NBA Picks: Atlanta Hawks vs. Miami Heat

The Miami Heat have won and covered the spread in all three meetings with the Atlanta Hawks this season, which is important to consider when making your NBA picks Tuesday night, as the two teams face off at AmericanAirlines Arena.

Sports bettors will find that the Heat are 10-point home favorites in the pro basketball odds (courtesy of SBR Forum), while the total sits at 197 in the market.

Let's take a closer look at this Eastern Conference affair from a betting perspective, while offering up an against-the-spread pick along the way.

Atlanta Hawks

The Atlanta Hawks have dropped five of their last six games, including a 93-80 setback to the Brooklyn Nets as 3.5-point home favorites last Saturday.

Over the last two-plus seasons, the Hawks are 3-2 against the spread as road underdogs of 9.5 to 12 points, with the UNDER cashing in all five of those contests.  

Miami Heat

The Miami Heat have won 18 consecutive games, including a 105-91 victory over the Indiana Pacers as 6.5-point home favorites Sunday.

Sports bettors will find that the Heat are 12-19 against the spread as home favorites of 9.5 to 12 points the last two-plus seasons.

Prediction

I'm going to recommend that readers back the Atlanta Hawks in the opening 24 minutes as one of their sports betting picks, as they've covered the spread in the first half against the Miami Heat in all three meetings this year.

NBA Pick: Atlanta Hawks +6 First Half

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