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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Atlanta Hawks
The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Atlanta Hawks will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at State Farm Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Hawks as -8.5-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total opened at 236.
Atlanta won its last outing, a 114-96 result against the Nets on January 01. The Hawks covered in that game as a +6.5-point underdog, while the 210 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Cleveland lost its last outing, a 119-99 result against the Pacers on December 31. The Cavaliers failed to cover in that game as a +8-point underdog, while the 218 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Cleveland:
Team record: 3-2 SU,3-2 ATS
Cleveland is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games on the road
Atlanta:
Team record: 4-1 SU,4-1 ATS
Atlanta is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
Atlanta is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Atlanta's last 13 games when playing Cleveland
Next up:
Cleveland at Orlando Monday, January 4
Atlanta home to New York Monday, January 4