Cavaliers vs Hawks Game Breakdown

Get ready to soar into the stratosphere of excitement as the high-flying Cleveland Cavaliers, boasting an impressive 17-2 record, swoop into State Farm Arena to clash with the scrappy Atlanta Hawks, who are eager to claw their way back from an 8-11 start. This electrifying first-round NBA Playoff matchup tips off at the crack of 3:30 PM EST, promising a showdown filled with high stakes and higher scores, given the hefty over/under of 244. With the Cavs coming off a sizzling victory and the Hawks looking to rebound from a recent stumble, today’s game is set to recalibrate the playoff intensity that’s been missing. So, let’s see if the Hawks can ruffle some Cavalier feathers in what’s expected to be a sky-high skirmish!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: November 29, 2024 03:30PM EST

Location: State Farm Arena, Atlanta

Vegas Odds

	CLE ML	ATL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-170	+145	246.0	-4.0/4.0
Recent	-185	+160	244.0	-5.5/5.5
Difference	-15	+15	-2.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

9W-1L

AWAY

27W-20L

64.9% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

24W-23L

35.1% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
11/27/24	Atlanta Hawks ATL	35	26	37	37	135	Over
11/27/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	35	29	31	29	124	Over
03/06/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	28	21	40	12	101	Under
03/06/24	Atlanta Hawks ATL	31	33	23	25	112	Under
01/20/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	25	34	34	23	116	Under
01/20/24	Atlanta Hawks ATL	20	25	25	25	95	Under
12/16/23	Atlanta Hawks ATL	28	24	29	38	119	Over
12/16/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	41	29	22	35	127	Over
11/28/23	Atlanta Hawks ATL	33	28	29	15	105	Under
11/28/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	29	35	38	26	128	Under
03/28/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	24	27	33	34	118	Under
03/28/23	Atlanta Hawks ATL	24	35	35	26	120	Under
02/24/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	23	34	26	36	119	Over
02/24/23	Atlanta Hawks ATL	32	49	27	28	136	Over
11/21/22	Atlanta Hawks ATL	26	33	23	20	102	Under
11/21/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	38	26	21	29	114	Under
02/15/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	36	25	29	26	116	Under
02/15/22	Atlanta Hawks ATL	34	32	28	30	124	Under
12/31/21	Atlanta Hawks ATL	25	26	40	30	121	Under
12/31/21	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	32	34	22	30	118	Under
03/31/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	28	25	22	32	107	Under
03/31/22	Atlanta Hawks ATL	36	30	34	31	131	Under
10/23/21	Atlanta Hawks ATL	27	28	17	23	95	Under
10/23/21	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	24	28	31	18	101	Under

Cavaliers Vs Over/Under

Hawks Vs Over/Under

Cavaliers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/24	@ TOR	122-108W	49	27	13	97
11/20	@ NOP	128-100W	52	29	11	93
11/19	vs BOS	117-120L	41	30	7	93
11/17	@ CHA	128-114W	48	26	20	77
11/15	@ CHI	144-126W	40	33	13	93
11/13	vs PHI	114-106W	46	25	11	85
11/11	vs CHI	119-113W	43	26	8	97
11/09	@ BRO	105-100W	33	24	14	74
11/08	@ GSW	136-117W	43	33	19	85
11/06	vs NOP	131-122W	46	33	11	96

Hawks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/25	@ DAL	119-129L	39	32	14	101
11/22	vs CHI	122-136L	42	32	11	107
11/20	vs GSW	97-120L	65	27	17	105
11/18	vs SAC	109-108W	37	34	14	83
11/17	vs POR	110-114L	47	30	25	85
11/15	@ WAS	129-117W	55	28	16	98
11/12	vs BOS	117-116W	45	35	16	100
11/09	@ CHI	113-125L	39	31	13	89
11/08	vs DET	121-122L	44	30	17	97
11/06	@ NYK	121-116W	48	31	8	100

