Ala Hann Sport picks

If Final Four odds had your head in
the college game on Wednesday, then you most likely missed the Atlanta Hawks putting a beatdown on the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers at
home. However, they’ll have a tougher task on Friday when they head to Cleveland to face the Cavaliers, who are the co-favorites to win the NBA title,
along with the Lakers.

Hawks vs Cavaliers odds – Friday, April 2, 8:00 PM ET

The Hawks dominated the Lakers in every facet of Wednesday’s 109-92 romp, shooting 54.2% from the field, while the bench outscored their Los Angeles
counterparts 48-22, and they outscored the Lakers 44-26 in the paint. Joe Johnson led seven Hawks in double figures with 25 points, while Maurice Evans
came off the bench with 18 points. In Atlanta, Masters odds may be getting hotter as next week’s
event approaches, but fans should also be paying attention to the Hawks, who are now undoubtedly the third-best team in the East, having surpassed
Boston.

The Cavaliers have now won nine of their last 10 after a 101-98 win over Milwaukee on Wednesday, and LeBron James had another MVP-type game with 23
points, nine rebounds and seven assists, but he got some help from Mo Williams, who had 21 points for the Cavaliers. Cleveland went to the foul line 45
times, making 29 of them, while the Bucks were just 8-of-9. If Williams or Antawn Jamison could produce enough that James doesn’t have to average 30
points a game, the Cavaliers would be a shoo-in for the title.

The Cavaliers should probably be favored in your online sportsbook as they
are a league-best 33-4 at “The Q”, where they haven’t lost since February 18^th. The Hawks have also lost seven in a row in Cleveland, and
eight in a row to the Cavaliers, who will be looking to make a statement in this game. The Hawks are emerging as a viable challenger to the Cavaliers’
throne in the East, and James and the Cavaliers would like to show that they are still, far and away, the dominant force. James has put up 31.0 points,
9.0 boards and 8.0 assists in two games against the Hawks this season, while Johnson has averaged 25.0 points for the Hawks, who need a performance
from their bench like they had against the Lakers. Jamal Crawford needs to find his range from the outside and open up the inside for Al Horford, while
Josh Smith may want to try and go at James as the two will probably stage an excellent one-on-one battle. The Cavaliers are just too good at home to
see an NBA betting upset going down.