Heat at Hornets: preview

01Where the edges are

Based on 2025-26

Heat edges

No clear mismatch in Miami's favor.

Hornets edges

No clear mismatch in Charlotte's favor.

An edge is where one team ranks top 5 on a four-factor battle and the other ranks bottom 8. How edges work

Using last season's numbers until both teams have played 10 games this season. Rosters may have changed.

02Tale of the tape

Based on 2025-26

MIA	Rank	Stat	Rank	CHA
117.5	13th	Offensive rating	5th	120.3
115.2	12th	Defensive rating	13th	115.3
+2.3	13th	Net rating	8th	+5.0
102.8	1st	Pace	26th	96.1
54.2	17th	Effective FG %	12th	55.2
11.2	4th	Turnover %	24th	12.8
25.4	17th	Offensive rebound %	4th	30.5
21.2	14th	Free throw rate	18th	20.0
54.0	7th	Opponent eFG %	7th	54.0
12.2	17th	Forced turnover %	22nd	11.2
74.9	8th	Defensive rebound %	3rd	76.6
19.3	9th	Opponent FT rate	4th	18.6

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03Form and season series

Heat4-6 in the last 10

L
W
W
L
L
W
L
W
L
L

Hornets6-4 in the last 10

L
W
W
L
L
W
W
W
W
L

2025-26 series: Tue, Oct 28 CHA 117, MIA 144 · Fri, Nov 7 CHA 108, MIA 126 · Fri, Mar 6 MIA 128, CHA 120 · Tue, Mar 17 MIA 106, CHA 136 · Tue, Apr 14 MIA 126, CHA 127

04Key players

Current roster · 2025-26 numbers