Atlanta at Cleveland

Everyone keeps waiting for the Cavaliers to put it all together. They had a great run last season and most expected them to give the Pistons a run for the Central title this season. It hasn't happened because the supporting cast surrounding LeBron is just not very good. He can take over games at times, but he has been forced to jack up a lot of three-point shots to bring his team back, but simply put, that just is not his game. That creates even more problems, because he is hitting just 28% from behind the arc, and that makes your No. 1 threat very ordinary. The Cavaliers have had lots of trouble winning games let alone covering 5+, where they are now 0-6 over their last six tries. Atlanta is really coming on and at this point of the season is a much better team than the Cavs. They are also a hot team winning five of their last six, and 8 of their last 11. They have three quality scorers, but most importantly have made the commitment on the defensive end of the floor where they are allowing the seventh-fewest points per game in the NBA. Riding the hot Hawks in this one.