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Miami at Indiana

May 20, 2014
img8:30 PM Eastern
Premium Pick

The Miami Heat find themselves in an unusual position - trailing a playoffs series 1-0. The Heat have only themselves to blame, as sometimes this team forgets who hey are, gest a bit lazy, and instead of attacking the rim they fall in love with the 3-point FG. In game one, the Heat shot 6-23 from deep, but inside the arc they shot a blistering 34-55 (61.8%). I think you'll see a different approach tonight, as the Heat stars will attack the rim where they had a lot of success in game one, they just didn't do it often enough. The Heat have been downright nasty after a loss in the playoffs, reeling off 11 straight wins, and going 10-1 ATS in the process, winning by an average of 15 points per game. Indiana has been an up and down team, and when they face adversity in a game they find themselves drowning, as they have lost five games in the playoffs by an average of 12 ppg. Their choppy and inconsistent offense has left them on the short end of a 3-15 ATS mark after scoring 100+ in their previous game. The Heat get the equalizer tonight, so take Miami.

1 unit on Miami -2 (-107) (risk 1 to return 1.95)
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