The Cavaliers look for revenge in Atlanta after Wednesday’s loss to the Hawks in Cleveland.
Atlanta moved to 8-11 after its 135-124 win a Cleveland. The Hawks broke a three-game losing streak with that victory behind Trae Young’s 20 points and 22 assists, plus De’Andre Hunter’s team-high 26 points. Atlanta is 3-5 at home this season and goes on the road Saturday to Charlotte, making this a back-to-back set.
Cleveland is 17-2 and the loss to Atlanta was the first home loss of the season. The Cavaliers followed up its previous loss to the Celtics with a 28-point win over the Pelicans the next night. Both teams had a day of rest ahead of this contest and Cleveland has Saturday off before hosting Boston on Sunday, so back-to-back revenge spots for Cleveland.
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● Date: Friday, November 29, 2024
● Time: 2:30 PM ET
● Site: American Airlines Center
● City: Atlanta, GA
● TV/Streaming: NBA TV
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The latest odds as of Friday morning:
● Moneyline: Cleveland Cavaliers (-295), Atlanta Hawks (+240)
● Spread: Cleveland -7.5 (-110)
● Total: 246.5
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· Cleveland Cavaliers (17-2)
PG Darius Garland
SG Donovan Mitchell
SF Isaac Okoro
PF Evan Mobley
C Jarrett Allen
· Atlanta Hawks (8-11)
PG Trae Young
SG Dyson Daniels
SF Zaccharie Risacher
PF Jalen Johnson
C Clint Capela
Cleveland is an NBA-best 14-5 ATS this season.
Atlanta is an NBA-best 14-5 to the Over.
Cleveland is 13-6 to the Over, tied for second-best.
Atlanta is 7-12 ATS, ranking sixth-worst.
The Cavaliers are 6-2 ATS as the road team (7-1 ML), ranking second-best.
Atlanta is 2-5 ATS and on the ML following a win this season.
Donovan Mitchell had 30 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists versus Atlanta.
Darius Garland had 19 points and 7 assists versus Atlanta.
Trae Young recorded 20 points and 22 assists versus Cleveland.
De’Andre Hunter scored a season-high 26 points versus Cleveland.
Donovan Mitchell O/U 27.5 Points
Trae Young O/U 21.5 Points
Darius Garland O/U 19.5 Points
Evan Mobley O/U 16.5 Points
Jarrett Allen O/U 11.5 Rebounds
Evan Mobley O/U 9.5 Rebounds
Jalen Johnson O/U 9.5 Rebounds
Clint Capela O/U 8.5 Rebounds
Trae Young O/U 11.5 Assists
Darius Garland O/U 6.5 Assists
Donovan Mitchell O/U 4.5 Assists
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Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) likes Cleveland to go Over their First Quarter Team Total and leans the full game spread of -6.5:
“Atlanta and Cleveland were off to a quick 35-35 first-quarter start in Wednesday’s meeting and I expect another one here for Cleveland, but not so much Atlanta.
Cleveland is out for revenge and the last time they lost, the Cavaliers followed it up with a 29-24 first-quarter and 28-point win over New Orleans. However, that was on the second night of a back-to-back and these days had Thursday off.
The Cavaliers scored at least 29 points in every quarter against Atlanta on Wednesday and are the No. 1 scoring team in the first quarter (33.1 PPG). Cleveland averages 48.4% from three in the first quarter (1st) and 54.4% from the field (1st).
In November (14 games), Atlanta ranks second-worst with 31.3 first-quarter points per game allowed, an NBA-worst 11.4 three-pointers allowed, and 23.4 field goal attempts (25th). The offense scored 28, 25 and 22 first-quarter points in the three games prior to beating Cleveland.
I like the Hawks to go Under the first quarter Team Total of 29.5 and lean the full game spread of -7 and -7.5.”
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for the Cavaliers and the Hawks:
· Moneyline: NBC Sports finds confidence in taking Cleveland on the ML (-295)
· Spread: NBC Sports has strong confidence in Cleveland -7.5 on the spread
· Total: NBC Sports has low confidence towards a play on the Total UNDER 246.5 points
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