Miami Heat vs. Atlanta Hawks Betting Odds + Playoff Schedule
Atlanta (4) vs. Miami (5)
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Key to series: Someone, perhaps improving-by-the-minute Michael Beasley, has to step up and take heat off Wade. If that happens, the Heat move on. Hard to see Miami getting beyond Round 2, though.
Season Overall Record:
Atlanta 47-35
Miami 43-39
Season series: Atlanta 3-1
Head-to-head:
(at) Atlanta 81, Miami 79
(at) Atlanta 91, Miami 83
(at) Miami 95, Atlanta 79
Atlanta 87, (at) Miami 73
Playoff schedule:
Game 1 – Sun April 19 Miami at Atlanta 8:00PM TNT
Game 2 – Wed April 22 Miami at Atlanta 8:00PM TNT
Game 3 – Sat April 25 Atlanta at Miami 6:30PM TNT
Game 4 – Mon April 27 Atlanta at Miami TBD
Game 5 * Wed April 29 Miami at Atlanta TBD
Game 6 * Fri May 1 Atlanta at Miami TBD
Game 7 * Sun May 3 Miami at Atlanta TBD
Playoff Gambling Trends: The best bet when these guys play is usually the under. Heat 21-8 ATS in last 29 games vs. Hawks. Neither team is on much of a roll heading into the series.
How Atlanta wins: Hawks take care of business at home, where they won 75 percent of the time during the regular season. Mike Woodson gets his team to pay a little attention to defense. Joe Johnson plays the way he did at home against Boston last season.
How Miami wins: Dwyane Wade goes off in one of the first two games in Atlanta and the Hawks, lousy on the road, freak out in Atlanta. If Miami front line is going to do any damage in the playoffs, it’s in this series. The Heat bigs don’t match up well against any other playoff team in the East or West.
Prediction: Miami in 6.
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