Cleveland Cavaliers at Atlanta Hawks ($50 Prize!)
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May 24, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) drives past Atlanta Hawks guard Kent Bazemore (24) during the first quarter in game three of the Eastern Conference Finals of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
On Friday, April, 1st at 8:00 P.M. the (52-21) Cleveland Cavaliers will be on the road to take on the (44-30) Atlanta Hawks. “The Crowd” projects a final score of Cavaliers 104.2 – Hawks 99.3 with an over/under of 203.5. The Hawks enter the game with a (24-13) home record while the Cavaliers are (22-15) on the road.
Point differential: Cavaliers +6.0 (4th) Hawks +4.0 (6th)
Points per game: Cavaliers 103.9 (9th) Hawks 102.9 (tied for 13th)
Points allowed per game: Cavaliers 97.9 (3rd) Hawks 98.9 (6th)
Field Goal Percentage Offense: Cavaliers 46.1% (9th) Hawks 46% (10th)
Three Point Percentage: Cavaliers 35.8% (9th) Hawks 35% (tied for 14th)
Free Throw Percentage: Hawks 78.3% (9th) Cavaliers 74.5% (24th)
Field Goal Percentage Defense: Hawks 43.3% (1st) Cavaliers 44.9% (14th)
Turnovers committed per game: Cavaliers 12.9 (tied for 8th) Hawks 14.4 (tied for 22nd)
Turnovers forced per game: Hawks 15.6 (tied for 4th) Cavaliers 12.8 (24th)
Rebounds per game: Cavaliers 44.6 (tied for 7th) Hawks 41.7 (25th)
Assists per game: Hawks 25.7 (2nd) Cavaliers 22.5 (tied for 13th)
The Cavaliers are (7-3) in their last ten games whereas the Hawks are (8-2). These teams are pretty evenly matched in the major statistical categories but I would give the edge to Cleveland. Atlanta has gone (3-2) in their last five regular season games versus Cleveland but the Cavs swept them (4-0) in the 2015 NBA Playoffs. The Cavs are a hard team to project on a nightly basis but they usually get up for big games so I’m picking them to win a close one Friday.
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