The Cavaliers defeated the Hawks 97-89 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday, with the game falling comfortably below the total of 199.5.
Atlanta is a short, 1.5-point favorite to bounce back and get the win in Game 2, while the total has seen a downward adjustment to 195.5. Check The Linemakers on Sporting News' odds page for current spreads and totals from Las Vegas.
AccuScore, after performing 10,000 simulations of the game, gives the Hawks as 56.8 percent chance to win Game 2 outright. The average score after AccuScore ran its 10,000-plus simulations is 98-96.
AccuScore Best Bet: There's about a 56 percent chance the total combined score stays UNDER 196.5, a two-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend. In the past week, AccuScore is 4-1 on NBA totals (80%, +290 units).
The total has stayed UNDER in seven of Cleveland's last 10 games and in four of Atlanta's last six games.
ATS trends: Atlanta is 2-6 ATS in its last eight games at home. The Hawks, of course, were substantially bigger favorites in all of those games than they are tonight against the Cavs.
Tonight marks the sixth meeting of the season between these teams. Cleveland is 2-3 SU and 3-2 ATS so far vs. Atlanta.
The Linemakers’ picks: Vegas crews offers side, total
Projected Leaders
LeBron James: 29 points, 9 assists, 8 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block, 5 TOs
Paul Millsap: 18 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 2 TOs
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