Atlanta vs Miami Prediction: the Hawks Are Better But Only in Some Aspects

Prediction for the NBA match between Atlanta vs Miami, which will take place on December 28th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

Atlanta

The Hawks are playing a home series, and the game against Miami will be Quin Snyder's team's fourth home game in a row. Atlanta got off to a bad start in this stretch, losing 112-128 to Memphis, who are one of the top teams in the Western Conference. But then they bounced back with two wins in a row, against Minnesota (117:104) and their main rival in the East, Chicago (141:133).

Atlanta's had a bit of a rough season so far, to be honest. The Hawks are currently eighth in the league for offensive efficiency, averaging 117.2 points per game. But on defense, Atlanta is fourth from the bottom, allowing 119.5 points per game. The Hawks have won 16 and lost 15 games so far. The team from Georgia is just 0.5 wins away from the top 6 in the Eastern Conference.

Miami

The Heat is just outside the direct playoffs zone, the top six, in the East at the moment. Erik Spoelstra's team has won 15 of 28 games since the start of the championship. Miami has two wins in a row ahead of their trip to Atlanta. First, they beat Brooklyn at home (110:95), and then fought hard to win against Orlando (89:88).

As for the figures, the Heat now have their sixth defence of the season. Their average passer rating is 108.6 points per game. At the same time, Miami is only 20th in offence at 111.3 points per game.

Expert Betting Tips

Miami is a more stable and varied team than Atlanta, whose strengths are limited to a sometimes interesting offense. The Heat has been above the Hawks in the standings and has also regularly beaten Atlanta at home in recent years. We think that in the next game, Erik Spoelstra's team will be able to at least hold a positive head start. We're going for the Heat, as well as the total, because of the same game imbalance of the Hawks. Looking at the stats, we're going for Atlanta to win the rebounding battle.