Miami Heat (25-15) vs. Atlanta Hawks (17-22)
January 12, 2022 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Atlanta Hawks -4.5; Over/Under: +221
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The Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks meet Wednesday in NBA action at the State Farm Arena. The Miami Heat look for a win after winning 11 of their last 15 games. The Atlanta Hawks need a win after losing 10 of their last 14 games.
The Miami Heat are averaging 108.4 points on 45.9 percent shooting and allowing 104.2 points on 44.2 percent shooting. Jimmy Butler is averaging 23.2 points and 5.4 assists, while Tyler Herro is averaging 20.6 points and 4.9 rebounds. Bam Adebayo is the third double-digit scorer and Kyle Lowry is grabbing 4.5 rebounds. The Miami Heat are shooting 37.6 percent from beyond the arc and 79.8 percent from the free throw line. The Miami Heat are allowing 35 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.8 rebounds per game.
The Atlanta Hawks are averaging 110.8 points on 46.1 percent shooting and allowing 111.5 points on 46.7 percent shooting. Trae Young is averaging 28 points and 4 rebounds, while John Collins is averaging 17.5 points and 2 assists. Bogdan Bogdanovic is the third double-digit scorer and Cam Reddish is grabbing 2.5 rebounds. The Atlanta Hawks are shooting 37.4 percent from beyond the arc and 80.2 percent from the free throw line. The Atlanta Hawks are allowing 35.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45.4 rebounds per game.
The Heat are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Hawks are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 Wednesday games and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The over is 6-0 in Heat last 6 overall. The over is 5-2 in Hawks last 7 overall. The Heat are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Atlanta.
The Miami Heat are still a banged up basketball team and will be without Jimmy Butler yet again, but they’re playing their best ball of the season regardless. The Heat have won 11 of their last 15 games and just absolutely blew the Suns out on the road. The Atlanta Hawks have been one of the more disappointing teams in the league, and they’re losing their last five games by an average of five points while not playing a lick of defense. This line makes absolutely zero sense. Give me the Heat in a game they likely win outright.
