The Eastern Conference’s final playoff spot will be decided Friday night when the Miami Heat visit the Atlanta Hawks in a high-stakes play-in matchup. The winner moves on to face the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round, while the loser’s season ends.
Both teams split the regular-season series, and the home team won all four meetings, each by double-digit margins. Atlanta earned home court with a 40-42 record, finishing three games ahead of the Heat. But momentum might favor Miami, which dominated the Chicago Bulls in Wednesday’s elimination game, 109-90.
Here is the featured Tyler Herro prop bet on DraftKings Sportsbook for Friday.
Best Tyler Herro Prop Bet on DraftKings Sportsbook
Tyler Herro over 25.5 Points (-125)
Herro has been scorching hot offensively, scoring at least 20 points in 11 straight games. He exploded for 38 points on 13-of-19 shooting against Chicago, including 23 in the first half alone. His performance came on an efficient 3-of-7 from deep and 9-of-10 from the free-throw line.
Herro’s rhythm was apparent from the jump, setting the tone early in what became a wire-to-wire win for the Heat. He credited the team’s preparation for this execution when it mattered most.
“Just come out in attack mode,” Herro said. “We had a couple days off since the last game, we really prepared leading up to tonight. Myself, my teammates, the coaching staff, we were really putting in a lot of work, and it paid off. We got one more to go, job’s not done, just to get into the playoffs.”
Herro also poured in 36 points in his most recent outing against Atlanta on March 27. He averaged 30 points in Miami’s two home wins over the Hawks this season, with his lone poor outing coming in a February road loss, when he was held to 11 points while shooting 0-of-9 from beyond the arc.
Despite injuries and inconsistency throughout the regular season, the Heat are a battle-tested group even without Jimmy Butler. Herro’s scoring has led their late-season push, and the Hawks’ shorthanded backcourt will be hard-pressed to contain him.
Given the scoring volume, shooting efficiency and importance of the game, the over on 25.5 points is a strong position. Herro is locked in and will have every opportunity to carry Miami one step closer to another postseason run.
