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If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Miami Heat and the Atlanta Hawks meet at Philips Arena in the opening game of their first-round playoff series.
Oddsmakers currently have the Hawks listed as 5-point favorites versus the Heat, while the game’s total is sitting at 186.
The Hawks lost 98-90 to the Grizzlies in their season finale last time out, as 8-point underdogs. That game’s 188 points fell UNDER the posted total of 189.
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Team records:
Atlanta: 47-35 SU, 43-37-2 ATS Miami most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6 Before playing Atlanta are 6-4 After playing Detroit are 5-5 After a win are 4-6 Atlanta most recently: A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami’s last 6 games when playing Atlanta The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road Miami is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Atlanta The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta’s last 6 games when playing Miami The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta’s last 6 games when playing at home against Miami Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Miami Next up:
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