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Atlanta Hawks vs. Miami Heat
The Atlanta Hawks and the Miami Heat will meet on the court at Kaseya Center on Friday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Heat as -5.5-point favorites versus the Hawks, while the game's total opened at 234.
The Heat were a 121-97 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Raptors. They failed to cover the -3-point spread as favorites, while the total score (218) made winners of UNDER bettors.
The Hawks were a 106-104 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Magic. They failed to cover the -4.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (210) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Atlanta:
Team record: 17-23 SU,10-30 ATS
Atlanta is 5-20 ATS in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games
Atlanta is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Miami:
Team record: 24-17 SU,19-21-1 ATS
Miami is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Miami's last 11 games
Miami is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Atlanta home to Cleveland Saturday, January 20
Miami at Orlando Sunday, January 21