Miami Heat vs Atlanta Hawks Preview & Odds — October 28, 2026
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Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.
Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.
No key players listed.
Key players only. Injury report as of October 28, 9:40 a.m. ET.
Matchup preview
The Heat visit the Hawks on Wednesday, October 28 at 7:10 PM ET.
Last season (2025-26), the Heat scored 120.9 points per game (2nd of 30) and allowed 118.5 (22nd). The Hawks scored 118.5 points per game (6th of 30) and allowed 116.0 (18th).
Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Heat 114.5 (13th), Hawks 114.2 (14th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Heat 112.3 (14th), Hawks 111.9 (11th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Heat +2.2 (13th), Hawks +2.3 (12th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.
The Hawks are 2.5-point favorites at home against the Heat. The spread opened at Hawks -3.5. The total is 241.5, up from 239.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the moneyline (Heat +120, Hawks -145) prices the Heat at 43% and the Hawks at 57%.
Built from public team and player data; ranks are league-wide and update daily until kickoff.
Market
Odds and line movement
Heat +3.5 (-110)
Heat +2.5 (-110)
Hawks -155 58%
Hawks -145 57%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. The Now column updates from our odds board. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Best available prices on Oct 28
- Heat +2.5-106FanDuel
- Hawks -2.5+104Novig
- Over 241.5-102Novig
- Under 241.5-104Novig
- Heat+128BetRivers
- Hawks-130Novig
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G&W Line
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Matchup
Players to watch
- Points per game27.69th
- Rebounds per game9.812th
- Assists per game5.435th
- Minutes per game28.9
- Points per game20.142nd
- Rebounds per game10.011th
- Assists per game3.2109th
- Minutes per game32.4
- Points per game22.525th
- Rebounds per game10.310th
- Assists per game7.97th
- Minutes per game35.2
- Points per game20.835th
- Rebounds per game3.4212th
- Assists per game3.781st
- Minutes per game33.4
Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 391 players with at least 20 games.
Head-to-head
The teams have met 22 times since 2022: the Heat won 17 and the Hawks 5.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2026 | Hawks 117, Heat 143 Heat won | ||
| Apr 12, 2026 | Hawks 117, Heat 143 Heat won | ||
| Apr 12, 2026 | Hawks 117, Heat 143 Heat won | ||
| Apr 12, 2026 | Hawks 117, Heat 143 Heat won | ||
| Apr 12, 2026 | Hawks 117, Heat 143 Heat won |
Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Result
After the final: score vs the closing line, the box score vs the close and the graded official play, if there was one, appear here on this same page.
Teams
Miami Heat
- Miami Heat team stats
- Dallas Mavericks 113, Miami Heat 109 (Oct 26)
- Miami Heat 110, Charlotte Hornets 115 (Oct 24)
- Detroit Pistons 128, Miami Heat 111 (Oct 23)
Atlanta Hawks
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