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Cavaliers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jarrett Allen C	35.0	41.1	35.7	100%	36.1
Darius Garland PG	34.0	38.4	34.0	100%	34.4
Donovan Mitchell SG	41.0	44.8	42.2	100%	42.6
Evan Mobley PF	37.0	34.4	36.0	100%	36.4
Isaac Okoro SF	14.0	15.3	12.0	50%	14.4

Atlanta Hawks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Clint Capela C	28.0	32.0	29.1	100%	29.4
Dyson Daniels SG	32.0	29.9	26.2	53%	33.1
Jalen Johnson PF	42.0	48.2	41.7	100%	41.3
Zaccharie Risacher SF	14.0	18.7	20.9	88%	22.8
Trae Young PG	45.0	45.4	44.7	100%	45.1

Cavaliers Notable Injuries

Dean Wade (SF/PF): Avg: 5.2pts, 3.9reb, 1.0ast, 20.4 minutes. Last game: 11/17/24. Impact: 2.4
Tristan Thompson (C): Avg: 2.9pts, 3.1reb, 1.0ast, 10.3 minutes. Last game: 11/20/24. Impact: 1.2
JT Thor (PF): Avg: 3.0pts, 2.1reb, 0.4ast, 11.6 minutes. Last game: 11/20/24. Impact: 1.5
Luke Travers (SF): Avg: 2.0pts, 1.2reb, 1.2ast, 9.1 minutes. Last game: 11/24/24. Impact: 0.8

Hawks Notable Injuries

David Roddy (PF): Avg: 6.4pts, 3.1reb, 1.2ast, 17.4 minutes. Last game: 11/20/24. Impact: 1.6
Keaton Wallace (PG): Avg: 4.5pts, 1.3reb, 1.8ast, 15.8 minutes. Last game: 11/17/24. Impact: 1.8

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Clint Capela	ATL	Pts	9.5	10.8	+1.3	80%	80%	73%	73%	CLE	-3.5	#3
Trae Young	ATL	Pts	21.5	22.4	+0.9	40%	50%	60%	60%	CLE	+1.2	#23
Bogdan Bogdanovic	ATL	Reb	2.5	2.8	+0.3	60%	40%	53%	53%	CLE	-0.7	#1
Dyson Daniels	ATL	Reb	5.5	5.8	+0.3	60%	40%	33%	33%	CLE	-0.0	#15
Jarrett Allen	CLE	Ast	1.5	2.3	+0.8	80%	70%	53%	53%	ATL	-0.4	#7
De’Andre Hunter	ATL	3Pt	1.5	1.8	+0.3	40%	70%	80%	80%	CLE	+0.1	#16

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Cavaliers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#3	#5	#5	#2	-11.1%
PF	#30	#19	#24	#27	7.7%
PG	#23	#15	#8	#15	-0.2%
SF	#8	#24	#24	#21	2.3%
SG	#3	#1	#10	#1	-10.0%

Hawks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#9	#12	#7	#11	-4.1%
PF	#14	#15	#23	#20	2.7%
PG	#29	#23	#24	#27	8.3%
SF	#26	#19	#17	#29	9.7%
SG	#26	#17	#21	#24	4.9%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

115.1

114.4

Rebounds per Game

40.9

44.3

Assists per Game

28.6

28.7

Steals per Game

8.3

8.9

Blocks per Game

4.5

4.8

Shots per Game

86.1

91.3

3-Pointers Made per Game

14.1

13.6

2-Pt Percentage per Game

57.6

53.4

3-Pt Percentage per Game

38.7

36.5

Turnovers per Game

12.7

14.0

Fouls per Game

17.1

19.2

Recent Trends

Trae Young (PG) is on a notable streak, exceeding 12 assists in 2 consecutive games.
Craig Porter Jr. (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 75.7% to 22.0, 12.5 min average previous 3 games.
Zaccharie Risacher (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 30.6% to 17.3, 24.9 min average previous 3 games.
Keaton Wallace (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 64.4% to 21.2, 12.9 min average previous 3 games.