by who plays
Current records: Atlanta 32-31; Miami 33-31
What you should know
The Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks will go head-to-head on March 4 at 8:00 p.m. ET at Miami-Dade Arena without much rest after finishing games yesterday. Keep an eye on the result for this game: these two teams have had some high scores in their previous games so things could get even hotter on Saturday.
The Heat lost a heartthrob to the New York Knicks when they met last month and they left with a heavy heart on Friday. Miami lost 122-120 to New York in a last-minute deep three from New York power forward Julius Randle with 0-01 left. Miami’s loss came despite good play from small forward Jimmy Butler, who had 33 points and five assists alongside eight boards.
Meanwhile, Atlanta sauntered past the Portland Trail Blazers in points on Friday, winning the matchup 129-111. Point guard Dejounte Murray continued his habit of dropping insane stat lines, shooting 5-on-5s from downtown and finishing with 41 points, six assists and five rebounds.
Summer Beaters aside, Miami is expected to win a tight contest. But bettors beware: They’re only 13-30-3 against the spread when favored.
Atlanta’s win lifted them to 32-31, while Miami’s loss dropped them to 33-31. Averaging 116.89 points per game, the Hawks haven’t exactly excelled on defense. We’ll see if they can patch the gaps in their defense ahead of their upcoming game.
how to see
- If: Saturday at 8 p.m. ET
- Where: Miami-Dade Arena – Miami, Florida
- TV: Bally Sports – South East
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Consequences: CBS Sports App
- Ticket cost: $27.93
opportunities
The Heat are a slight 2-point favorite against the Hawks according to the latest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the pick, as the game opened with the heat a 1.5-point favourite.
Over/Under: -111
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series history
Miami have won 21 of their last 34 games against Atlanta.
- January 16, 2023 – Atlanta 121 vs. Miami 113
- November 27, 2022 – Miami 106 vs. Atlanta 98
- April 26, 2022 – Miami 97 vs. Atlanta 94
- April 24, 2022 – Miami 110 vs. Atlanta 86
- April 22, 2022 – Atlanta 111 vs. Miami 110
- April 19, 2022 – Miami 115 vs. Atlanta 105
- April 17, 2022 – Miami 115 vs. Atlanta 91
- 4/8/2022 – Miami 113 vs. Atlanta 109
- January 21, 2022 – Atlanta 110 vs. Miami 108
- January 14, 2022 – Miami 124 vs. Atlanta 118
- January 12, 2022 – Miami 115 vs. Atlanta 91
- April 23, 2021 – Atlanta 118 vs. Miami 103
- March 02, 2021 – Atlanta 94 vs. Miami 80
- February 28, 2021 – Miami 109 vs. Atlanta 99
- February 20, 2020 – Atlanta 129 vs. Miami 124
- December 10, 2019 – Miami 135 vs. Atlanta 121
- October 31, 2019 – Miami 106 vs. Atlanta 97
- Oct 29, 2019 – Miami 112 vs. Atlanta 97
- March 04, 2019 – Miami 114 vs. Atlanta 113
- January 06, 2019 – Atlanta 106 vs. Miami 82
- November 27, 2018 – Atlanta 115 vs. Miami 113
- 11/03/2018 – Atlanta 123 vs. Miami 118
- 4/4/2018 – Miami 115 vs. Atlanta 86
- 4/3/2018 – Miami 101 vs. Atlanta 98
- December 18, 2017 – Atlanta 110 vs. Miami 104
- October 23, 2017 – Miami 104 vs. Atlanta 93
- February 24, 2017 – Miami 108 vs. Atlanta 90
- February 1, 2017 – Miami 116 vs. Atlanta 93
- December 7, 2016 – Atlanta 103 vs. Miami 95
- November 15, 2016 – Atlanta 93 vs. Miami 90
- February 19, 2016 – Miami 115 vs. Atlanta 111
- January 31, 2016 – Miami 105 vs. Atlanta 87
- December 14, 2015 – Miami 100 vs. Atlanta 88
- November 3, 2015 – Atlanta 98 vs. Miami 92
