NBA Best Bets: Hawks vs. Heat Picks for December 28
Published 11:33 pm Friday, December 27, 2024
The Atlanta Hawks (16-15) host the Miami Heat (15-13) in a matchup of Southeast Division teams at State Farm Arena, tipping off at 3:00 PM ET on Saturday, December 28, 2024. The Hawks are 1.5-point favorites in the game, the first matchup between the squads this season.
If you hope to make an informed wager on Saturday’s game, discover the best bets on the board in the article below (based on our computer predictions).
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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 is 13-18-0 against the spread this year.
- Miami’s record against the spread is 14-14-0.
- As 1.5-point favorites or more, the Hawks are 3-11 against the spread.
- The Heat are 5-6 as 1.5-point underdogs or greater.
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Pick OU:
Over (226.5)
- The Hawks and their opponents have gone over 226.5 combined points in 21 of 31 games this season.
- The Heat have played 13 games this season that finished with a combined score over 226.5 points.
- The average total in Atlanta’s outings this year is 234.1, 7.6 more than this matchup’s over/under.
- The average total for Miami’s games this season is 219 points, 7.5 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- The Hawks are the sixth-highest scoring team in the NBA this year. The Heat have scored the 28th-most points.
- This game features the league’s second-ranked (Heat) and 27th-ranked (Hawks) scoring defenses.
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Moneyline Pick: Heat (+100)
- This season, the Hawks have been favored 14 times and won seven, or 50%, of those games.
- 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 year, Miami has won three of nine games when listed as at least +100 or better on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 54.5% chance of a victory for the Hawks.
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