Atlanta Hawks vs Miami Heat Prediction, 4/11/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Miami Heat

Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (+5)

The Atlanta Hawks are headed to Kaseya Center on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Miami Heat. Miami is 5-point favorites. The total is set at 227.5.

The Hawks played the Celtics and took a loss by a final of 120-114 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Hawks walked away with 12 and the Celtics finished the game with 13 personal fouls. They also made 25 out of their 54 tries from 3-point range. Boston finished the contest at 78.6% at the free throw line by burying 11 of 14 attempts. In addition, Boston collected 47 rebounds (12 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Boston doled out 33 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. Concerning defense, Atlanta allowed 47.2% from the floor on 42 of 89 shooting. They also dished out 27 dimes for this contest while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and having 11 steals. Concerning pulling down boards, they collected 50 with 16 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Hawks converted 15 of their 19 shots for a rate of 78.9%. Atlanta wrapped up the contest with a 45.4% FG percentage (44 of 97) and converted 11 of their 39 three-point shots.

Bruno Fernando is a player who played a role for the matchup. He recorded 19 points on 8 out of 11 shooting. He played 22 minutes played and also grabbed 10 rebounds. Fernando finished 72.7% from the floor but had no assists when the game ended.

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Atlanta enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 41-41 so far this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.9 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.8 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Atlanta is pulling in 44.4 boards per contest and is sitting with 2,049 dimes for the season, which ranks 18th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Hawks are shooting 35.2% from downtown (882 of 2,505) and 81.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 118.4 pts per contest (3rd in the league) while going 48.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Hawks are able to force 14.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.7 personal fouls. They relinquish 35.6% on 3-point shots while they are 26th in the league in opponents PPG (118.1). The Hawks are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.6% (3,592 of 7,398) and they concede 44.1 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 23rd in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,131 relinquished for the season.

In their last game, the Heat went home victorious with a score of 123-110 when they played the Magic. The Heat were able to corral 37 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 44 for this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while earning 10 steals for the game. The Magic earned 17 personal fouls for this game which got the Heat to the charity stripe for 20 tries. They were able to bury 15 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 75.0%. In relation to shooting from beyond the arc, Miami converted 18 out of their 44 tries (40.9%). Overall, the Heat ended up shooting 45 out of 83 from the field which had them shooting 54.2%. The Heat allowed the Magic to convert 38 out of 90 attempts from the floor which had them at 42.2% for the matchup. They finished 36.2% from three-point range by going 17 out of 47 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 24 from the free throw line (70.8%). When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Miami permitted Orlando to snag 43 in all (13 on the offensive side).

Udonis Haslem was important for the Heat in the game. Haslem tallied 24 points in his 25 minutes on the court, but finished this game without an assist. He made 9 of 17 for this contest giving him a rate of 52.9%, and had 3 rebounds.

Miami has a win-loss mark of 44-38 on the year. The Heat are responsible for committing 18.5 fouls per contest and they connect on 83.1% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 23.8 times per contest (25th in basketball) and they cough up possession 13.5 times per game. Miami has accumulated 8,977 pts so far this year (109.5 per contest) and they snag 40.6 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Heat are connecting on 46.0% from the floor, which ranks 26th in basketball.

The Miami defense concedes 36.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (1,077 of 2,933) and their opposition knocks down 78.1% of their free throw attempts. They give up 25.6 dimes and 41.8 rebounds per contest, which is 14th and 6th in the league. The Heat on defense are ranked 2nd in basketball in PPG allowed with 109.8. They are forcing their opponents into 15.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 48.2% from the floor (22nd in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta (+5)

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