Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Atlanta Hawks Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 68-27 Atlanta Hawks host the 62-31 Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on 5/22/2015 at Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA; Tipoff is at 8:30 PM ET.

Betting Odds
Point Spread: Hawks -2
Over/Under Total Line: 197

In Game 1 of this series in Atlanta the Cavaliers beat the Hawks 97-89 and covered the spread as a 1-point underdog. That was the 2nd straight games Cleveland had covered after failing to do so in their previous 3 games. The total for Game 1 went Under and that has been the winning bet for the Cavaliers last 2 games and 3 of their last 4. In their last 10 games Cleveland is 5-5 ATS and they have an O/U record of 3-7.

On the season the Cavaliers are 23-23 ATS at home and 22-25 ATS on the road. They have covered the spread in their last 2 road games. Cleveland has an O/U home record of 18-28 and an O/U road record of 19-27-1. In their last 3 games on the road the posted total has gone Under every time.

The Hawks lost Game 1 at home and did not cover the spread, but they had covered in 2 of heir previous 3 games. The total for Game 1 was Under, which has been the winning bet for Atlanta’s last 3 games. In their last 10 games the Hawks are 5-5 ATS and they have an O/U record of 5-5.

This season the Hawks are 28-20 ATS at home and 27-18-2 ATS on the road. In their last 2 road games Atlanta has not covered the spread. The Hawks have an O/U home record of 22-26 and an O/U road record of 25-22. In their last 3 games at home the Under has been the winning bet every time.

In the regular season the Hawks had won 3 of 4 games facing the Cavaliers, but lost Game 1. In the 4 regular season games the Over was the winning bet 3 times, but the Under was the pick in the first game of this series.

Key Betting Trends

CLE is 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games following a ATS win.
CLE is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
CLE has an Under record of 6-1 in their last 7 road games.
ATL is 2-6 ATS in their last 8 home games.
ATL is 15-7 ATS in their last 22 games following a S.U. loss.
ATL has an Under record of 5-2 in their last 7 road games.

Injury Report

CLEVELAND
Kevin Love F Out For Season (shoulder)
Anderson Varejao F Out For Season (Achilles)

ATLANTA
DeMarre Carroll F Day-to-Day (knee)
Thabo Sefolosha G Out For Season (ankle)

Consensus Betting ATS
Cleveland: 53%
Atlanta: 47%

Free NBA Pick

While the Cavaliers won Game 1 they head into Game 2 banged up, as LeBron James is dealing with a sprained Ankle and Kyrie Irving was limited to 3 minutes after reinjuring his knee. Both should go tonight and James should be ok, but Irving’s situation is a little worse. If he is hobbled again the other players need to step up to take the slack like in Game 1 when reserve G J.R. Smith went for 28 points. For the Hawks DeMarre Carroll is doubtful for tonight’s game with a knee injury and that loss is a big one, as he is one of the main defenders for LeBron James.

Sharpshooter Kyle Korver has been struggling in the playoffs with his 3-point shot, but hit 2 of 4 long balls in Game 1. However, the Hawks as a team only made 4 of their 23 3-pointers and Paul Millsap was only 3/11 from the field. The Hawks need to find their rhythm on offense and also keep Cleveland off the offensive glass, which they did not do in Game 1 giving up 12 offensive boards.

Going with the Cavaliers again in this Game 2, as they will not only cover the 2-point spread, but win as well heading back to Cleveland up 2-0.

Take the CAVALIERS +2