Philadelphia 76Ers vs Miami Heat : TV channel, Start time, Injury report, starting lineups & game prediction (December 25)

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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