Cavs Cause Hawks To Be Rare Home Underdogs

The Cleveland Cavilers have put the Atlanta Hawks in a rare position tonight. The Hawks will be home underdogs for just the third time this season.

Atlanta are -7.5 home underdogs in this game against Cleveland. They have only been listed as home dogs two other times this season, against the San Antonio Spurs and Utah Jazz.

There is a story to be told with this game. Not only are the Cavs and Hawks Eastern Conference rivals, but Cleveland has eliminated Atalanta from the playoffs the last two post seasons with a pair of sweeps. The Hawks are always looking for revenge when play Cleveland.

The Cavs played 11 games in February and covered in eight of those contests. However the three games they did not cover in are from an 0-3 ATS streak to close the month.

Atlanta is 29-31 ATS on the season. Currently they are on a two-game win streak. However, Atlanta has not won more than three consecutive games since January.

The total is set at 214 points. Atlanta is on a 5-0-1 mark to the UNDER their last six games. They have hit three straight UNDER when playing at home.