NBA
Thu, Oct 29 · 7:00 PM ET
CLECleveland Cavaliers1-1 · 2026-27
ATLAtlanta Hawks2-1 · 2026-27Cleveland Cavaliers at Atlanta Hawks preview
Model: our NBA season simulator (50,000 simulated seasons, run nightly). Not betting odds.
Numbers to know
- 1CLE has lost its last 3 road games (2026-27 & 2025-26, incl. playoffs).
- 2ATL has lost its last 3 home games (2026-27 & 2025-26, incl. playoffs).
- 3CLE has been outscored by opponents by 14.0 points per game over its last 5 (105.0–119.0).
CLE recent form
Last 5 games played (2026-27 & 2025-26, incl. playoffs)
- W10/24vs
BKN125–121 - L10/22@
PHI106–114 - L5/25vs
NYK93–130Playoffs - L5/23vs NYK108–121Playoffs
- L5/21@ NYK93–109Playoffs
ATL recent form
Last 5 games played (2026-27 & 2025-26, incl. playoffs)
- L10/24vs
HOU114–121 - W10/23@
CHA128–81 - W10/21@
ORL132–125 - L4/30vs NYK89–140Playoffs
- L4/28@ NYK97–126Playoffs
Key players
CLE
Donovan Mitchell
27.9 PTS · 4.5 REB · 5.7 AST per game
2025-26 regular season · 70 games
ATL
Jalen Johnson
22.5 PTS · 10.3 REB · 7.9 AST per game
2025-26 regular season · 72 games
NBA: the top scorer per game on the current roster over the latest regular season in our logs (2025-26; min. 20 games).
Head to head
CLE 3 – 2 ATL · last 5Meetings since the 2024-25 season, incl. playoffs.
- 4/10/26CLE 102 @ ATL 124
- 4/8/26ATL 116 @ CLE 122
- 11/28/25CLE 123 @ ATL 130
- 11/2/25ATL 109 @ CLE 117
- 1/30/25ATL 115 @ CLE 137
All numbers come from our own schedule and game-log tables; each section states its window. Results our logs can't settle reliably (e.g. a tied run or goal sum) show as “–” and are left out of streaks. Not betting advice.