Hawks-Cavaliers Lines Preview

The Atlanta Hawks and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Quicken Loans Arena. Oddsmakers currently have the Cavaliers listed as 12-point favorites versus the Hawks, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Hawks defeated Miami 91-78 as a 5.5-point favorite in Game 7 on Sunday. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (181). Joe Johnson scored 27 points for Atlanta and Josh Smith added 21 points in the win. The Cavaliers defeated Detroit 99-78 as a 9-point favorite in Game 4 of their first-round series to sweep that set. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (179). LeBron James scored 36 points to go along with 13 rebounds and eight assists for Cleveland in that victory, and Mo Williams added 24 points on the day. Team records: Atlanta: 47-35 SU, 43-37-2 ATS Cleveland: 66-16 SU, 49-33 ATS Atlanta most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing Cleveland are 6-4 After playing Miami are 4-6 After a win are 4-6 Cleveland most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 7-3 Before playing Atlanta are 6-4 After playing Detroit are 9-1 After a win are 8-2 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Cleveland The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games Cleveland is 18-1 SU in its last 19 games at home Cleveland is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home Next up: Atlanta at Cleveland, Thursday, May 7 Cleveland home to Atlanta, Thursday, May 7