NBA Game Preview: Miami Heat (10-6) vs. Philadelphia Sixers (9-6)

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Venue & Match Details

Location: Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA

Tipoff: 1:00 PM ET

Broadcast: FDSSUN, NBC Sports Philadelphia

Injury Report

Philadelphia 76ers:

Out: Joel Embiid (knee, 7th straight absence), Kelly Oubre Jr. (knee sprain), Adem Bona (ankle)

Questionable: Rookie VJ Edgecombe (calf tightness)

Miami Heat:

Out: Tyler Herro (ankle surgery), Nikola Jovic (hip), Andrew Wiggins (hip)

Probable: Norman Powell (hip irritation)

Player Matchups

Tyrese Maxey (PHI, 33.4 PPG) vs. Norman Powell (MIA, 24.9 PPG): Maxey is carrying Philly’s offense; Powell leads Miami’s scoring.

Bam Adebayo (MIA, 19.7 PPG, 7.9 RPG) vs. Andre Drummond (PHI, 9.6 RPG): Key battle on the boards.

Kel’el Ware (MIA, 11.5 PPG, 10.3 RPG) vs. Paul George (PHI, returning from injury): Depth vs. veteran shot-making.

Team Recent Form

Miami Heat: 10-6, 5th in East; W3 streak; averaging 124.8 PPG (NBA-best).

Philadelphia 76ers: 9-6, 6th in East; W1 streak; averaging 118.4 PPG.

Last 5 games:

Heat: W vs. Chicago (143-107), W vs. Golden State (110-96), W vs. NY (115-113), L vs. NY (140-132), L vs. Cleveland (130-116)

Sixers: W vs. Milwaukee (123-114 OT), L vs. Toronto (121-112), W vs. Clippers (110-108), L vs. Detroit (114-105), W vs. Boston (102-100)

Series History

All-time regular season: Miami 75 wins, Philadelphia 67 wins.

Recent dominance: Miami swept Philly 4-0 in 2024-25.

Last meeting (Apr. 7, 2025): Miami won 117-105.

Betting Trends:

Sixers are 6-0 as moneyline favorites this season.

Heat are 6-5 as underdogs (+102 or more).

Miami has covered ATS in 3 straight games.

Both teams rank top-5 in scoring; combined average ~243 PPG.

Game Odds

Miami Heat                        240.5

Philadelphia Sixers         – 1.5

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Saturday, November 22, 2025

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