Heat-Hawks Lines Preview

The division rival Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks are set to renew hostilities on Sunday when they meet at Philips Arena. Oddsmakers currently have the Hawks listed as 5-point favorites versus the Heat, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Heat dominated the first half and went on to defeat the Hawks 98-72 last time out and forced a Game 7 in their first-round playoff series. The Heat covered their 5-point spread, while the combined score went UNDER the posted total of 182.5. Dwyane Wade led the way with a game-high 41 points, and Michael Beasley added 22 in the win. Mike Bibby scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the Hawks. Team records: Miami: 43-39 SU, 41-40-1 ATS Atlanta: 47-35 SU, 43-37-2 ATS Miami most recently: When playing on Sunday are 6-4 After playing Atlanta are 6-4 After a win are 3-7 Atlanta most recently: When playing on Sunday are 6-4 After playing Miami are 3-7 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Miami's last 10 games when playing Atlanta The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 7 games on the road Miami is 16-8 ATS in its last 24 games when playing Atlanta The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Miami Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Atlanta's last 10 games when playing Miami The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games