Hawks-Heat Lines Preview

The Atlanta Hawks and the Miami Heat will meet on the court at AmericanAirlines Arena on Friday night in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series. Oddsmakers currently have the Heat listed as 5-point favorites versus the Hawks, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Hawks built up a 23-point lead at the half and went on to defeat the Heat 106-91 on Wednesday for a 3-2 series lead. The Hawks covered the 6.5-point spread, while the 197 points sailed OVER the posted total of 180. Joe Johnson netted 25 points with six rebounds and six assists for the Hawks. Flip Murray added 23 points with five rebounds in that win. Dwyane Wade led the Heat with a game-high 29 points with four rebounds and four assists. Team records: Atlanta: 47-35 SU, 43-37-2 ATS Miami: 43-39 SU, 41-40-1 ATS Atlanta most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 After playing Miami are 3-7 After a win are 5-5 Miami most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 After playing Atlanta are 5-5 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing on the road against Miami The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Atlanta's last 9 games when playing Miami Atlanta is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Miami The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games Miami is 21-4 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 at home against Atlanta The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Miami's last 9 games when playing Atlanta Miami is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home