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Atlanta Hawks vs. Miami Heat
The Atlanta Hawks and the Miami Heat will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Kaseya Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Heat as -2.5-point favorites versus the Hawks, while the game's total opened at 237.5.
In their last action, Miami was a 115-106 winner on the road against the Magic. They covered the +5.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (221) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Atlanta won its last outing, a 134-127 result against the Rockets on December 20. The Hawks covered in that game as a +2.5-point underdog, while the 261 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Atlanta:
Team record: 12-15 SU,7-20 ATS
Atlanta is 2-10 ATS in its last 12 games
Atlanta is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games
Miami:
Team record: 16-12 SU,12-16 ATS
Miami is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Miami is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games
Next up:
Atlanta home to Memphis Saturday, December 23
Miami home to Philadelphia Monday, December 25