Andy Iskoe
Miami at Atlanta
Pick: Under 180.5
This has been a most unusual series in that both teams have recorded a pair of double digit wins, one at home and one on the road. What has been consistent for much of the series has been deflated scoring. After playing 4 very low scoring games during the regular season (160, 174, 174 and 160) the teams have gone UNDER in 3 of 4 Playoff games (154, 185 and 152). Only game 2 -- won by Miami 108-93, went OVER the Total (although Miami's 107-78 win in game 3 stayed under by just a deuce). Still, the teams have established styles of play that suggest scoring shall again be limited in game 5 especially with thie now turning into a best of three series. It might well be that the first team to 80 wins this game -- and may be the only team to 85 in a game that handicaps as being played in the high 160s to low 170s.