The Knicks were absolutely killed in Game 1 of this Eastern Conference series and they have to forget about that game and get back to business tonight. <\/p>\n
Venue\/ Stadium American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL<\/strong> Matchup<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Preview<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat Preview<\/strong><\/p>\n In Game 1 the Knicks only shot 35.7% from the floor and both Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudamore were ice cold. NBA lines have the Heat as 9.5-point home favorites with a total of 184.<\/p>\n In Game 1 the Heat beat the Knicks 100-67, which was the biggest playoff blowout since the 2006 season.<\/p>\n This season the Knicks are 36-31 ATS with an O\/U record of 27-40 and the Heat are 33-34 ATS with an O\/U record of 25-40-2.<\/p>\n While Melo and Stoudamire struggled in Game 1 King James was stellar scoring 34 points on 10\/14 shooting and Dwyane Wade chimed in for 19 points also shooting over 50% from the floor. [soliloquy id=”82219″]<\/p>\n Not only are the Knicks coming off a blowout loss, but also Tyson Chandler and Baron Davis are questionable. Chandler has flu-like symptoms and Davis is a question mark because of his back injury.<\/p>\n Chandler may be key for the Knicks tonight, as he was brought over from Dallas to be their anchor on defense. He only played 21 minutes in Game 1 because of foul trouble and he did not score and only nabbed 3 rebounds. He has to play good D in the paint and now allow James and company to get in the lane for easy buckets.<\/p>\n The Knicks were sloppy with 24 turnovers in Game 1 against the Heat and their solid defense and they must be more careful with the rock tonight.<\/p>\n How bad was it for the Knicks in Game 1? Well, Davis was the only starter that shot at least 50% from the field and he may not even play in Game 2.<\/p>\n Melo and Stoudamire must play well and not only score in this game, but shoot a high FG%.<\/p>\n Knicks vs. Heat Betting Trends<\/p>\n The Knicks are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games as a road underdog of 5.0-10.5, 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a SU loss of more than 10 points, and they have an Under record of 7-0-1 in their last 8 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.<\/p>\n The Heat are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games, 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record, and they have an Under record of 22-5 in their last 27 home games.<\/p>\n
\nTime\/Date: 7 PM EST Monday, April 30, 2012<\/strong>
\nNCAA Odds From: Bovada<\/a><\/strong>
\nMoneyline: OFF<\/strong>
\nSpread (ATS): Heat -9.5 <\/strong>
\nOver\/Under:\u00a0 184<\/strong><\/p>\n