The Miami Heat (16-12) are welcoming in the Atlanta Hawks (12-15) for a matchup of Southeast Division rivals at Kaseya Center, starting at 8:00 PM ET on Friday, December 22, 2023. It’s the second matchup between the clubs this season.
The Heat play the Hawks in a game expected to be a tight one. The Heat are favored by only 1.5 points against the Hawks. The game features an over/under of 238.5.
Heat vs. Hawks Betting Odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 7:31 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Spread: Miami -1.5
- Total: 238.5
- Moneyline: Miami -120, Atlanta +100
Hawks at Heat odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Heat (- 1.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (238.5)
- Prediction:
Heat 119 – Hawks 116
- Miami has come away with 12 wins in the 16 contests it has been listed as the favorite this season.
- This season, Miami has come away with a win 12 times in 16 chances when named as a favorite of at least -120 or better on the moneyline.
- Miami has an implied victory probability of 54.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- Atlanta has won 33.3% of the games this season it was the underdog on the moneyline (5-10).
- Atlanta has gone 5-8 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +100 or longer (38.5%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, Atlanta has an implied win probability of 50%.
- The 112.9 points per game the Heat score are 10 fewer points than the Hawks allow (122.9).
- Miami is 2-2 against the spread and 2-2 overall when scoring more than 122.9 points.
- Atlanta has put together a 7-16 ATS record and a 12-11 overall record in games it scores more than 111.8 points.
- Miami has an ATS record of 11-12-1 and a 15-9 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 123.1 points.
- The Heat are the NBA’s 20th-ranked scoring team (112.9 PPG), while the Hawks rank 28th in points per game allowed (122.9) in the league.
- The third-ranked scoring NBA team (123.1 PPG) is Atlanta, while the Miami squad ranks ninth in the league defensively (111.8 PPG).
- The Heat have totaled 31 more points than their opponents this season (1.1 per game on average), and the Hawks have scored just seven more points than their opponents (0.2 per game).
Over/Under
- Miami has an average implied point total of 112.7 this year, which is 7.3 points lower than its implied total in Friday’s game (120).
- This season, Miami has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (120) six times.
- The average implied point total on the season for Atlanta (121.5) is 2.5 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (119).
How to watch Heat vs. Hawks
- Game Day: Friday, December 22, 2023
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: BSSUN and BSSE
- Location: Miami, Florida
- Arena: Kaseya Center
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
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