Atlanta Hawks at Cleveland Cavaliers Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 11/14/2014
Saturday, November 15, 2014 at 7:30 PM
Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland
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On Saturday night, the Atlanta Hawks will visit the Cleveland Cavaliers, who are 1-1 at home so far this season. Both teams are expected to be near the top of the Eastern Conference standings, but they have had up-and-down starts to the season.
During the 2013-14 season, the Hawks were able to win all three of their games against the Cavs, with two of those wins coming at home and one in Cleveland. The game in Cleveland was a close overtime win for Atlanta, but they won both of the other games by 19 points.
Hawks power forward Paul Millsap has played against the Cavs 11 times and has averaged 12.3 points and 7.6 rebounds per game against them. Kyle Korver has averaged 8.9 points per game against Cleveland in his career, while Al Horford has scored 13.6 points per game against them with 9.1 rebounds per game.
The Cavaliers are in the top half of the league in scoring this season, but they are near the bottom of the league in points against. Small forward LeBron James seems to like facing the Hawks, as he has averaged 27.8 points, 7.7 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game against them in his career. Point guard Kyrie Irving has scored 22.5 points per game against Atlanta, while big man Kevin Love has averaged 21.6 points and 11.7 rebounds per game against them.
Atlanta Hawks Betting Trends
Atlanta Hawks are 3-4-0 Against the Spread
Atlanta Hawks are 4-2-0 against the Over/Under
Cleveland Cavaliers Betting Trends
Cleveland Cavaliers are 3-3-0 Against the Spread
Cleveland Cavaliers are 2-3-0 against the Over/Under
Injuries to Watch
Atlanta Hawks
11/14/14 F Mike Scott Back is upgraded to probable Friday vs. Miami
11/13/14 F DeMarre Carroll Groin is downgraded to doubtful Friday vs. Miami
11/01/14 F Adreian Payne Foot out indefinitely
Cleveland Cavaliers
11/13/14 G Dion Waiters Back is upgraded to probable Friday vs. Boston
11/06/14 G Matthew Dellavedova Knee out indefinitely
Tony's Pick: Take Cleveland
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