The Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night. Cleveland is 17-2 and leads the Central division by 7 ½ games. The Cavaliers lost just their second game of the regular season on Wednesday night when falling to Atlanta 135-124 in the first of two consecutive games between the two. With its victory on Wednesday, Atlanta improved to 8-11 but trails first place in the Southeast division by 4 ½ games. Keep up to date with all the NBA action with our expert NBA picks.
Cleveland Cavaliers at Atlanta Hawks
Cleveland Cavaliers - Donovan Mitchell Points Over 26.5 (-125)
Donovan Mitchell is the leading scorer for Cleveland with an average of 24.7 points per game and on Wednesday in the 1st of two consecutive games against Atlanta, Mitchell scored 30 points. Mitchell has scored 27 points or more in four of the last six games and seven of the last 12. I am certain that in Cleveland's second straight game versus Atlanta on Friday, Mitchell will have another strong game and score 27 or more points.
Atlanta Hawks - Team Total Points Under 121.5 (-115)
The Atlanta Hawks are scoring an average of 116.6 points per game and in the first meeting between these two on Wednesday night, scored 135 points. Cleveland is allowing an average of only 112.4 points per game and will tighten its defense up on Friday when these two meet again. I am confident that the Hawks will score 121 or fewer points on Friday.
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