Atlanta Hawks vs Miami Heat Prediction, 12/22/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Miami Heat

Date: Friday, December 22, 2023

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

The Miami Heat (16-12) will go up against the Atlanta Hawks (12-15) at Kaseya Center on Friday.

The Hawks faced the Rockets and earned the victory with a final of 134-127 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Hawks walked away with 18 while the Rockets recorded 23 fouls. They also converted 16 of their 34 attempts from long range. Houston ended up going 100.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 23 of their 23 attempts. On top of that, Houston collected 37 rebounds (8 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Houston earned 25 dimes and had 4 steals for this contest. With regard to the defense, Atlanta allowed the other team to shoot 49.4% from the field on 44 of 89 shooting. They also distributed 31 dimes in this game while forcing 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they collected 44 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Hawks knocked down 23 of their 28 shots for a rate of 82.1%. Atlanta ended the contest having earned a 51.6% field goal percentage (47 out of 91) and converted 17 of their 40 three-point shots.

Trae Young is a guy who was a factor for this game. Young finished the contest at 55.6% from the floor and totaled 14 assists. He saw the court for 36 mins played and pulled down 4 rebounds. He scored 30 points on 10 out of 18 shooting.

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Atlanta comes into this contest with a record of 12-15 on the year. They average 123.1 points per game (3rd in the NBA) while shooting 47.4% from the field. The Hawks are shooting 38.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (388 of 1,022) and 83.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Atlanta is collecting 44.2 boards per contest and has accumulated 695 dimes for the season, which is 17th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.7 times per contest and as a team they commit 19.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Hawks are forcing 15.2 turnovers per game while drawing 20.2 fouls. They are 27th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 772 conceded on the year. The Hawks defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 50.3% (1,234 of 2,455) and they concede 43.7 boards per game as a unit. They give up 38.5% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 28th in basketball in points per game allowed (122.9).

In their last game, the Heat went home victorious with a score of 115-106 when they played the Magic. The Heat snagged 29 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 39 for this game. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 6 steals for the contest. The Magic were called for 24 fouls in this matchup which took the Heat to the charity stripe for a total of 24 shots. They were able to bury 20 of those for a rate of 83.3%. In relation to shots from downtown, Miami knocked down 15 of their 29 tries (51.7%). When the game finished, the Heat walked away from this one shooting 40 out of 83 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.2%. The Heat allowed the Magic to convert 41 out of their 89 attempts from the field which left them shooting 46.1% for the game. They went 25.0% from distance by connecting on 9 of 36 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 19 from the free throw line (78.9%). In regard to cleaning the glass, Miami allowed Orlando to get 49 in all (15 on the offensive glass).

Tyler Herro ended up being a factor for the Heat in this contest. Herro racked up 28 points in his 36 mins of playing time and earned 7 assists in this game. He made 10 out of 17 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 58.8%, and totaled 8 rebounds.

Miami has a mark of 16-12 on the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Heat are connecting on 47.3% from the floor, which is 15th in basketball. Miami has totaled 3,161 pts this season (112.9 per contest) and they average 40.6 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 26.4 times per contest (11th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.1 times per game. The Heat are committing 18.6 fouls per contest and they go 83.3% from the charity stripe.

The Heat are ranked 9th in the NBA in points given up per game with 111.8. They are forcing their opponents into 14.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 48.4% from the field (21st in the NBA). The Miami defense surrenders 37.7% on 3-pointers (377 of 1,000) and their opponents are converting on 76.6% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 26.7 assists and 42.4 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 19th and 6th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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