The Cleveland Cavaliers are 6-0 straight up over their last six playoff games with a 3-1 against the spread record over their last four games. The Cavaliers will be looking to complete the sweep of the Atlanta Hawks this Tuesday night at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
NBA playoff betting: Atlanta Hawks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Game 4 odds and stats
The Atlanta Hawks will try to fight off elimination on the road as big underdogs against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 on Tuesday night.
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Cleveland is an eight-point favorite at home for Game 4 at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. This is the same spread that the Cavaliers were favored by in Game 3 at home against Atlanta.
LeBron James was off early in Game 3, missing each of his first 10 shots from the floor. However, James shook off that slump and went on to score 37 points, leading the Cavaliers to a 114-111 overtime win over Atlanta.
With Kyrie Irving out of the game with a knee injury, Cleveland got key offensive contributions from J.R. Smith and Matthew Dellavedova, who each registered 17 points in the win. Irving’s status for Game 4 is in question as he is currently considered a game-time decision.
Cleveland is 3-0 straight up but 0-3 against the spread in its last three games as the betting favorite according to the OddsShark NBA Database.
Despite having Kyle Korver sidelined with an injury and Al Horford ejected in the first half, the Hawks finally showed a pulse on offense in Game 3. After failing to score 95 points in each of their previous four games, the Hawks matched a postseason-high 111 points on Sunday; but in the end it still wasn’t enough to pick up a win.
Atlanta has been an underdog just twice this postseason so far and is 2-0 against the spread in those two games.
Tuesday night's total for the Hawks vs. Cavaliers betting matchup is set at 194 points at the sportsbooks. The UNDER is 3-1 in the last four games between Cleveland and Atlanta after Game 3's OVER broke a trend of three straight UNDER results.
Even when Atlanta was at its best on offense, it still wasn’t enough to solve James and the Cavaliers. The Hawks do not look like a team that has the goods to become the first team in NBA history to overcome an 0-3 series deficit, but they’ll look to extend the series on Tuesday night in Cleveland.
