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NBA Tips: Thursday Best Bets – 13/11/2025
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The NBA is back this Thursday with another loaded slate of games! I’m here to break down some of the best matchups, including the Cavs vs Heat and Lakers vs Thunder. Here are my NBA SGM tips for both games!
Cleveland Cavaliers (7-4) at Miami Heat (7-4)
Thursday 13/11/2025 at 11:30am AEDT. Venue: Kaseya Center (Miami)
The Heat and Cavs square off for game 2 of this short series, hopefully we get a repeat of the 140-138 OT thriller. Here are my tips for Thursday’s matchup.
| SGM Bet | Heat -4.5 – Cavs Under 110.5 | $3.50 |
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Last 5 Form
Miami Heat
The Heat are looking after 3 straight wins at home. They’ve beaten the Cavs, Trail Blazers and Hornets. Watch their lineup as Adebayo and Herro are out.
Cleveland Cavaliers
In the Cavs last 5 games, they hold a 4-1 record. The one loss? That was against the Heat a few days ago. Take note of their lineup as Mitchell, Mobley and Garland are all out.
| Team | Opp | Score | Result | H/A | Date | – | Team | Opp | Score | Result | H/A | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | CLE | 140-138 | W | Home | 11/11/25 | – | CLE | MIA | 138-140 | L | Away | 11/11/25 |
| MIA | POR | 136-131 | W | Home | 09/11/25 | – | CLE | CHI | 128-122 | W | Home | 09/11/25 |
| MIA | CHR | 126-108 | W | Home | 08/11/25 | – | CLE | WAS | 148-115 | W | Away | 08/11/25 |
| MIA | DEN | 112-122 | L | Away | 07/11/25 | – | CLE | PHI | 132-121 | W | Home | 06/11/25 |
| MIA | LAC | 120-119 | W | Away | 05/11/25 | – | CLE | ATL | 117-109 | W | Home | 03/11/25 |
Head to Head
The two teams met a few days ago with the Heat winning in OT by 2 pts.
| Home | Score | Away | Result | Arena | Margin | Total | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 140-138 | CLE | Heat won by 2 pts | @ Miami | 2 | 278 | Tue 11-Nov-2025 |
| MIA | 83-138 | CLE | Cavaliers won by 55 pts | @ Miami | 55 | 221 | Tue 29-Apr-2025 |
NBA Same Game Multi Tips
Here are my NBA same game multi tips for the Heat against the Cavaliers.
- 1st Leg – Heat -4.5: With the Cavs tanking on the road, the Heat should make it back to back wins over the Cavs. They hold a 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games and have covered in 5 straight games at home.
- 2nd Leg – Cavs Under 110.5: The Cavs will be missing Mitchell, Mobley, Garland and Tyson – that’s a lot of scoring power out of their lineup. So for a bit more value into this SGM, back the Cavs to go under 110.5 pts if the Heat’s defence comes to play.
Los Angeles Lakers (8-3) at Oklahoma City Thunder (11-1)
Thursday 13/11/2025 at 1:30pm AEDT. Venue: Paycom Center (Oklahoma City)
The Lakers head to OKC for the toughest trip in the NBA. Can they upset the Thunder on their home court? Here are my thoughts on this matchup, starting on Thursday afternoon.
| SGM Bet | Thunder -3.5 – Over 230.5: | $3.30 |
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Last 5 Form
Oklahoma City Thunder
The Thunder dominated the Warriors last time out, making it 3 straight wins. They’re undefeated at home this season in 5 games.
Los Angeles Lakers
LA are coming off 4 wins in their last 5 and have enjoyed getting Doncic back onto the court after a few injury issues lately. They should also get LeBron back soon too.
| Team | Opp | Score | Result | H/A | Date | – | Team | Opp | Score | Result | H/A | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKC | GS | 126-102 | W | Home | 12/11/25 | – | LAL | CHR | 121-111 | W | Away | 11/11/25 |
| OKC | MEM | 114-100 | W | Away | 10/11/25 | – | LAL | ATL | 102-122 | L | Away | 09/11/25 |
| OKC | SAC | 132-101 | W | Away | 09/11/25 | – | LAL | SAN | 118-116 | W | Home | 07/11/25 |
| OKC | POR | 119-121 | L | Away | 07/11/25 | – | LAL | POR | 123-115 | W | Away | 05/11/25 |
| OKC | LAC | 126-107 | W | Away | 06/11/25 | – | LAL | MIA | 130-120 | W | Home | 04/11/25 |
Head to Head
The head to head is tied 1-1 in the last 2 meetings. The Thunder got the job done by 16 pts in the last matchup, also playing at this arena.
| Home | Score | Away | Result | Arena | Margin | Total | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKC | 136-120 | LAL | Thunder won by 16 pts | @ Oklahoma City | 16 | 256 | Wed 9-Apr-2025 |
| OKC | 99-126 | LAL | Lakers won by 27 pts | @ Oklahoma City | 27 | 225 | Mon 7-Apr-2025 |
NBA Same Game Multi Tips
Here are my NBA same game multi tips for the Thunder against the Lakers.
- 1st Leg – Thunder -3.5: Taking the Thunder to cover on their home court. They’ve won 8 straight home games dating back to the NBA finals and have a 6-1 ATS record in their last 7. Shai is averaging around 32 points per game and the Lakers likely won’t have a matchup to stop him.
- 2nd Leg – Over 230.5: I also like the Over trend with the Lakers involved. The Over has an impressive 80% record in the Lakers last 11 games. At this venue, the Over is also 8-2 when the Lakers play here. OKC have gone Over in 80% of their last 7 games too.
