Miami Heat vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 4/9/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

The Atlanta Hawks (36-42) will compete against the Miami Heat (43-35) at State Farm Arena on Tuesday.

The Heat faced off with the Pacers and took a loss by a score of 117-115 in their last contest. Miami ended the game having earned a 46.4% FG percentage (39 out of 84) and buried 8 out of their 27 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Heat made 29 of their 32 tries for a rate of 90.6%. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they collected 39 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 21 assists for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In relation to defense, Miami allowed the other team to go 51.2% from the field on 44 out of 86 shooting. Indiana dished out 27 assists and had 4 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Indiana grabbed 37 boards (4 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 2 blocks. Indiana finished 95.2% when shooting free throws by making 20 of 21 tries. They made 9 of 32 attempts from distance. In reference to fouls, the Heat left the arena with 22 while the Pacers recorded 24 fouls.

Jimmy Butler is one guy who played a role for the contest. Butler finished the game shooting 43.8% from the field and also recorded 8 assists. He played 39 mins and also grabbed 7 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 27 points on 7 of 16 shooting.

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Miami heads into this game with a record of 43-35 this season. They are averaging 110.0 pts per contest (27th in the league) while connecting on 46.4% from the floor. The Heat are hitting 36.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (965 of 2,613) and 81.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Miami is snagging 39.4 rebounds per game and has tallied 1,999 assists for the year, which ranks 22nd in the league in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.8 times per contest and as a group they are committing 17.3 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Heat are able to force 12.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.9 fouls. They are currently ranked 14th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 2,072 surrendered so far this year. The Heat defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.9% (3,134 of 6,689) and they surrender 40.3 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They concede 35.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 4th in the league in PPG allowed (108.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Hawks took a loss by a score of 142-110 when they faced the Nuggets. The Hawks were able to corral 27 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in the matchup. They also coughed it up 16 times, while earning 8 steals for the contest. The Nuggets had 21 fouls in this matchup which took the Hawks to the free throw line for 29 shots. They were able to make 24 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 82.8%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, Atlanta buried 12 out of their 37 attempts (32.4%). Overall, the Hawks ended up shooting 37 for 87 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.5%. The Hawks permitted the Nuggets to make 53 of 88 tries from the field which had them at 60.2% for the matchup. They finished shooting 56.1% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 23 of 41 and ended up shooting 13 out of 16 from the free throw line (81.3%). In regard to rebounding, Atlanta allowed Denver to pull down 47 overall (6 on the offensive glass).

Clint Capela ended up having an impact for the Hawks for this contest. He converted 5 of 6 in the game for a field goal percentage of 83.3%, and added 12 rebounds. Capela earned 19 points in his 30 mins on the hardwood and tallied 3 assists for the contest.

Atlanta has a win-loss mark of 36-42 so far this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Hawks are shooting 46.6% from the floor, which is ranked 20th in basketball. Atlanta has earned 9,257 pts for the campaign (118.7 per contest) and they grab 42.4 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 26.5 times per contest (17th in basketball) and they turn it over 12.5 times per game. The Hawks have committed 18.5 personal fouls per game and they go 79.9% from the charity stripe.

The Hawks on defense are ranked 28th in the league in PPG surrendered with 120.3. They are forcing 13.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 49.3% from the floor (27th in basketball). The Atlanta defense concedes 38.3% on 3-point shots (1,086 of 2,833) and their opposition knocks down 79.0% of their free throw shots. They give up 28.1 dimes and 41.9 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 24th and 20th in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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