CLICK HERE FOR THE BEST NBA BASKETBALL CAPPERS ON THE PLANET & DAILY PLAYS!! \u2014><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Records<\/strong>: Tonight, 8:00 p.m. ET There\u2019s no denying that the Atlanta Hawks have matured into a true contender in the Eastern Conference. But bettors won\u2019t take them truly seriously until they can beat the Cavs. Cleveland seeks a ninth straight victory over Atlanta tonight as it goes for its second consecutive 60-win campaign.<\/p>\n We have mixed signals from the Hawks entering this matchup. On one hand, they lost by 11 at home to Cleveland in the first meeting and watched LeBron James drop 48 points on them the last time they visited the Cavs. Also, they\u2019re only 2-5 in their last seven on the road, losing three straight. But could their confidence be in the right place after a 17-point victory over the Lakers on Wednesday night? We\u2019re better off looking at the spread stats before we decide what to do. While Cleveland has won six of its last seven against Atlanta by double-digits, it\u2019s just 15-22 ATS at home this season. The Cavs fall into the usual sportsbook trap of powerhouse teams getting \u201cover-favored\u201d in their own buildings. The Hawks are one of the NBA\u2019s better ATS teams (44-30 overall), even on the road. Despite their three consecutive road losses, those defeats came by one, three and seven points.<\/p>\n The Cavs should win but I like Atlanta to keep this one very tight. After all, the Hawks are 8-2 ATS over their last 10 games.<\/p>\n Gambling Trends:<\/strong>
\nAtlanta: 48-26 SU, 44-30 ATS
\nCleveland: 59-16 SU, 35-38-2 ATS <\/p>\n
\nSportsbook favorite: Cavaliers -5.5<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/banners.bmaker.ag\/images\/book_basketball_260_180_0.gif?cmpid=3052_1355\")
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\nThe total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
\nThe total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta’s last 5 games on the road
\nAtlanta is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
\nAtlanta is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
\nCleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
\nCleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
\nCleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
\nCleveland is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games <\/p>\n