Miami Heat vs Atlanta Hawks 4/23/2021 Picks Predictions Previews

The Atlanta Hawks are hosting the Miami Heat at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Friday, April 23, 2021, at 7:30 ET. This is a high caliber Eastern duel, as both teams are just one win away from each other and are both eyeing the fourth place of the conference that gives the home court advantage in the first round of the postseason. The Hawks want to bounce back after their previous loss but are 9-3 in their previous twelve matches. The Heat have three consecutive wins.

The Hawks have a 32-27 record and are 32-26-1 against the spread and 29-30 in over/under. They are coming off a road defeat against the Knicks in overtime with a 127-137 score. All of their starters had 17+ points but their bench combined for just 27. Clint Capela had yet another monster double double with 25 points on 12-17 shooting from the field and 22 boards. Bogdan Bogdanovic and Trae Young both added 20 points.

Young leads the team both in scoring with 25.3 ppg and in dimes made with 9.6 per game. John Collins adds 17.8 ppg and 7.7 boards per game.

The Hawks score 113.7 ppg and allow 111.6 ppg defensively. They shoot with 46.4% from the field and 37.2% from beyond the arc. They are 7-3 against the spread in their previous ten matches. Under is 4-2 in their previous six.

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Miami Heat vs Atlanta Hawks Predictions 4/23/2021

The Heat have a 31-28 record and are 26-32-1 against the spread and 27-32 in over/under. They are coming off a home victory against the Spurs with a 107-87 score. They held their opponents into just 40% in field goals and were led by Bam Adebayo offensively with 23 points, 5 dimes and a team-high 8 boards. Tyler Herro added 22 points with 5 triples, 6 boards and 4 dimes off the bench.

Jimmy Butler leads the team both in scoring with 21.4 ppg and in dimes made with 7.3, adding 7.2 boards per game. Victor Oladipo adds 19.8 ppg, 4.8 boards and 4.6 dimes per game but he is out with an injury.

The Heat have the third-best defense in the NBA with 107 ppg, but the fourth-worse offense with 106.5. They shoot with 46.1% from the field and with 35% from behind the arc. They are 3-0 against the spread and under 3-0 in their previous three matches.

Both teams are tied 1-1 wins this season. Hawks won on the road with an 80-94 score and Heat at home with 109-99. Both were under the total. Heat are 4-2 against the spread in their previous six matchups. Under is trending for both teams so I’m going to go with under again today.

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