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Atlanta Hawks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
The Atlanta Hawks and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -9.5-point favorites versus the Hawks, while the game's total opened at 240.
Last time out for Cleveland, they were a 126-106 winner as they battled the Heat on the road. The Cavaliers covered in the match as a -6-point favorite, while 232 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Atlanta was a 100-96 loser in its last match at home against the Rockets. They covered the +4.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 196 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Atlanta:
Team record: 22-25 SU,20-27 ATS
Current Streak: lost 6 straight games.
Atlanta is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Atlanta's last 8 games
Cleveland:
Team record: 38-9 SU,31-16 ATS
Cleveland is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Cleveland's last 25 games
Cleveland is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games at home
Next up:
Atlanta at Indiana Saturday, February 1
Cleveland home to Dallas Sunday, February 2