The defending NBA champs, the Cleveland Cavaliers will host the Southeast’s Atlanta Hawks at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 PM EDT and to be televised on FSN for regional audiences.
Atlanta Hawks at Cleveland Cavaliers Overview
The Hawks come in off a 112-97 victory against the Houston Rockets in Atlanta on Monday as they will come down to Cleveland on three days’ rest. The win against Houston alleviated the Hawks of a two-game skid against Washington and Los Angeles.
The champs continue to roll as they now stand at 6-0 to start off the regular season. Donning a similar ensemble of dominance as Golden State did in the 2015-16 season, the Cavaliers have sprinted out to a searing start.
Atlanta at Cleveland Key Betting Trends
Cleveland now sits at 6-0 SU and 4-0 at home while posting a record of just 2-4 ATS as they have finally revealed their propensity to be overvalued as defending NBA Champion. The Hawks have been a more what you see what is you get kind of team as they are 4-2 both against the spread and straight up.
Public Money Consensus
Mirroring usual tendencies we have seen 83% of the public jump on the Cavaliers against the spread. The Cavaliers at home are a trendy play given their previous accolades last season. On the Money Line, the Cavaliers require a solid amount of juice as a -425 favorite, opposed to the road dog Atlanta who enters as a +345 option. As for the Total Line, we have seen almost of all the consensus like the Over in a Total Line market currently at 207, as 96% favor this option. The Total Line has moved by two full points after opening at 205 from the off.
