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Atlanta Hawks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
The Atlanta Hawks and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -1.5-point favorites versus the Hawks, while the game's total opened at 215.5.
Last time out for Cleveland, they were a 110-93 loser as they battled the Wizards on the road. The Cavaliers failed to cover in the match as a +4-point underdog, while 203 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Atlanta was a 131-117 loser on the road against the Bulls. They failed to cover the +7.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (248) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Atlanta:
Team record: 15-19 SU,13-21 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Atlanta is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Atlanta's last 19 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland:
Team record: 20-15 SU,26-8-1 ATS
Cleveland is 15-3 ATS in its last 18 games
Cleveland is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 8 games
Next up:
Atlanta at Portland Monday, January 3
Cleveland home to Indiana Sunday, January 2