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Atlanta Hawks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
The fans at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse will be treated to a game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Cleveland Cavaliers when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Hawks as -8-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total opened at 222.5.
The Cavaliers were a 123-112 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Hornets. They failed to cover the +2.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (235) made winners of OVER bettors.
Atlanta won its last outing, a 113-87 result against the Mavericks on October 21. The Hawks covered in that game as a -2-point favorite, while the 200 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Atlanta:
Team record: 1-0 SU,1-0 ATS
Atlanta is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games
Atlanta is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Cleveland:
Team record: 0-2 SU,0-2 ATS
Cleveland is 2-14 ATS in its last 16 games
Cleveland is 1-15 SU in its last 16 games
Cleveland is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Next up:
Atlanta home to Detroit Monday, October 25
Cleveland at Denver Monday, October 25