Atlanta Hawks – Miami Heat Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds | NBA 18.04.2025
It’s a winner takes all scenario on Friday in Atlanta as the Hawks and Heat battle for the 8th seed in the final Eastern Conference play-in tournament game. Who takes home the victory here?
The Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat meet on 18.04.2025, in what will be their 5th head-to-head game this season. The game will be played at the State Farm Arena (Atlanta) with the home team Hawks being slightly favored to win this game.
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Atlanta Hawks |
Fri, 18.04.2025, 19:30 |
Miami Heat |
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10/11 |
13/1 |
11/10 |
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Expert Tip |
MIA Heat +1.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app
Atlanta Hawks vs Miami Heat: Current situation
Being in the play-in tournament for the 4th season in a row tells us that the Atlanta Hawks have been stuck in mediocrity for a while now. They finished the regular season with a 40-42 SU record, which is 3 more wins that the Heat had. However, that will be of little comfort if they are unable to decide Friday’s game in their favor.
The Miami Heat deserve a lot of praise for how they turned things around in the final month or so of the regular season. They finished the year with a 37-45 record which is a step down compared to previous seasons, but this team has showed character by staying alive with an impressive win in the 9 vs 10 match-up on Wednesday vs the Chicago Bulls.
Atlanta Hawks Stats & Form
It was a day to forget for the Atlanta Hawks and Trae Young in particular as they lost the play-in tournament game on Tuesday against the Orlando Magic 120-95. After managing 28 points in 40 minutes played, Young got ejected in the 4th quarter. Thankfully no additional punishment was handed so he will be ready for Friday’s game. As a team the Hawks shot just 4-for-21 from three in the loss.
Miami Heat Stats & Form
The mood around the Miami Heat has completely shifted following their 109-90 win over Chicago on Wednesday. Tyler Herro went off for 38 points, while Andrew Wiggins added 20 and 9 rebounds. The defense is where the Heat’s performance stood out though, hey held Coby White in check as he went just 5-for-20 from the field. A similar effort on Trae Young might just clinch a playoff sport for the Heat on Friday.
Atlanta Hawks vs Miami Heat: Head-to-Head
The two teams have split the 4 meetings this regular season, however Miami is the team with the more success over the past several years, winning the regular season series 3 seasons in a row before the 2024-25 season. These two teams have played each other 142 times in the regular season so far, with the Heat accumulating 81 wins compared to 61 by the Hawks.
Atlanta Hawks – Miami Heat Odds
If you fancy the Hawks to advance here, you can get odds of 10/11 for a home win. Backing Miami gets you 11/10 for a road victory.
The point total has been set at a modest 218.5 points, with odds of 10/11 supporting either the over or the under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Atlanta Hawks vs Miami Heat Betting Tip | Odds |
| Atlanta Hawks -1.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
| Over 218.5.5 Total Points | 10/11 |
| Miami Heat +1.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Betting tip and prediction: Atlanta Hawks vs Miami Heat (18.04.2025)
At first glance you might say that the two teams were neck and neck in the 4 meetings this regular season, however we would give the Miami Heat a slight edge considering they’ve won the two most recent meetings by 22 and 10 points back in late February and late March. Both teams were at full strength in those games so it gives us a solid preview of what’s to come in Friday’s game. The big thing for the Hawks here is to get their best player Trae Young going – he didn’t have the best of games against Orlando, which is exactly why his frustration piled up and resulted in an ejection late in the game. Scoring against the Heat has been an enigma for Young who is averaging just 19.6 points per game in his last 5 vs Miami, his field goal percentage has plummeted to just 37.8% in those games. Meanwhile, Tyler Herro has been the complete opposite in games against the Hawks putting up 26.4 points per game in the last 5 meetings. And that’s the main difference between these two teams. One has a star player that is a liability on defense while the other does not. Miami will also be banking on their three-point defense to win this game – they just held the Bulls to 27% shooting from three in Wednesday’s win. Atlanta has struggled defending the perimeter all year long with teams shooting 37.6% against them from downtown, that’s the 3rd highest percentage in the entire NBA. This game is Miami’s to lose, so let’s back the Heat to win and advance to the Playoffs here.
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Expert Tip |
MIA Heat +1.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app