Hawks/Cavaliers UNDER 193

We'll back the Under for the same reasons we backed the Under last night. Teams' are Under this number in 5 straight meetings and 7 of their L8 contests. And haven't even sniffed this number their L4 meetings. Cleveland are 4th in the league in points allowed (93.9) & a close second to the Lakers in field goal % allowed (43%). And, in particular, have stepped up their suffocating defensive in 4 of their L5 games. They held Atlanta to a near low in season scoring, Houston to their worst offensive output of season, and held both Phoenix & Lakers to their 2nd worst offensive outputs of season. Last night's game wasn't looking good after both teams' combined for 107 points in first half. Cav's shot 64%; Hawks 51%. But, then Cleveland turned up the defensive intensity in the 2nd H, holding Atlanta to 33 points, and only 10 points in the 4th Q, after shutting them out for the first 9 minutes of the quarter. Very impressive!! Both teams' should have tired legs after playing last night (high energy game) and the familiarity factor comes into play, which also supports our Under play. In addition, Cleveland are playing a tired schedule, playing their 7th game (5 on road) in 11 days.' Take the UNDER.