Miami Heat vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 2/24/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Monday, February 24, 2025

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Miami Heat (25-28) are traveling to State Farm Arena on Monday where they will compete against the Atlanta Hawks (26-30).

The Heat took the court against the Mavericks and went home with a loss by a final score of 118-113 in their last contest. Miami wrapped up the game with a 47.3% FG percentage (43 out of 91) and buried 10 out of their 36 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Heat converted 17 of 26 attempts for a percentage of 65.4%. In the matter of rebounding, they earned 42 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 23 dimes in the game while creating 14 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In terms of the defense, Miami allowed the other team to go 51.1% from the floor on 46 out of 90 shooting. Dallas doled out 28 assists and had 7 steals for this game. Furthermore, Dallas pulled down 40 rebounds (11 offensive, 29 defensive) and got 4 blocked shots. Dallas went 81.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of their 16 shots. They buried 13 of their 36 attempts from 3-point range. When discussing fouls, the Heat finished with 14 while the Mavericks finished the game with 17 fouls.

Tyler Herro is someone who had an impact for this game. Herro went 50.0% from the floor and totaled 3 assists. He played 37 mins and also collected 8 rebounds. He had 40 points on 15 out of 30 shooting.

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Miami will play this contest with a win-loss record of 25-28 for the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.7 times per game and as a team are committing 15.8 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Miami is collecting 44.1 rebounds per game and has totaled 1,390 dimes this season, which is 19th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Heat are connecting on 36.0% on shots from distance (742 of 2,059) and 78.8% from the charity stripe. They average 109.8 pts per contest (24th in basketball) while hitting 45.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Heat are able to force 13.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.5 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 12th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,424 relinquished for the season. The Heat defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.2% (2,194 of 4,750) and they surrender 45.7 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They relinquish 35.7% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 7th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (110.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Hawks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 114-108 when they faced the Magic. The Hawks were able to pull down 35 defensive boards and 16 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 in the game. They gave up possession 9 times, while recording 7 steals in this matchup. The Magic had 22 fouls for the matchup which got the Hawks to the free throw line for 28 attempts. They were able to convert 19 of those for a percentage of 67.9%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Atlanta buried 11 of 35 tries (31.4%). When this game wrapped up, the Hawks shot 39 out of 100 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.0%. The Hawks allowed the Magic to knock down 41 out of their 85 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 48.2% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 24.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 6 of 25 and ended up shooting 26 of 38 at the charity stripe (68.4%). In regard to team rebounding, Atlanta allowed Orlando to collect 53 in all (11 offensive).

Trae Young was important for the Hawks for the matchup. He made 13 out of 28 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 46.4%, and had 3 rebounds. Young had 38 points in his 37 mins of playing time and accounted for 6 assists for the game.

Atlanta has a record of 26-30 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Hawks are connecting on 46.2% from the field, which ranks 16th in the league. Atlanta has tallied 6,528 points for the season (116.6 per game) and they collect 45.1 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 29.3 times per contest (2nd in basketball) and they are turning it over 15.9 times per game. The Hawks are committing 18.8 personal fouls per contest and they go 77.0% from the charity stripe.

The Atlanta defense surrenders 36.9% on 3-point shots (785 of 2,130) and their opposition makes 80.2% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 28.2 assists and 44.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 25th and 21st in basketball. The Hawks on the defensive side of the court are 26th in basketball in points given up per game with 119.1. They are forcing their opponents into 16.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 48.1% from the floor (28th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami

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