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The Atlanta Hawks (7-11) and Cleveland Cavaliers (17-1) meet Wednesday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in the front end of a home-and-home set. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NBA odds around the Hawks vs. Cavaliers odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: First meeting; Cavaliers won 3-1 in 2023-24
The Hawks enter on a 3-game loss and non-cover streak, including a 129-119 loss against the Dallas Mavericks last time out on Monday as a 2.5-point favorite. The Over (236.5) cashed in that game, and is 13-5 in 18 games this season.
The Cavaliers topped the Toronto Raptors 122-108 last time out Sunday as an 11.5-point favorite as the Under (233.5) cashed. Cleveland has won 2 in a row, while averaging 125.0 PPG, since losing 120-117 at the Boston Celtics, the team’s only blemish on the season. The Cavs have covered 5 in a row, while the Over is 5-1 in the previous 6 contests.
Hawks at Cavaliers odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of NBA odds. Lines last updated at 6:59 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Hawks +425 (bet $100 to win $425) | Cavaliers -600 (bet $600 to win $100)
- Against the spread: Hawks +11.5 (-115) | Cavaliers -115 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 240.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Hawks at Cavaliers key injuries
Hawks
- G Trae Young (Achilles) questionable
- C Cody Zeller (personal) out
Cavaliers
- G Caris LeVert (knee) out
- F Max Strus (ankle) out
- F Dean Wade (ankle) out
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
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Hawks at Cavaliers picks and predictions
Prediction
Cavaliers 123, Hawks 109
Moneyline
The Cavaliers (-600) will set you back 6 times your potential return, and that’s way too much risk for not enough reward, either straight up or as part of a multi-leg parlay.
PASS.
Against the spread
Back CAVALIERS -11.5 (-105) as the double-digit favorite, but be careful.
Cleveland covered a similar 11.5-point spread last time out against Toronto, winning 122-108. The Cavs have covered as a double-digit favorite in 4 consecutive outings, too.
The Hawks +11.5 (-115) have failed to cover the past 3 outings, while going 1-3 ATS in the past 4 games on the road, too.
Over/Under
UNDER 240.5 (-110) is a strong play, as the books have overcorrected for Atlanta, who had been ticking off Over results on the regular.
The Over has still hit in 2 in a row for Atlanta, allowing 132.5 PPG. However, the Under is 3-2 in the past 5 games, as the books have posted a total of 235.5 or more points in each of the past 4 games coming in.
The books pumped up the total because of the Cavs, too, as they cashed high in 5 in a row from Nov. 13-20 before Sunday’s Under against the Raptors.
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