Atlanta Hawks versus Cleveland Cavaliers ESPN TV NBA Pro Basketball Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

Published on April 2, 2010 by admin · No Comments

The Atlanta Hawks will face Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in an NBA pro basketball game on Friday night. Tip off time from Cleveland is set for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.

The LVSC NBA odds makers have set the opening point spread in this contest and it was the Cleveland Cavaliers opening as 6 point betting favorites with the over under coming in at 198.

The money came in early from the betting public on the side of the road underdog, as the Cleveland Cavaliers are currently a 5-½ point favorite. The total has seen the early movement downward, as the over under is currently lined at 195 for the bettors to play into.

Those backing the favored Cleveland Cavaliers on the money line will find –240 odds with the underdog Atlanta Hawks bringing back +190 to win this game without the need for taking the points.

These Eastern conference playoff teams will be facing one another for the third time this regular season. It was the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 95-84 road victory against Atlanta as a 2 ½ point road underdog back on December 29th. Cleveland shot the ball very well hitting on 49.4% of their shots. The teams met the next night in Cleveland and it was the Cavaliers coming away with the 106-101 victory as 5 ½ point favorites. Cleveland shot the ball very well once again with 47.4% shooting in victory. Cleveland won the rebounding battle in both games with a 50-43 margin in Atlanta and 50-44 at Cleveland.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have their eyes for best record in the NBA as they sit with a 59-16 record and 6 games ahead of the Lakers counting the tiebreaker with only 7 games remaining. The Cavaliers are playing outstanding basketball as they are winners of 10 of their past 11 games. They are coming off a close 101-98 victory against the Milwaukee Bucks as 9 ½ point favorites. Lebron James led the team with 23 points and 9 boards in victory. The game was close because Cleveland couldn’t make free throws as the team missed 16 of 45 at the line. In two games against the Hawks this season Lebron has averaged 31 points and 9 boards.

The Atlanta Hawks sit in the third seed with the 48-26 record. They are 1 game ahead of the Boston Celtics for the third seed in the Eastern conference with only 8 games remaining. The team has won 5 of their past 7 games and are coming off a nice 109-92 blowout victory against the LA Lakers as 1 ½ point favorite. The Hawks shot the ball very well against the Lakers with 54.2% shooting from the field and 9 of 22 from three. Seven Atlanta Hawks scored in double digits. The team was led by Joe Johnson with 25 points including 5 makes in 9 attempts from the three point line. In two games against the Cavaliers this season Johnson has averaged 25 points on 51.3% shooting from the field.

Trend: The over is 5-1 in their past 6 meetings

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