Heat Vs Hawks: NBA Play-In Tournament Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – April 11, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on April 9, 2023

A contest pitting one of the best squads in the NBA defensively versus one of the highest-scoring teams will see the Miami Heat (44-38) host the Atlanta Hawks (41-41) at FTX Arena on April 11, 2023. The Heat are second in points conceded per game (109.8), and the Hawks are third in points scored (118.4). Miami is a favorite, by five points. The over/under is 227.5 points in the outing.

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Heat Vs Hawks Betting Odds

Favorite Spread Total
Heat -5 227.5

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Injury Report as of April 11

Heat: Kyle Lowry: Questionable (Knee), Max Strus: Probable (Finger), Nikola Jovic: Out (Back)

Hawks: None

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Hawks (+5)
Total Pick Over (227.5)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.

Heat Vs Hawks Stat Rankings

Heat Avg. (Rank) Hawks Avg. (Rank)
109.5 (30th) Points Scored 118.4 (3rd)
109.8 (2nd) Points Allowed 118.1 (25th)
40.6 (27th) Rebounds 44.4 (10th)
9.7 (20th) Off. Rebounds 11.2 (9th)
12.0 (16th) 3pt Made 10.8 (24th)
23.8 (25th) Assists 25.0 (18th)
12.8 (9th) Turnovers 12.4 (4th)

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Heat Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Jimmy Butler 64 22.9 5.9 5.3 1.8 0.3 0.6
Bam Adebayo 75 20.4 9.2 3.2 1.2 0.8 0.0
Tyler Herro 67 20.1 5.4 4.2 0.8 0.2 3.0
Max Strus 80 11.5 3.2 2.1 0.5 0.2 2.5
Kyle Lowry 55 11.2 4.1 5.1 1.0 0.4 1.9

Hawks Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Trae Young 73 26.2 3.0 10.2 1.1 0.1 2.1
Dejounte Murray 74 20.5 5.3 6.1 1.5 0.3 1.8
De’Andre Hunter 67 15.4 4.2 1.4 0.5 0.3 1.5
Bogdan Bogdanovic 54 14.0 3.1 2.8 0.8 0.3 2.7
Saddiq Bey 77 13.8 4.7 1.5 0.9 0.2 2.0

Betting Trends

  • The Heat have 30 wins in 82 games against the spread this season.
  • Against the spread as 5-point favorites or more, Miami is 6-19-1.
  • The Heat have played 82 games this season, and 41 of them have hit the over.
  • Miami’s games have had more than 227.5 points scored on 22 occasions this year.
  • Heat games this season have posted an average total of 219.3, which is 8.2 points fewer than the total for this matchup.
  • The Hawks have 36 wins in 82 games against the spread this year.
  • Against the spread, as a 5-point underdog or greater, Atlanta is 7-4.
  • There have been 46 Hawks games (out of 82) that hit the over this season.
  • So far this year, 56 Atlanta’s games have featured over 227.5 points scored.
  • The average total for Hawks games is 236.6 points, 9.1 more than this game’s over/under.

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