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Miami Heat vs. Atlanta Hawks
The Miami Heat and the Atlanta Hawks will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at State Farm Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Hawks as -1-point favorites versus the Heat, while the game's total opened at 219.
The Hawks were a 120-95 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Magic. They failed to cover the +6-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (215) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Miami, they were a 109-90 winner as they battled the Bulls on the road. The Heat covered in the match as a +2-point underdog, while 199 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Miami:
Team record: 38-45 SU,39-43-1 ATS
Miami is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games
Miami is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Miami is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
Atlanta:
Team record: 40-43 SU,41-41-1 ATS
Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Atlanta's last 16 games
Atlanta is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home