Hawks-Heat Odds Preview

Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Saturday when the Atlanta Hawks and the Miami Heat meet at AmericanAirlines Arena. Oddsmakers currently have the Heat listed as 4½-point favorites versus the Hawks, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Heat rebounded from a Game 1 loss and defeated the Hawks 108-83 and evened the first-round playoff series on Wednesday, as 5.5-point underdogs. That game's 181 points went UNDER the posted total of 184. Dwyane Wade tossed in a game-high 33 points to go with five rebounds and seven assists for the Heat. Josh Smith netted a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Hawks. Team records: Atlanta: 47-35 SU, 43-37-2 ATS Miami: 43-39 SU, 41-40-1 ATS Atlanta most recently: When playing on Saturday are 1-9 Before playing Miami are 3-7 After playing Miami are 3-7 After a loss are 6-4 Miami most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Atlanta are 7-3 After playing Atlanta are 5-5 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Miami The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games on the road Atlanta is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing on the road against Miami Miami is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Atlanta The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games when playing Atlanta Miami is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games Next up: Atlanta at Miami, Monday, April 27 Miami home to Atlanta, Monday, April 27