Zaza Pachulia spends most of his time as an obscure backup center for the Atlanta Hawks, playing a few minutes here, a few minutes there. He's rugged but hardly graceful. He's a banger who handles the dirty work, letting others claim the glory.

The Miami Heat and the Atlanta Hawks will meet on the court at Philips Arena on Wednesday in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series.

GAME: Miami Heat (45-41) at Atlanta Hawks (49-37)
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, April 29 - 8:00 PM EST
SPREAD: Atlanta -6 TOTAL: 179
Playoff Series: Conference Quarterfinals; Series Tied 2-2
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Oddsmakers currently have the Hawks listed as 6-point favorites versus the Heat, while the game's total is sitting at 179.

Mike Bibby dropped 15 points to lead the Hawks past the Heat 81-71 to even their series at two games apiece on Monday night.

Atlanta cashed as 4.5-point road underdogs as the teams played under the 186-point total set by oddsmakers.

Joe Johnson added 14 points for the Hawks, who got 13 points, seven rebounds, and four blocks from Josh Smith in the payday.

Dwyane Wade went for 22 points, seven assists, and six boards for Miami, while Jermaine O'Neal had 20 points and six rebounds for the Heat.
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Team records:
Miami: 43-39 SU, 41-40-1 ATS
Atlanta: 47-35 SU, 43-37-2 ATS

Miami most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Atlanta are 7-3
After playing Atlanta are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4

Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Miami are 2-8
After playing Miami are 3-7
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Miami's last 8 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Miami is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Miami is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing at home against Miami
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