Monday, May 21st, 2012
The Miami Heat will battle in a back to back when they face the Atlanta Hawks in an NBA pro basketball game on Thursday night.
Tip off time from Atlanta is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by TNT.
The betting odds came out with the Miami Heat favored by –4 points with an over under of 187 1/2 points.
Early money from the NBA wagering public has moved off the opener on Atlanta as the Miami Heat is now a -2 point betting favorite.
The total has moved up to 188 1/2 points.
Miami Heat money line players will lay –130 odds with the underdog Atlanta Hawks returning +120 odds to pull off the straight up win with no need for getting the points.
This will be the second meeting of the year between these two clubs on the year.
They met on January 2nd and it was the Hawks with the 100-92 road win at Miami as a +9 ½ point underdog.
The total landed under the closing line of 194 points.
It was a dreadful shooting night for guard Dwyane Wade who could only hit on 4 of his 17 shots in the loss.
The Hawks enjoyed a 47.6% shooting night in the win and were led by Joe Johnson with 21 points on 8 of 16 shooting.
The Miami Heat will travel to Atlanta with a record of 6-1 on the year. The team is 3-0 on the road.
Miami puts up 108 points with 51.3% shooting per game with 41.5% from the three point line.
On the defensive side of the court the Heat allow 95 points and 43.4% shooting. Opponents hit on 40.1% from three against them.
The team bounced back from a loss to Atlanta with the 118-83 home win against the Indiana Pacers last night as a -7 ½ point betting favorite.
The over under landed over the closing line of 197 points.
Miami crushed the Pacers in the second half by outscoring Indiana by a 33-12 margin.
The Heat hit on 52.5% of their shots with 8 of 21 from three. They were outstanding from the free throw line making 26 of 28 shots.
Fifty six points came from the paint for Miami in their win.
Lebron James led Miami with 33 points on 12 of 21 shooting and 13 rebounds.
Chris Bosh had 22 points on 7 of 11 from the floor.
Both Mario Chalmers and James Jones had 14 points each.
They allowed Indiana 34.8% shooting and 5 of 19 shooting from three.
The Atlanta Hawks will host Miami with a record of 4-2 on the 2011-12 season. The team is 2-0 at home.
Atlanta averages 95 points and 43.5% shooting from the field with 38.9% from three. The Hawks hit on 71% from the charity stripe.
On defense the Hawks allow 85.7 points with 40.7% shooting. Opponents make 34.9% from three against them.
The Hawks are coming off the 76-74 defeat to the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night as a +9 ½ point underdog.
The over under came in at under the closing line of 182 ½ points.
Atlanta choked a way a 19 point lead in defeat as they could score just 36 second half points. They were outscored by the Bulls in the fourth quarter by a 34-18 margin.
The Hawks hit on just 35% from the floor with 4 of 15 conversions on three. The team missed 11 of 25 from the free throw line.
Center Al Horford led the Hawks with 16 points and seven boards on 7 of 14 shooting.
Josh Smith had 15 points and 14 rebounds as he made 6 of his 13 shots.
Joe Johnson had a forgettable shooting night making only 3 of his 17 shots and 2 of 9 from three.
Atlanta allowed Chicago 33.8% shooting and 4 of 17 from beyond the arc.
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