Atlanta Hawks vs Miami Heat Prediction, 4/26/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Miami Heat

Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Location: FTX Arena in Miami, FL

TV: NBA TV

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (+7)

FTX Arena is the location where the Miami Heat will meet the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday in Game 5 of their series. The Heat lead 3-1. Miami opens this game as 7-point favorites. The total comes in at 218.

The Hawks ended up losing by a score of 110-86 in Game 4. Atlanta finished having earned a 40.0% field goal percentage (30 out of 75) and buried 15 of their 42 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the free throw line, the Hawks converted 11 of 20 attempts for a rate of 55.0%. When discussing getting rebounds, they earned 41 with 11 of them being offensive. They also recorded 18 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 1 turnovers and getting 2 steals. In the matter of defense, Atlanta allowed 43.5% from the floor on 40 of 92 shooting. Miami earned 48 assists and had 22 steals for the contest. Additionally, Miami pulled down 33 rebounds (15 offensive, 18 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Miami finished the game shooting 81.0% from the free throw line by burying 17 of their 21 shots. They also converted 13 out of their 42 attempts from downtown. Regarding fouls, the Hawks finished with 21 and the Heat accumulated 6 fouls.

De'Andre Hunter is one guy who played a role in the game. Hunter finished the game at 69.2% from the floor and also earned 1 assist. He played for 30 minutes and pulled down 3 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 24 points on 9 of 13 shooting.

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Atlanta will enter this matchup with a mark of 43-39 for the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.9 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.7 fouls per game. As a team, Atlanta is grabbing 44.0 boards per game and is sitting with 2,017 dimes on the season, which is 15th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Hawks are connecting on 37.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (1,056 of 2,821) and 81.2% from the free throw line. They have an average of 113.9 points per game (6th in the league) while hitting 47.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Hawks are forcing 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.3 personal fouls. They surrender 36.4% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 21st in basketball in PPG allowed (112.4). The Hawks defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.1% (3,435 of 7,294) and they surrender 43.9 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 23rd in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,085 surrendered this year.

When it came to rebounding in Game 3, Miami allowed Atlanta to snag 30 in all (11 on the offensive glass). They went 35.7% from distance by going 15 of 42 and finished the contest at 11 out of 20 from the free throw line (55.0%). The Heat allowed the Hawks to knock down 30 of their 75 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.0% in this matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Heat shot 40 for 92 from the field which had them shooting 43.5%. In the matter of 3-pointers, Miami made 13 out of their 42 attempts (31.0%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 81.0%. The Hawks earned 15 fouls in this contest which got the Heat to the charity stripe for 21 tries. They gave up possession 6 times, while recording 8 steals for this contest. The Heat were able to snag 33 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 48 in the matchup.

Jimmy Butler ended up having an impact for the Heat for this game. He made 12 of 21 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and tallied 10 rebounds. Butler accumulated 36 points in his 36 mins on the court and had 4 assists for the contest.

Miami has a win-loss record of 53-29 on the campaign. The Heat are responsible for committing 20.5 personal fouls every game while shooting 80.8% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 25.5 times per contest (8th in the NBA) and they turn it over 14.6 times per game. Miami has scored 9,022 pts on the season (110.0 per game) and they collect 43.7 boards per contest. As an offense, the Heat are shooting 46.7% from the field, which is ranked 13th in the NBA.

The Miami defense concedes 33.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (1,064 of 3,138) and opponents are knocking down 77.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 23.3 dimes and 41.7 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 4th and 2nd in basketball. The Heat on the defensive side of the court are 4th in the league in PPG given up with 105.6. They are forcing 15.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.7% from the field (4th in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta (+7)

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