New York Knicks vs Miami Heat Picks and Prediction for Sunday October 26 2025

By: Eddie Kline Published 10/26/2025, 12:15 AM ET

Knicks Preview

In Sunday night NBA action, the New York Knicks will invade the Kaseya Center to take on the Miami Heat. For other NBA action see our NBA Predictions. The Knicks (2-0) are off to a solid start defensively for first year head coach Mike Brown and are looking to win their first NBA Championship since 1973. On Friday, New York outscored rival Boston by 28 points during the second quarter of a 105-95 home victory.

All-Star G Jalen Brunson tallied a game-high 31 points on 10-for-20 shooting and dropped five dimes. All-Star F/C Karl-Anthony Towns contributed 26 points and 13 rebounds for the Knicks, who clobbered the Celtics on the glass by a 53-37 margin.

Heat Preview

The Miami Heat dealt G/F Jimmy Butler to Golden State at least season’s trade deadline and entered the 2025-2026 campaign as a team in transition. The Heat (1-1) are playing without injured G Tyler Herro and need to improve an offense that ranked in the bottom third of the league. On Friday, Miami erupted for 86 points during the first half and connected on 19-for-40 from long range during a 146-114 road victory against Memphis.

Miami F/C Bam Adebayo led all scorers with 24 points on 8-for-19 shooting and grabbed five rebounds. Nikola Jovic chipped in 20 points and six boards in 27 minutes off the bench. Kel’el Ware added 19 points (8-12 FG) and nine rebounds for the Heat, who shot 54 percent

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Knicks vs Heat Pick

New York C Mitchell Robinson (ankle) has missed the first two games of the season and his status for this contest is uncertain. The Knicks currently rank sixth in the league in defensive efficiency and they are playing a much deeper rotation, Take New York to win on the road. Final Score Prediction, New York Knicks win 119-111.

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