nba Preview
Atlanta Hawks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Saturday when they take on the Atlanta Hawks at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -2-point favorites versus the Hawks, while the game's total opened at 240.5.
Last time out for Cleveland, they were a 116-107 loser as they battled the Celtics on the road. The Cavaliers failed to cover in the match as a +8.5-point underdog, while 223 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Atlanta was a 125-104 winner on the road against the Raptors. They covered the +1.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (229) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Atlanta:
Team record: 10-14 SU,6-18 ATS
Atlanta is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
Atlanta is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games
Cleveland:
Team record: 13-12 SU,10-13-2 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cleveland's last 9 games
Cleveland is 5-12-1 ATS in its last 18 games at home
Cleveland is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
Next up:
Atlanta home to Detroit Monday, December 18
Cleveland home to Houston Monday, December 18