<p>The Miami Heat will enter their third match of the 2025 NBA preseason here, while the San Antonio Spurs will be playing their first.</p> <p>It is the first time that fans will get to potentially see players like Victor Wembanyama and Dylan Harper. The team have not been on the court since finishing 13th in the Western Conference with a 34-48 record; a difficult year for the team in which they will no longer have Gregg Popovich in a coaching role for the first time officially since 1995/96.</p> <p>How will these two teams play at the Kaseya Center when they face off on Thursday, October 9, at 09:30 AEST.</p> <h2>Miami Heat vs San Antonio Spurs: Betting Preview</h2> <p>As noted, the two teams will enter the game at different stages of their offseason.</p> <p>The Miami Heat have already played against the Orlando Magic, losing 126-118. Trevor Keels had a team-high 12 points for the Heat, with Andrew Wiggins scoring 11 in 12 minutes. Nikola Jovic had 10 points in his 12 minutes, while Kel'el Ware also had 10 in 17 minutes. Bam Adebayo had seven points in his 13 minutes. Tyler Herro sat out of the game.</p> <p>The team will have also played the Milwaukee Bucks ahead of this game, with the team having hoped their players would have warmed up.&nbsp;</p> <p>Still, the Spurs will visit and will be looking to put on a show in their first encounter of the year. Under Mitch Johnson, they’ll be looking to start strong.&nbsp;</p> <p>However, the Heat have had their number, especially last season. In the two matches played last season, they finished with the Heat winning:</p> <ul> <li>February 1, 2025: Miami Heat won 105-103 at San Antonio Spurs (Bam Adebayo scored 30 points for Miami)</li> <li>January 19, 2025: Miami Heat won 128-107 at home vs Spurs (Kel'el Ware scored 25 points, Duncan Robinson 21)</li> </ul> <p>In terms of overall record, the Spurs lead with 45 wins, while the Heat have amassed 30 wins across their 75 meetings in history. Still, the Miami Heat have won seven of the last eight matches between the two teams, including five wins at home against the Spurs.</p> <h2>Heat vs Spurs: Betting Predictions</h2> <p>The Miami Heat will be the favourites in the <a href="https://www.sportsbet.com.au/betting/basketball-us/nba-preseason-matches">NBA preseason match betting odds</a> for this game, with their recent form against the San Antonio Spurs among the key reasons. Throw in their recent performances on the court and how they’ve got minutes under their belt, it’s hard not to back the home team in this contest.</p> <p>If there is value in this game, it could be worth taking a look at the total points line for this game. If it is set anywhere between 219.5 and 224.5, we’d back the ‘Under’ due to how close these games can be and&nbsp;how low-scoring they’ve been historically.</p>