Cavaliers vs. Hawks Prediction & Preview

Cleveland Cavaliers at Atlanta Hawks, State Farm Arena. First of 4 regular-season meetings.

Cavaliers vs Hawks prediction

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Cavaliers vs Hawks preview

Cavaliers vs Hawks tips off on Thursday, October 29 at 8:00 PM ET at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, on NBA TV, the first of four meetings this season. Cleveland is 2-1 and plays Washington at home the night before; Atlanta is 2-2 and also plays on Wednesday, at home against Miami.

The Cavaliers lost 114-106 at Philadelphia on October 22, then won two in a row at home: 125-121 over Brooklyn on October 24 and 127-125 in overtime over Minnesota on October 26. Cleveland scores 119.3 points a game and allows 120.0. Donovan Mitchell leads the scoring at 26.7 points a game, Evan Mobley the rebounding at 9.3 and James Harden the assists at 7.0. Last season the Cavaliers went 52-30 as the No. 4 seed in the East. Nobody is on Cleveland's injury report.

The Hawks won 132-125 at Orlando on October 21 and 128-81 at Charlotte on October 23, then lost twice to Houston, 121-114 at home on October 24 and 120-110 on the road on October 26. Atlanta scores 121.0 points a game and allows 111.8. Jalen Johnson leads the team in points (21.5), rebounds (9.8) and assists (8.2). Last season Atlanta went 46-36 as the No. 6 seed in the East. Center Henri Veesaar and forward Mouhamed Gueye are out; guard Aaron Wiggins is day-to-day. Odyn's AI quant model runs this game before tip-off, injury report included.

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How to watch Cavaliers vs Hawks

Date: Thursday, October 29, 2026
Time: 8:00 PM ET
Venue: State Farm Arena
TV: NBA TV

Cavaliers vs Hawks: team stats & injury report

Cleveland Cavaliers

Record	2-1
Home	2-0
Road	0-1
Points per game	119.3
Points allowed per game	120.0

Last season (2025-26: 52-30, 119.5 points per game, 115.4 allowed, No. 4 seed in the East)

Team leaders

Points per game: Donovan Mitchell (26.7)
Rebounds per game: Evan Mobley (9.3)
Assists per game: James Harden (7.0)

Last 5 games played (preseason and playoffs included):

10/26 vs Minnesota Timberwolves: W 127-125 OT
10/24 vs Brooklyn Nets: W 125-121
10/22 @ Philadelphia 76ers: L 114-106
10/13 @ Orlando Magic: L 132-116
10/11 vs Orlando Magic: W 119-105

Injury report: nobody listed.

Atlanta Hawks

Record	2-2
Home	0-1
Road	2-1
Points per game	121.0
Points allowed per game	111.8

Last season (2025-26: 46-36, 118.5 points per game, 116.0 allowed, No. 6 seed in the East)

Team leaders

Points per game: Jalen Johnson (21.5)
Rebounds per game: Jalen Johnson (9.8)
Assists per game: Jalen Johnson (8.2)

Last 5 games played (preseason and playoffs included):

10/26 @ Houston Rockets: L 120-110
10/24 vs Houston Rockets: L 121-114
10/23 @ Charlotte Hornets: W 128-81
10/21 @ Orlando Magic: W 132-125
10/16 @ Dallas Mavericks: W 135-111

Injury report: Henri Veesaar (C, Out); Mouhamed Gueye (F, Out); Aaron Wiggins (G, Day-To-Day)

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