Miami Heat vs Atlanta Hawks Picks and Prediction for Friday February 20 2026

By: Eddie Kline Published 02/20/2026, 12:50 AM ET

Heat Preview

Southeast Division foes will square off on Friday night, when the Miami Heat invade State Farm Arena to face the Atlanta Hawks. For other NBA action see our NBA Predictions. The Heat (29-27) were quiet at the NBA trade deadline and trail Orlando by a half-game for seventh place in the Eastern Conference standings. Last time out, Miami converted 25 of 33 free-throw attempts during a 123-111 road victory against New Orleans.

Miami F/C Bam Adebayo tallied a game-high 27 points (13-17 FT), 14 rebounds, and four blocks. Jaime Jaquez Jr. contributed 23 points and eight rebounds in 35 minutes off the bench. Kel’el Ware added 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Heat, who outrebounded the Pelicans by a 56-46 margin.

Hawks Preview

The Atlanta Hawks are four games below .500 at home and tied with Charlotte for ninth place in the Eastern Conference standings. The Hawks (27-30) rank in the middle of the pack in defensive efficiency and are giving up 118.6 points per contest. Last night, Atlanta held Philadelphia to 38 percent shooting during a 117-107 road victory.

Atlanta F Jalen Johnson led all scorers with 32 points (9-22 FG) to go along with ten rebounds and five assists. Veteran G C.J. McCollum scored 23 points (8-10 FT) in 30 minutes off the bench. Dyson Daniels added 15 points and seven rebounds for the Hawks.

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Heat vs Hawks Pick

Miami guard Norman Powell is dealing with lower back tightness and is listed as questionable for this game. These two teams love to get up and down the floor, so this should be a high scoring affair. The Heat rank fourth in the league in defensive efficiency and that will be the difference here. Final score prediction, Miami Heat win 128-118.