Hawks-Cavaliers: Game One Breakdown and Betting Predictions

Okay, we learned our lesson well from the NBA yesterday.

Today, handicapper Craig Trapp from CT Sports Picks will give you the free winner, breakdown, records, and trends for Game One in the Hawks/Cavs series.

Records

• Cleveland Cavaliers 70-16 overall 54-32 ATS 41-2 home 29-14 away
• Atlanta Hawks 51-38 overall 47-41-1 ATS 34-11 home 17-27 away

Betting Trends

• ATL is 3-1 in last four plays vs CLE.
• Hawks are 12-2 ATS in their last 14 vs. NBA Central.
• Hawks are 0-5 ATS in their last five games as an underdog of 11.0 or greater.
• Cavaliers are 5-0 ATS in their last five Conference Semifinals games.
• Hawks are 5-2 ATS in their last seven meetings.
• Underdog is 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings.

If you watched the NBA on Monday, you saw that the road teams are here to play this year. Also, you witnessed what happens when a team sits for a week plus as the Lakers did.

The Cavs will struggle knocking down open jump shots early and fall behind early. They will pull even late in third as LeBron gets to the hoop at will on this ATL team.

Cavs shooters will make just enough late to get a win, but the rust early will cost them ATS cover here.

Also, don't sleep on Joe Johnson, as he is the one Atlanta player with an advantage over his defender on the Cavs.

SCORE CLE 89 - ATL 85

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