Miami Heat vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 1/21/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Heat vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Friday, January 21, 2022

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Sun

State Farm Arena is the site where the Atlanta Hawks (19-25) will meet the Miami Heat (29-16) on Friday.

The Heat faced the Trail Blazers and earned the victory with a final of 104-92 in their last contest. Miami ended the contest with a 46.3% field goal percentage (37 out of 80) and made 12 out of their 35 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Heat converted 18 of 25 shots for a percentage of 72.0%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 43 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 24 assists in this matchup while forcing 6 turnovers and getting 12 steals. In regard to the defense, Miami allowed 40.7% from the floor on 33 out of 81 shooting. Portland recorded 43 assists and had 19 steals for the game. Moreover, Portland pulled down 33 rebounds (10 offensive, 23 defensive) and added 6 blocks. Portland went 75.0% at the free throw line by converting 12 of their 16 shots. They converted 14 of 46 attempts from downtown. In regard to personal fouls, the Heat walked away with 15 and the Trail Blazers accumulated 16 personal fouls.

Bam Adebayo is a player who played a role for the contest. He accumulated 20 points on 8 out of 12 shooting. He played for 32 mins played and also pulled down 11 boards. Adebayo finished the contest at 66.7% from the field and also earned 4 assists.

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Miami will enter this matchup with a mark of 29-16 for the year. They lose possession via turnover 14.4 times per game and as a unit they are committing 19.8 fouls every game. As a team, Miami is pulling in 44.9 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,146 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 6th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Heat are connecting on 37.4% on shots from distance (605 of 1,617) and 80.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 108.5 points per outing (14th in the league) while going 45.9% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Heat are forcing 15.3 turnovers every game while drawing 20.0 fouls. They currently rank 13th in the league in giving up assists with 1,050 relinquished this year. The Heat are allowing a FG percentage of 44.1% (1,655 of 3,752) and they surrender 41.4 boards per game as a basketball team. They give up 35.0% from beyond the arc and they are 4th in the NBA in opponents PPG (103.9).

The last time they took the court, the Hawks took home the win by a final score of 134-122 when they faced the Timberwolves. Concerning cleaning the glass, Atlanta allowed Minnesota to get 29 overall (16 on the offensive glass). They shot 37.0% from three-point range by shooting 17 of 46 and ended up going 21 out of 29 at the free throw line (72.4%). The Hawks permitted the Timberwolves to bury 42 of 97 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 43.3% in the matchup. Overall, the Hawks shot 45 out of 86 from the field which had them shooting 52.3%. In regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Atlanta buried 15 out of their 38 tries (39.5%). They were able to make 29 of them for a rate of 87.9%. The Timberwolves were called for 13 personal fouls for the contest which got the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 33 attempts. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. The Hawks were able to corral 31 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 39 for the contest.

Trae Young ended up having an impact for the Hawks in the matchup. He made 10 out of 17 in this game for a field goal percentage of 58.8%, and had 5 rebounds. Young had 37 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and accumulated 14 assists for the contest.

Atlanta has a record of 19-25 so far this season. When it comes to offense, the Hawks are connecting on 46.1% from the floor, which is ranked 13th in basketball. Atlanta has earned 4,894 points for the season (111.2 per game) and they pull in 44.5 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 23.9 times per contest (16th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 12.3 times per game. The Hawks commit 18.1 fouls per game and they go 80.7% from the charity stripe.

The Hawks on the defensive end are ranked 25th in the NBA in points given up per game with 112.3. They are forcing 12.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.8% from the field (25th in the league). The Atlanta defense concedes 36.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (582 of 1,607) and their opponents are making 80.0% of their free throw attempts. They allow 25.8 assists and 43.5 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 29th and 9th in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Atlanta and under the total points

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