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Atlanta Hawks vs Miami Heat NBA Playoffs Game 4 Picks

by Abe Luciano on Monday, April 27th, 2009

Atlanta Hawks (1-2) vs. Miami Heat (2-1) NBA Playoffs Game 4 Picks: American Airlines Arena in Sunny Miami, Florida will be the sight for Game 4 of this Eastern Conference best-of-seven series between the 4th seeded Atlanta Hawks and the 5th seeded, Miami Heat.

After returning home with the series even at one game apiece, home cooking served the Heat well as they took a 2-1 lead with a 107-78 blowout.

The Hawks players must have been out in the town the night before, because when it was game-time they were still asleep and Dwayne Wade and the Heat took full advantage.

So what’s can you expect in tonight’s game 4? According to NBA Playoffs oddsmakers at SBGglobal.com, the Miami Heat [-4½] are once again listed as the Sports Odds favorites to win Game 4 and take a commanding 3-1 lead over the visiting Atlanta Hawks [+4½].

For Miami, Jermaine O’Neal is coming into his own at the right time. In the past two Heat games, O'Neal has combined for 41 points and 16 rebounds anchoring the offense and putting the Hawks’ backs against the wall. "I'm a very emotional player,'' O'Neal said. "That's always kind of been my calling card since I was in Indiana. I was a guy really able to get in a rhythm and really build off the emotions of the crowd and the emotions of myself.”

The OVER/UNDER for tonight’s Atlanta Hawks vs. Miami Heat NBA Playoffs Game 4 has been set at a combined total of 185½ points. "He's definitely the X-factor for the Miami Heat,'' Hawks forward Josh Smith said Sunday. "If he keeps playing the way he's playing, it's going to be tough to beat them.”

Sports-Odds NBA Playoffs Game 4 Picks: [ATL +4.5]

 

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