00:00Let's get it started in Cleveland tonight, Joe. The Atlanta Hawks are in town. The overnight line
00:04for this game opened up somewhere around minus two and a half as a favorite towards
00:07the Cleveland Cavaliers. Now I'm seeing one and a half in the landscape here at most outlets
00:12and a total that's listed at 236 and a half. Cleveland still the slight favorite over Atlanta
00:18tonight in Cleveland. Joe, what's your spread line for this game? Well, this is the first of
00:23a home and home, Donnie, between these two teams, right? And you've got a Cleveland Cavaliers team.
00:29Thanks to the Knicks beating Atlanta last game, already guaranteed them a home court advantage
00:37in the first round because, well, they're locked into the four seed now. They could jump up to the
00:43three seed, but the big question is, do they really want to jump up to the three seed given the
00:49fact
00:49that, well, that puts them in prime category to have to face the Detroit Pistons at some point.
00:56So, we already know that Donovan Mitchell's still questionable. Harden is a go here, but we're at
01:02that point in the season, Donnie, where they're locked in. They have the home series to open up
01:07at the four seed, and they're not going to push the envelope, especially given the fact,
01:12I think, that the Cavs have gone into every postseason with somebody getting injured for
01:17something stupid somewhere along the lines. The next thing you know, you're playing the what could
01:21have been. I think the Hawks are going to bounce back in this spot here. I think they're motivated.
01:27They got to stay out of the playing series, right? And they're not exactly locked in to the fifth or
01:33sixth seed. So, they got to be careful. They can't go on some sort of losing streak here now to
01:38end the
01:39season and have to be in the playing spot. So, I think Atlanta is the right side. I think the
01:44market
01:44does, too, with this price.
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