |
Lost in NBA Finals, 1–4 (Nuggets) |
| 2021–22 |
82 |
53 |
29 |
1st, Southeast |
Lost in Conference Finals, 3–4 (Celtics) |
| 2020–21 |
72 |
40 |
32 |
2nd, Southeast |
Lost in First Round, 0–4 (Bucks) |
| 2019–20 |
73 |
44 |
29 |
1st, Southeast |
Lost in NBA Finals, 2–4 (Lakers) |
| 2018–19 |
82 |
39 |
43 |
3rd, Southeast |
Did Not Qualify |
Miami Heat History
The Miami Heat have had more success than any other professional sports team in South Florida. This is the one team largely supported by the fickle fans of the Miami metro area, and the Heat have been very competitive over the last two decades.
Dwyane Wade is the most accomplished player in the history of the franchise. He was taken with the 5th overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, and he was a 13-time All-Star and eight-time All-NBA selection who led the Heat to their first NBA title in 2006.
Veterans Shaquille O’Neal, Alonzo Mourning, Gary Payton, and Antoine Walker played crucial roles. Still, Wade was the superstar, with franchise favorite Udonis Haslem coming into his own.
Of course, perhaps the best thing that Wade did was convince LeBron James and Chris Bosh to come to Miami in the summer of 2010. That made the Heat the preseason favorites to win the NBA title for four straight years. They could not live up to the lofty expectations of King James, who talked about winning seven championships during the introductory press conference. Still, they did win the Eastern Conference four straight times. Miami won back-to-back NBA titles in 2012 and 2013, yet the Heat needed a miracle three-pointer from Ray Allen to win the second title.
Miami wasn’t truly competitive for a few years after LeBron James left the team, but the Heat surprised everyone by winning the East in 2020. Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo proved to be an excellent combination, and Miami received solid three-point shooting from Duncan Robinson, Jae Crowder, and Tyler Herro. The Heat nearly made the NBA Finals again in 2022, but they lost to the Boston Celtics in seven games. In the 2023 NBA Finals, the Denver Nuggets beat Miami in five games.
NBA Teams
Eastern Conference - Atlantic
Eastern Conference - Central
Eastern Conference - Southeast
Western Conference - Northwest
Western Conference - Pacific
Western Conference - Southwest
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