NBA Best Bets: Hawks vs. Heat Picks for December 28
Published 10:33 pm Friday, December 27, 2024
Southeast Division foes square off when the Atlanta Hawks (16-15) host the Miami Heat (15-13) at State Farm Arena, beginning at 3:00 PM ET on Saturday, December 28, 2024. The Heat are 1.5-point underdogs in the game, the first matchup between the teams this season.
Want to make an informed wager on Saturday’s game? Check out the best bets available for this matchup (based on our computer predictions) right here.
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Hawks vs. Heat Game Info
- When: Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 3:00 PM ET
- Where: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia
- TV: NBA TV, FDSSE, and FDSSUN
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Hawks vs. Heat Best Bets
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Pick ATS: Heat (+ 1.5)
- Atlanta has 13 wins in 31 games against the spread this year.
- Miami is 14-14-0 against the spread this year.
- The Hawks’ ATS record as 1.5-point favorites or more is 3-11.
- Against the spread as 1.5-point underdogs or greater, the Heat are 5-6.
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Pick OU:
Over (226.5)
- The Hawks and their opponents have combined to score more than 226.5 points in 21 of 31 games this season.
- Heat games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 226.5 points in 13 of 28 outings.
- Atlanta has an average point total of 234.1 in its contests this year, 7.6 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
- Miami’s games this season have had an average of 219 points, 7.5 fewer points than this game’s point total.
- The Heat are the league’s 28th-highest scoring team this season compared to the sixth-ranked Hawks.
- The Heat have surrendered the second-fewest points in the league this season, while the Hawks have given up the 27th-fewest.
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Moneyline Pick: Heat (+100)
- This season, the Hawks have won seven out of the 14 games, or 50%, in which they’ve been favored.
- The Heat have been chosen as underdogs in 11 games this year and have walked away with the win four times (36.4%) in those games.
- Atlanta has a record of 7-7, a 50% win rate, when it’s favored by -120 or more by bookmakers this season.
- This season, Miami has come away with a win three times in nine chances when named as an underdog of at least +100 or longer on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Hawks have a 54.5% chance to win.
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