Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
The Miami Heat (6-1) will hit the road for Thursday’s 8:00 PM ET game against the Atlanta Hawks (4-2), and the NBA odds makers have a clear favorite here.
Despite the Hawks being at home where they’ve amassed a perfect 2-0 record this season, the visiting Heat are actually 4-point favorites.
Although the Hawks have been perfect in Atlanta, it is worth noting that the Heat is also a perfect 3-0 when on the road this year.
Also supporting a potential wager on Miami is the fact that they’ve covered the point spread in 6 of the last 8 head-to-head meetings against Atlanta.
The road team has won 4 straight games in this series, while the under has been a winner in 20 of the last 28 games played between these squads.
The Heat lost 92-100 at home against the Hawks just days ago, and they’ve also covered the betting odds in just 2 of their last 6 games despite winning 5 of them.
Miami games have gone under in 3 of 5 now, and bet-tracking websites are showing that roughly 65% of tracked wagers are being made on the Heat.
Atlanta has lost 2 of their last 3 overall but they were underdogs in all 3 and covered the odds in their 2 most recent.
The Hawks have been playing some extremely low-scoring games this season and have gone over the total in just 1 of their 6 games this year.
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There are some key injuries that are sure to affect the odds here. Miami has forward LeBron James (ankle) and guard Dwyane Wade (foot) listed as questionable, while the Hawks might be without guard Tracy McGrady (knee), who is also listed as questionable.
Atlanta guard Kirk Hinrich (shoulder), as well as Miami forward Mike Miller and center Eddy Curry, are all going to be out for a while.
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