Cavaliers Favored to Sweep Wounded Hawks
Cavaliers vs Hawks Spreads
The Cleveland Cavaliers and Atlanta Hawks are without their star players when they meet on Wednesday night.
The Cavaliers vs Hawks spread has taken into account the injuries to Cavaliers’ Donovan Mitchell and Hawks’ Trae Young.
It makes for an interesting contest at State Farm Arena, where the Cavs are -2 favorites.
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Shooting for the Sweep
The best NBA advanced stat for the Cavaliers vs Hawks is the 3-0 advantage to the visitors.
They won the opening meeting 128-105 before winning 127-119 and 116-95 respectively. That’s good form for this game, despite missing Mitchell.
He’s a huge loss for a team at 39-22, and coming off a loss to the Boston Celtics. They need him back to play their best, but they’re doing enough to hang around.
The best thing about the Cavaliers is there road record. They are 19-10 overall, and 15-14 ATS. However, with the line being only -2, we’re not looking too closely at their spread statistics.
It’s rare to see teams complete a four-game regular season sweep. The Hawks are too good for that to usually happen. However, as East NBA standings suggest, the Cavaliers are the much better team.
“We have an intent and purpose to start basketball games. It is a complete buy-in to be elite defensively,” coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. “You are doing something special if you are containing a team like that in the first quarter.”
Bettors could see the Cavaliers vs Hawks spreads odds move, so it could be best to jump on the early line.
Hawks are Hanging Around
The Hawks haven’t always been the most focused team in the NBA, which has been to their detriment.
They have had teams capable of making a deep run in the playoff, but their lackadaisical attitude to the regular season standings holds them back.
Losing Young is a big thing for the Hawks, who have gifted scorers on the wings, but not at the same volume. They need a consistent scorer to help with the loss, but we struggle to see where that comes from.
Jalen Johnson has shown glimpses of handling the pressure. He played well against the New York Knicks on Tuesday, and that could give him the confidence needed to get Atlanta over the line.
They are a terrible 19-41 ATS, which beggars belief. Bettors have had a shocking time backing the Hawks, so we’re surprised Cavaliers vs Hawks spreads didn’t have a bigger margin.
With NBA games today, you would expect the Hawks to cover the spread in 50 percent of their games. They are 10-21 ATS at home, so there aren’t any positives to find for bettors.
Taking the Value Line
We think the -2 line is well worth taking, and we would have been happy to back the Cavaliers at -4.
They are clearly the better team, and even without Mitchell, they have more cohesion than the Hawks do at full strength.
We can’t overlook the disastrous ATS stats of the Hawks. It’s embarrassing, and clearly the sportsbook has overrated them one too many times.
They are being overrated again on Wednesday, and based on NBA statistics, they should be bigger home underdogs.
Under 221.5 is also worth including. Without the two best scorers on the floor, it could be a low-scoring contest, and the Hawks could struggle to get over 100 points for the second time in their last three games.
Cavaliers vs Hawks Spreads
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