Philadelphia 76Ers and Miami Heat face off at Kaseya Center, Miami, FL on Monday, December 25th, 2023 8:00 PM ET .
Who’s Playing
Philadelphia 76Ers @ Miami Heat
How To Watch ?
- Date & time : Monday, December 25th, 2023 8:00 PM ET
- Arena : Kaseya Center, Miami, FL
- TV & radio channel : SiriusXM, 97.5 The Fanatic, ESPN, WQAM 560 / S: WAQI 710
- Live Stream: FuboTV
Philadelphia 76Ers – Miami Heat injury report :
Philadelphia 76Ers injury report :
Montrezl Harrell: Out (Knee)
Joel Embiid: Probable (Knee)
Miami Heat injury report :
Dru Smith: Out (Knee)
Bam Adebayo: Out (Hip)
Haywood Highsmith: Out (Back)
Tyler Herro: Out (Ankle)
Philadelphia 76Ers – Miami Heat starting lineups :
The following were the starters for both teams in their previous games:
Philadelphia 76Ers starting lineup :
T. Maxey, PG #0 D. Melton, SG #8 R. Covington, SF #33 T. Harris, PF #12 J. Embiid, C #21
Miami Heat starting lineup :
K. Lowry, PG #7 T. Herro, SG #14 J. Jaquez Jr., SF #11 C. Martin, PF #16 B. Adebayo, C #13
Game prediction : Philadelphia 76Ers – Miami Heat
Spread : +2.5 (-105) (PHI)
Over/Under (Totals) : 225.5
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