Cavaliers vs Hawks Prediction NBA Picks 3/6/24

Atlanta Hawks (26-34) vs Cleveland Cavaliers (39-21)

Game Info: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at 7:30 pm (State Farm Arena)

Betting Odds: Atlanta Hawks -2.5 -- Over/Under: 221.5

The Cleveland Cavaliers travel to the State Farm Arena to battle the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. Here’s a Cavs vs Hawks Prediction.

Cleveland Cavaliers

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been in decent form as they've won four of their last six games overall and they will be eager to keep it going after sneaking past the Celtics in a 105-104 win last night. Dean Wade led the team with 23 points on eight of 11 shooting off the bench, Jarrett Allen added 21 points with 12 rebounds while Isaac Okoro and Darius Garland scored 16 poitns apiece. As sa team, the Cavaliers shot 43 percent from the field and an efficient 20 of 42 from the 3-point line as they got off to a poor start and fell behind by as many as 22 points before they dominated the fourth quarter by 34-17 to come away with the impressive comeback win at home.

Atlanta Hawks

Meanwhile, the Atlanta Hawks have been in a rut as they've lost five of their last eight games overall, but they will be looking to build some momentum after snapping a two-game skid with a 116-100 road win over the Knicks last night. Jalen Johnson led the team with 26 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, De'Andre Hunter added 22 points off the bench while Dejounte Murray chipped in with 21 points, nine rebounds and six assists. As a team, the Hawks shot 50 percent from the field and 10 of 31 from the 3-point line as they stormed out to an early 22-point lead after catching fire in the first quarter, but it wasn't exactly a clinical performance as they needed a run in the fourth quarter after the Knicks cut the lead to just four points with plenty of time left on the clock. The Hawks will face the Grizzlies, Pelicans, and Trail Blazers after this game.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Hawks rank 1st in the league for offensive rebounds per game this season (13.0).
• The Hawks rank 1st in the league for field goal attempts per game this season (93.3).
• The Cavaliers rank 1st in the league for Q2 opponent points per game this season (26.4).
• The Cavaliers rank 2nd in the league for opponent points per game this season (109.4).

Cavs vs Hawks Prediction

The Cavaliers are still banged up as Donovan Mitchell is still out and they have Isaac Okoro and Caris LaVert both listed as questionable, while the Hawks are still without Trae Young for this one. The Cavaliers could be missing a bunch of key players here, but they would've taken so much confidence from their comeback win over the Celtics. This is definitely a game where you want to check the lineups before tipoff, but I just can't resist taking the Cavaliers as underdogs at the moment.

The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.