Miami Heat vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 11/27/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Sunday, November 27, 2022

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+6)

The Atlanta Hawks will take on the Miami Heat at State Farm Arena on Sunday. Atlanta is 6-point favorites. The over/under comes in at 221.5.

The Heat took the court against the Wizards and walked away with a win by a score of 110-107 in their last game. Miami finished the contest with a 47.2% field goal percentage (42 out of 89) and buried 7 out of their 26 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Heat converted 19 of 23 tries for a rate of 82.6%. When it comes to pulling down boards, they earned a total of 47 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 24 dimes for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 5 steals. With regard to defending, Miami allowed the other team to go 43.0% from the floor on 40 out of 93 shooting. Washington dished out 27 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Washington had 45 rebounds (13 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 5 rejections. Washington finished 80.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 16 of 20 attempts. They also buried 11 out of their 39 tries from distance. When it comes to personal fouls, the Heat ended up finishing with 19 while the Wizards finished the game with 18 personal fouls.

Bam Adebayo is one player who played a role in the game. Adebayo finished the game shooting 68.2% from the field and totaled 3 dimes. He played 35 minutes and pulled down 12 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 38 points on 15 of 22 shooting.

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Miami will play this contest with a record of 9-11 this season. They turn it over 14.1 times per contest and as a squad they commit 19.2 fouls per game. As a team, Miami is collecting 41.0 boards per contest and is sitting with 477 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 14th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Heat are hitting 33.5% from downtown (236 of 705) and 84.7% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 108.6 pts per contest (27th in the league) while hitting 44.6% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Heat are forcing their opponents into 16.3 turnovers every game and they draw 21.9 personal fouls. They currently rank 27th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 519 surrendered for the campaign. The Heat defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.3% (815 of 1,722) and they surrender 43.7 boards per contest as a group. They are conceding 35.1% on three-point shots and they rank 7th in the league in PPG allowed (109.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Hawks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 128-122 when they faced the Rockets. The Hawks corralled 22 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 28 for the game. They also gave up possession 13 times, while recording 9 steals for the matchup. The Rockets were called for 29 personal fouls for the game which took the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 36 shots. They were able to make 29 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 80.6%. Pertaining to shots from distance, Atlanta buried 15 out of 39 attempts (38.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Hawks went 39 for 82 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.6%. The Hawks allowed the Rockets to convert 41 out of 87 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 47.1% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 34.3% from downtown by shooting 12 out of 35 and ended up shooting 34 out of 41 from the charity stripe (82.9%). Regarding team rebounding, Atlanta permitted Houston to grab 59 in all (22 offensive).

Dejounte Murray ended up being a factor for the Hawks for the matchup. He converted 14 of 24 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and had 3 rebounds. Murray accumulated 39 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 3 assists in this game.

Atlanta has a win-loss mark of 11-8 this season. The Hawks are committing 20.7 personal fouls every game and they go 83.1% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 23.6 times per contest (22nd in basketball) and they turn the ball over 13.0 times per game. Atlanta has scored 2,182 points so far this year (114.8 per game) and they collect 44.7 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Hawks are hitting on 46.3% from the floor, which is 19th in the NBA.

The Atlanta defense allows 33.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (204 of 618) and their opposition knocks down 78.9% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 23.4 dimes and 46.8 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 7th and 27th in the league. The Hawks on the defensive side of the court are 22nd in the NBA in points given up per game with 114.7. They are forcing their opponents into 15.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.4% from the field (12th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami (+6)

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