Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Heat-Hawks Lines Preview

The Miami Heat and the Atlanta Hawks will meet on the court at Philips Arena on Wednesday in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series.
Oddsmakers currently have the Hawks listed as 5½-point favorites versus the Heat, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Mike Bibby dropped 15 points to lead the Hawks past the Heat 81-71 to even their series at two games apiece on Monday night.
Atlanta cashed as 4.5-point road underdogs as the teams played under the 186-point total set by oddsmakers.
Joe Johnson added 14 points for the Hawks, who got 13 points, seven rebounds, and four blocks from Josh Smith in the payday.
Dwyane Wade went for 22 points, seven assists, and six boards for Miami, while Jermaine O'Neal had 20 points and six rebounds for the Heat.
Team records:
Miami: 43-39 SU, 41-40-1 ATS
Atlanta: 47-35 SU, 43-37-2 ATS
Miami most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Atlanta are 7-3
After playing Atlanta are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4

Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Miami are 2-8
After playing Miami are 3-7
After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Miami's last 8 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Miami is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Miami is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing at home against Miami
Next up:
Miami home to Atlanta, Friday, May 1
Atlanta at Miami, Friday, May 1

 

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