Game Time: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, January 14th, 2022 

Venue:  FTX Arena, Miami, Florida

Where to Watch:  NBA League Pass

Opening NBA Odds at USA Sportsbooks

DraftKings:  Spread: NL

BetMGM:  Spread:  NL

VegasInsider:  Spread:  NL

WynnBet: Spread: NL

Hawks: 17-23, 12th place Eastern Conference

Heat 26-15, 3rd place Eastern Conference

An Eastern Conference matchup of opponents who have seriously swapped spots in the standings.  The Atlanta Hawks had a great season last season complete with a deep playoff run that ended with a loss to the eventual champion Milwaukee Bucks in the Conference Finals. The Miami Heat finished just below the hawks last season and were eliminated from the playoffs rether early….. This season the Heat rises (so far) to find themselves 3rd in the conference; they finished 7th in last season, one spot ahead of last year’s champion.  The Hawks have tumbled… and not a few spots.. A whole LOT.  The Hawks are the 12th place team.  They will have to decide very soon if they are buying at the trade deadline to restore order… or maybe they sell at the trade deadline to keep building for the future?  These two teams played each other Wednesday night.. The result was Heat 115 - Hawks 91.  The rematch has come quickly… the result should be the same.

The Atlanta Hawks are on a three-game losing streak and have only won 3 games out of their last ten.  Led by the high scoring PG Trae Young, the Hawks can still score the ball.  Offense is not a problem with Ice-Trae on the court.  The problem is defense.  The roster has taken a hit on the injury lines and are either missing the players needed to play defense or missing the depth needed to play defense.  Over the last six weeks the Hawks have missed large chunks of time from PF/SF De’Andre Hunter, SF/SG Cam Reddish, SG Bogdan Bogdanovic, SG Kevin Huerter, and C Clint Capela. That is just outright too many quality players missing games.  The result has been a quick fall off a steep cliff.  They now share a place in the standings with some of the worst teams in the league that are waiting for the draft lottery to provide relief.  That isn’t where they belong… it is where they are.   An eagle-eye’s view of the season overall would tell you that the hawks can catch-up and can still do damage in the playoffs, but the FEEL is that the Chicago Bulls and the Charlotte Hornets have stolen their thunder.  There are new, young, exciting teams on the scene and the Hawks may be yesterday’s news… like the Boston Celtics.

The Miami Heat are so hot right now!  They are on a 3-game winning streak and have won 8 of their last ten games.  They are also 4-0 ATS over their last 4 games. The Heat beat the Hawks last game… not the last time they played but literally in their last game… switching gyms won’t switch the mismatch that injuries have created…. The last two teams to beat the Heat (the losses are few and far between) were the Golden State Warriors and the Sacramento Kings… the Warriors are almost the best team in basketball while the Kings were a fluke.

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Atlanta is 17-23 on the season, but 15-25 ATS.  They have logged 20 Overs and 20 Unders.  They are 9-13 in road games.

The Heat are 26-15 on the season, but 24-17 ATS.  They have notched 25 Overs and 16 Unders. They are 12-4 in home games.

The Hawks are 10th in scoring with 110.3 ppg, 15th in rebounds with 45.2 rpg, and 4th in AST/TO ratio with 1.9.  They are shooting 14th in FG%, 4th in 3PT%, and 7th in FT%... the shooting numbers are great, but the defense is ranked 25th while allowing 111.6 ppg from opponents.

The Heat are 15th in scoring with 108.6 ppg, 16th in rebounds with 45.0 per game, and 12th in AST/TO ratio with 1.8.  They are shooting 13th in FG%, 2nd in 3PT%, and 6th in FT%.  The defense is doing great ranking 4th in the league whi9le only allowing 103.9 ppg.

Our prediction for Friday, January 14th is….  Heat 118 - Hawks 99

A higher scoring game with a similar result as the last game.

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Miami is 3-1 ATS versus Atlanta at Miami over the last 3 seasons.

Miami is 5-3 ATS versus Atlanta over the last 3 seasons.

Since 1996 35 of 52 games in this series have gone UNDER.

Hawks: C Clint Capela (ankle) Out ** SF Jalen Johnson (ankle) Doubtful ** SG Kevin Huerter (foot) Quest ** SF Cam Reddish (ankle) Quest ** 

Heat: SF Jimmy Butler (ankle) Quest ** SG Victor Oladipo (quad) Out ** C Bam Adebayo (thumb) Out

Hawks: SF Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, PF John Collins, C Onyeka Okongwu, PG Trae Young, SG Bogdan Bogdanovic

Heat: PG Kyle Lowry, SG Max Strus, C Omer Yurtseven, PF P.J. Tucker, SF Caleb Martin

Hawks

Points: Trae Young 27.7

Assists: Trae Young 9.4

Rebounds: Clint Capela 13.1

Steals: Cam Reddish 1.0

Blocks: Clint Capela 1.5

Heat

Points: Jimmy Butler 23.2

Assists: Kyle Lowry 8.3

Rebounds: Bam Adebayo 10.2

Steals: Jimmy Butler 2.0

Blocks: Caleb Martin 0.5

Hawks: Nate McMillan

Heat: Erik Spoelstra