Hawks-Cavaliers Pointers

The Atlanta Hawks and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Quicken Loans Arena.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Cavaliers listed as 5-point favorites versus the Hawks, while the game's total is sitting at 185.

Atlanta shot 41.7% from the field in Saturday's 97-84 loss to Dallas, falling as 8.5-point road underdogs. The 181 points scored were UNDER the posted total of 189.5.

Marvin Williams was the high man with 18 points, and Joe Johnson chipped in with 17 points for the Hawks.

Cleveland fell 86-76 to New Orleans last time out, as 5-point road underdogs. The combined score fell UNDER the posted total of 186.

LeBron James shot 8-for-21 from the field with 21 points, five rebounds and six assists in the loss.

Team records:
Atlanta: 15-13 SU, 15-13 ATS
Cleveland: 14-17 SU, 13-18 ATS

Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 2-8
Before playing Indiana are 3-7
After playing Dallas are 2-8
After a loss are 6-4

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Sacramento are 4-6
After playing New Orleans are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Atlanta's last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games
Cleveland is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games at home
Cleveland is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Atlanta

Next up:
Atlanta at Indiana, Friday, January 4
Cleveland home to Sacramento, Friday, January 4

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