NBA Betting Preview: Atlanta Hawks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Game 1 Odds, Analysis

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The Atlanta Hawks were swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers as the top seed in last year’s Eastern Conference Finals.

The fourth-seeded Hawks will now look to return the favor when they meet the top-seeded Cavaliers in Game 1 of their second-round series Monday as consensus 7.5-point underdogs at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark.

Atlanta has lost seven straight meetings with Cleveland straight up to go along with a 1-6 mark against the spread, according to the Odds Shark NBA database. The closest game between the teams this season was a 110-108 overtime victory for the Cavs as 2.5-point road underdogs on April 1.

LeBron James scored a game-high 29 points to help Cleveland pull off the win that night after blowing a 21-point lead in the first …

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