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Heat vs. Warriors prediction and picks, November 5, 2026

Miami Heat (2-5) at Golden State Warriors (5-3), , Chase Center in San Francisco on NBA TV.

On the board since November 4, 2026 · numbers refreshed Nov 5, 12:20 AM ET

Our picks for Heat-Warriors

Market line compared with the model's fair line
MarketOpenNowModel fairModel minus market
Warriors spread−7.7−7.7
Total points238.9+238.9
MoneylineMIA / GS MIA +243 / GS −243

Looking ahead at Heat vs. Warriors

  • The Heat are 2-5 overall and 2-3 over their last 5. They score 118.1 and allow 123.9 a game.
  • The Warriors are 5-3 overall and 5-0 over their last 5. They score 117.5 and allow 114.6 a game.
  • The Heat were in action last night. Our fit subtracts 2.1 points from their side for a back-to-back's second night.
  • The Warriors average 117.5 points a game with a 45.5% field-goal rate. The Heat allow 123.9.
  • The Warriors have 2 out: Kristaps Porzingis, Moses Moody.
  • Our model has the Warriors 7.7-point favorites, with a 70.8% chance of winning. The gap comes from 3.9 for season form, 1.7 for home court and 2.1 for rest.

Player injury report

Heat injuries

  • Day-To-Day Myron Gardner F · quadriceps · expected return Nov 4
  • Day-To-Day Giannis Antetokounmpo F · wrist · expected return Nov 4

Warriors injuries

  • Day-To-Day Brandon Williams G · quadriceps · expected return Nov 5
  • Day-To-Day Gui Santos F · knee · expected return Nov 5
  • Day-To-Day Al Horford C · rest · expected return Nov 5
  • Out Kristaps Porzingis C · illness · expected return Dec 1
  • Out Moses Moody G · knee · expected return Dec 1

Official league injury report: 12:45 PM ET, Nov 4 PDF.

This season's team stats

Per gameMIAGS
Points118.1 9th117.5 11th
Rebounds42.3 22nd43.9 16th
Assists28.7 4th26.8 12th
Field goal47.8% 5th45.5% 19th
3-point34.8% 14th38.9% 4th
Free throw73.0% 28th81.8% 4th
Turnovers15.6 14th16.5 19th
Possessions105.9 3rd101.1 21st

Small type marks the league rank (7 and 8 games played). The better side is shown in bold.

A snapshot of the standings

MIAGS
Conference rank10th East8th West
Record2-55-3
Games back4.52
Home / road1-3 / 1-23-1 / 2-2
Last 10, streak2-5, L15-3, W5
Point differential−5.7+2.9
Projected wins36.845.3
Playoff chance51.0%66.9%

These numbers come from 10,000 simulations of what's left of the season. The full table is on the NBA futures page.

Leaders this season

Heat leaders

PlayerPosGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%FT%
Giannis AntetokounmpoF731.928.412.35.758.623.561.9
Bam AdebayoC731.416.38.03.449.417.476.5
Davion MitchellG733.416.01.48.051.845.771.4
Klay ThompsonG721.711.91.31.343.941.1100.0
Pelle LarssonG729.711.43.43.746.838.990.6

Warriors leaders

PlayerPosGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%FT%
Stephen CurryG629.030.04.24.546.842.998.1
Yaxel LendeborgF831.921.57.03.950.040.076.9
Brandin PodziemskiG633.517.05.05.046.235.070.0
Brandon WilliamsG717.411.62.92.438.135.083.9
De'Anthony MeltonG823.010.64.52.243.546.385.7

Starters and rosters, projected

Heat starters

  1. F Giannis Antetokounmpo
  2. F Andrew Wiggins
  3. C Bam Adebayo
  4. G Klay Thompson
  5. G Davion Mitchell
Full Heat roster (17)
No.PlayerPosHeightAge
13Bam AdebayoC6' 9"29
7Giannis AntetokounmpoF6' 11"31
4Ryan ConwellG6' 3"22
24Tre DonaldsonG6' 2"22
0Simone FontecchioF6' 7"30
15Myron GardnerF6' 5"25
50Vladislav GoldinC7' 0"25
10Tim Hardaway Jr.G6' 5"34
16Keshad JohnsonF6' 6"25
5Nikola JovicF6' 10"23
9Pelle LarssonG6' 5"25
2Davion MitchellG6' 0"28
95Bobby PortisF6' 9"31
8Nick RichardsC6' 11"28
12Dru SmithG6' 2"28
11Klay ThompsonG6' 5"36
22Andrew WigginsF6' 7"31

Warriors starters

  1. F Draymond Green
  2. F Yaxel Lendeborg
  3. G Stephen Curry
  4. G Brandin Podziemski
  5. G Will Richard

Both starting fives come from the Nov 2 game each side played. Confirmed lineups appear about 30 minutes before tip.

Full Warriors roster (18)
No.PlayerPosHeightAge
28Charles BasseyC6' 10"26
10Jimmy Butler IIIF6' 6"37
18LJ CryerG6' 0"25
30Stephen CurryG6' 2"38
23Draymond GreenF6' 6"36
20Al HorfordC6' 8"40
Graham IkeF6' 9"24
1Yaxel LendeborgF6' 9"24
33Malevy LeonsF6' 9"27
8De'Anthony MeltonG6' 2"28
4Moses MoodyG6' 5"24
32Georges NiangF6' 6"33
0Gary Payton IIG6' 2"33
2Brandin PodziemskiG6' 4"23
7Kristaps PorzingisC7' 2"31
3Will RichardG6' 3"23
15Gui SantosF6' 7"24
12Brandon WilliamsG6' 1"26

The last five games and season series

Meetings between the teams this season

2025-26 meetings

Regular season
Heat 1, Warriors 1
Points per game
Heat 111.0, Warriors 115.5
DateGameMatchupScoreWinner and margin
Jan 19, 2026Regular seasonHeat at Warriors112-135Warriors by 23
Nov 19, 2025Regular seasonWarriors at Heat96-110Heat by 14

Heat last five

DateOpponentResultClosing spreadATS
Nov 2@ LakersL 117-138+1.5L
Oct 30vs PacersW 145-125−8.5W
Oct 28@ HawksW 129-117+2.5W
Oct 26vs MavericksL 109-113−7.5L
Oct 24@ HornetsL 110-115−4.5L

Warriors last five

DateOpponentResultClosing spreadATS
Nov 2vs SunsW 116-113−2.5W
Nov 1vs ClippersW 124-112−1.5W
Oct 30vs LakersW 112-95+2.5W
Oct 28@ TimberwolvesW 119-114+3.5W
Oct 26@ NuggetsW 134-114+6.5W