The Lakers are on the second night of a back-to-back. The Heat visit the Lakers on Monday, November 2, at 10:00 PM ET in Los Angeles. Miami opened at 38¢ and rose to 52¢ by Sunday evening, but the price has swung back and the Lakers are now the favorite at 56¢ on Polymarket, with Miami 1.5 wins below what its prices expected.
Heat and Lakers this season
Heat: 2-4 against 3.5 expected wins, 1.5 below, 20th-toughest schedule of 30 (Expected, season to Nov 1)
Lakers: 5-2 against 4.5 expected wins, 0.5 above, 26th-toughest schedule of 30 (Expected, season to Nov 1)
Price: Lakers 56¢, Heat 45¢ (Polymarket, as of Mon 8:26 AM ET)
Kalshi: Lakers 55¢, Heat 46¢
Game total: 237.5 points (over 51¢, under 50¢)
2027 title price: Heat 2¢, Lakers 4¢ (Polymarket US)
Live price and every move: NBA WIRE
Heat vs Lakers prediction: what the price says
Polymarket has the Lakers at 56¢ and the Heat at 45¢, so the favorite has flipped since Sunday evening, when the Heat were 52¢. Kalshi has the Lakers 1¢ cheaper at 55¢. The Polymarket and Kalshi prices sit next to each other on NBA MARKET. The Heat opened at 38¢, so they are still 7¢ above where they started. The team favored at tip is 64-28 in our logged games, so upsets have come about 30% of the time. The full price path for Heat vs Lakers is on NBA WIRE.
Injury report
As of Nov 2, 7:40 AM ET. These can change right up to tip.
Adou Thiero (Lakers): Out, knee
Tim Hardaway Jr. (Heat): Questionable, personal
Heat vs Lakers player stats
These are last season’s figures on this season’s rosters. Usage shows how much of the offense runs through a player while he plays.
Heat
Giannis Antetokounmpo: 28.9 min, 37.0% usage, 27.6 pts, 9.8 reb, 5.4 ast (new, was MIL)
Bam Adebayo: 32.4 min, 25.0% usage, 20.1 pts, 10.0 reb, 3.2 ast
Andrew Wiggins: 30.3 min, 19.7% usage, 15.4 pts, 4.8 reb, 2.7 ast
Davion Mitchell: 28.6 min, 13.7% usage, 9.3 pts, 2.7 reb, 6.5 ast
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 26.6 min, 18.5% usage, 13.5 pts, 2.6 reb, 1.4 ast (new, was DEN)
Lakers
Luka Doncic: 35.8 min, 38.1% usage, 33.5 pts, 7.7 reb, 8.3 ast
Austin Reaves: 34.5 min, 26.7% usage, 23.3 pts, 4.7 reb, 5.5 ast
Collin Sexton: 26.0 min, 26.2% usage, 17.5 pts, 2.9 reb, 2.5 ast (new, was CHI)
Quentin Grimes: 29.4 min, 19.0% usage, 13.4 pts, 3.6 reb, 3.3 ast (new, was PHI)
Jake LaRavia: 25.1 min, 14.4% usage, 8.2 pts, 4.0 reb, 1.8 ast
Recent form: Heat vs Lakers
Recent games for each side, and what Polymarket priced them at before tip.
The Heat won their only game this week, 145-125 over the Pacers at home on Friday as 73¢ favorites on Polymarket. It went over the 237.5 total.
The Lakers are 2-1 this week: a 103-87 win at the Clippers on Wednesday as 50¢ favorites, a 112-95 loss at the Warriors on Friday as 57¢ favorites and a 131-125 home win over the Raptors on Sunday as 59¢ favorites. One of the three went over the total. On the market they rate 58, 9th of 30, and they are 5-2 against 4.5 expected wins. Their next two opponents rate 41 on average, an easier run than most.
Questions about Heat vs Lakers
Is Giannis Antetokounmpo playing tonight?
Giannis Antetokounmpo was not on the injury report as of Mon 7:40 AM ET. Status can still change at shootaround, so the last report before tip is the one that counts.
Is Luka Doncic playing tonight?
Luka Doncic was not on the injury report as of Mon 7:40 AM ET. The game-day report, due 5 p.m. local the night before and updated through the day, is the final word.
Who is favored in Heat vs Lakers?
The Lakers, at 56¢ on Polymarket to the Heat’s 45¢. NBA MARKET shows whether Kalshi has either side cheaper.
When and where is Heat vs Lakers?
Monday, November 2, at 10:00 PM ET, in Los Angeles.
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