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

Game: Miami Heat vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Saturday, November 11, 2023

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

The Atlanta Hawks (5-3) are welcoming the Miami Heat (4-4) at State Farm Arena on Saturday.

The Heat faced off with the Grizzlies and went home with a win by a final score of 108-102 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Heat ended up finishing with 24 and the Grizzlies finished the game with 27 personal fouls. They knocked down 11 of their 37 tries from 3-point land. Memphis shot 75.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of their 28 tries. On top of that, Memphis snagged 38 rebounds (13 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 8 blocked shots. Memphis dished out 20 assists and had 10 steals in this matchup. In the matter of defense, Miami allowed their opponent to shoot 38.9% from the field on 35 out of 90 shooting. They also doled out 22 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and having 9 steals. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they compiled 44 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Heat made 27 of their 32 shots for a percentage of 84.4%. Miami ended having earned a 45.5% FG percentage (35 out of 77) and converted 11 of their 28 shots from distance.

Bam Adebayo is one guy who was important in this contest. Adebayo finished the game shooting 53.3% from the field and earned 1 assist. He played for 36 minutes played and grabbed 11 rebounds. He scored 30 points on 8 out of 15 shooting.

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Miami heads into this contest with a mark of 4-4 for the year. They currently have an average of 107.5 points per contest (28th in the NBA) while hitting 45.5% from the floor. The Heat are shooting 38.1% on shots from beyond the arc (98 of 257) and 82.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Miami is collecting 43.3 boards per game and is sitting with 206 assists on the campaign, which ranks 11th in the league in terms of passing. They turn it over 15.6 times per game and as a group they commit 17.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Heat have forced 16.5 turnovers every game while drawing 20.3 fouls. They are currently ranked 15th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 210 surrendered for the season. The Heat defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 48.4% (336 of 694) and they concede 44.3 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 36.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 11th in basketball in points per game allowed (110.1).

In their last game, the Hawks walked away with a victory by a final of 120-119 when they faced the Magic. In relation to how they rebounded, Atlanta allowed Orlando to snag 47 in total (18 offensive). They went 37.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 10 of 27 and ended up shooting 25 of 35 at the free throw line (71.4%). The Hawks allowed the Magic to bury 42 of their 90 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.7% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Hawks finished the game shooting 41 for 85 from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.2%. Regarding 3-pointers, Atlanta knocked down 15 of 39 tries (38.5%). They were able to make 23 of the free throw tries for a rate of 76.7%. The Magic earned 24 personal fouls for the game which took the Hawks to the charity stripe for a total of 30 shots. They also coughed it up 17 times, while earning 13 steals in this matchup. The Hawks pulled down 28 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 36 for the matchup.

Trae Young was important for the Hawks in this matchup. He buried 12 out of 27 for this game giving him a rate of 44.4%, and tallied 4 rebounds. Young racked up 41 points in his 34 minutes on the court and earned 8 assists in the game.

Atlanta has a win-loss record of 5-3 on the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hawks are hitting on 47.3% from the floor, which is 13th in the NBA. Atlanta has accumulated 974 pts so far this year (121.8 per contest) and they grab 46.5 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 26.9 times per contest (9th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 15.1 times per contest. The Hawks are responsible for committing 17.6 fouls per game and they connect on 83.3% from the charity stripe.

The Hawks on the defensive side of the court are 23rd in the NBA in PPG given up with 117.0. They are able to force 15.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 48.1% from the field (21st in the league). The Atlanta defense concedes 36.1% on shots from distance (105 of 291) and their opponents are knocking down 75.3% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 26.5 assists and 42.4 boards per contest, which ranks them 20th and 8th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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