Atlanta Hawks vs Miami Heat Prediction, 1/19/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Miami Heat

Date: Friday, January 19, 2024

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Kaseya Center is the location where the Miami Heat (24-17) will play the Atlanta Hawks (17-23) on Friday.

The Hawks stepped onto the hardwood against the Magic and earned the victory with a final of 106-104 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Hawks ended up with 17 while the Magic totaled 22 fouls. They knocked down 10 of 35 tries from downtown. Orlando finished shooting 72.7% at the free throw line by burying 16 of their 22 tries. On top of that, Orlando pulled down 40 rebounds (16 offensive, 24 defensive) and got 2 blocks. Orlando dished out 18 dimes and had 16 steals for the game. In the matter of defending, Atlanta allowed their opponent to shoot 44.3% from the field on 39 out of 88 shooting. They also dished out 21 assists for this contest while creating 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 41 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Hawks buried 20 of their 22 shots for a rate of 90.9%. Atlanta finished the contest with a 51.3% FG percentage (39 of 76) and converted 8 out of their 25 shots from 3-point land.

Dejounte Murray is someone who was a contributor in this game. Murray walked away from this one shooting 61.1% from the floor and also recorded 5 dimes. He saw the court for 36 mins played and also grabbed 5 boards. He ended up walking away with 26 points on 11 out of 18 shooting.

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Atlanta comes into this one with a win-loss record of 17-23 this year. They turn the ball over 14.2 times per game and as a unit are committing 19.0 personal fouls every game. As a team, Atlanta is grabbing 44.9 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,027 assists so far this year, which is 22nd in the NBA in terms of passing. The Hawks are hitting 36.1% on 3-point shots (548 of 1,517) and 81.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 121.0 points per outing (4th in the NBA) while going 46.6% from the field.

On defense, the Hawks are forcing their opponents into 14.8 turnovers every game and they draw 20.5 fouls. They rank 28th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,164 relinquished this year. The Hawks are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 50.1% (1,834 of 3,661) and they relinquish 44.4 boards per contest as a basketball team. They concede 38.3% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 28th in basketball in PPG allowed (123.0).

The last time they took the court, the Heat went home defeated by a final of 121-97 against the Raptors. The Heat snagged 25 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for the contest. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 4 steals in this matchup. The Raptors were called for 14 personal fouls for the game which got the Heat to the charity stripe for a total of 12 attempts. They were able to knock down 9 of them for a percentage of 75.0%. With regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Miami converted 6 of 28 tries (21.4%). When this game wrapped up, the Heat ended up shooting 41 for 90 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.6%. The Heat permitted the Raptors to knock down 45 out of 88 tries from the field which had them shooting 51.1% for the game. They wrapped up this game 52.6% from distance by shooting 20 out of 38 and finished the game at 11 of 18 at the free throw line (61.1%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Miami permitted Toronto to pull down 45 in total (13 on the offensive glass).

Bam Adebayo ended up being important for the Heat for this contest. Adebayo totaled 16 points in his 36 minutes on the court and had 4 assists in the matchup. He buried 7 of 13 in this contest for a field goal rate of 53.8%, and had 5 rebounds.

Miami has a win-loss record of 24-17 on the year. The Heat have committed 18.4 personal fouls every game and they connect on 82.1% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 26.0 times per contest (18th in the league) and they are giving up possession 13.3 times per game. Miami has scored 4,575 points so far this season (111.6 per game) and they grab 41.7 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Heat are shooting 46.6% from the floor, which is ranked 21st in basketball.

The Miami defense surrenders 36.0% on 3-point shots (546 of 1,515) and opponents are converting on 76.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 26.8 assists and 42.7 boards per game, which is ranked 16th and 11th in basketball. The Heat are ranked 3rd in basketball in points given up per game with 110.9. They have forced 14.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.4% from the field (17th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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