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Atlanta Hawks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
The Atlanta Hawks and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Hawks as -2-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total opened at 223.
The Cavaliers were a 115-108 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Nets. They covered the +9.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (223) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Atlanta won its last outing, a 132-103 result against the Hornets on April 13. The Hawks covered in that game as a -5-point favorite, while the 235 combined points took the game PUSH the total.
Atlanta:
Team record: 38-37 SU,32-43 ATS
Atlanta is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games
Atlanta is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games
Cleveland:
Team record: 42-33 SU,40-32-3 ATS
Cleveland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games