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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Atlanta Hawks
A winning streak will be on the line for the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday when they battle the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Hawks as -3.5-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total opened at 227.
Atlanta was a 122-101 loser in its last match at home against the Knicks. They failed to cover the -3.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 223 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for Cleveland, they were a 115-109 loser as they battled the Nuggets at home. The Cavaliers failed to cover in the match as a -3-point favorite, while 224 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Cleveland:
Team record: 22-11 SU,18-13-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Cleveland is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Cleveland is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games
Atlanta:
Team record: 16-16 SU,12-19-1 ATS
Atlanta is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Next up:
Cleveland home to Toronto Sunday, February 26
Atlanta home to Brooklyn Sunday, February 26