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This is the second straight meeting between these teams, and Miami used a dramatic 11-0 closing run Tuesday to post a 101-98 over the Hawks and clinch a playoff berth in the process. Miami has motivation because it's seeding placement is still uncertain, but this still looms as a letdown spot for Miami. The Hawks could be deflated after their last-minute collapse, but they have been a pretty solid home underdog in similar spots and this is a handsome allotment of points.
The Heat didn't come close to covering 12.5 points at home versus the Hawks on Tuesday, needing to score the final 11 points just to win by three. So we're getting good value in this line, even though it's gone up one point since the opener. There's no homecourt edge for Atlanta. Miami is 37-18-2 ATS in its last 57 road games. Lay it.