Atlanta Hawks vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 11/2/2025 Preview and Pick
Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Cleveland Cavaliers
Date: Sunday, November 2, 2025
Location: Rocket Arena in Cleveland, OH
TV: FanDuel Sports Network
The Atlanta Hawks (2-3) are headed to Rocket Arena on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers (3-2).

The Hawks played the Nets and went home with a win by a final score of 117-112 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Hawks ended up finishing with 26 and the Nets had 17 fouls. They also converted 11 of 37 shots from distance. Brooklyn finished the game shooting 77.8% at the free throw line by knocking down 21 of 27 attempts. Additionally, Brooklyn snagged 42 rebounds (11 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 8 blocks. Brooklyn earned 23 dimes and had 4 steals in this game. With respect to the defense, Atlanta let their opponent shoot 45.5% from the field on 40 of 88 shooting. They also recorded 33 assists for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and getting 11 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 52 with 18 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Hawks converted 16 of 22 shots for a percentage of 72.7%. Atlanta ended the contest with a 47.3% field goal percentage (44 of 93) and converted 13 out of their 33 3-point shots.
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Jalen Johnson is one guy who was a factor in this game. He notched 23 points on 10 out of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 29 minutes played and pulled down 7 rebounds. Johnson ended up shooting 62.5% from the field and also dished out 5 dimes.
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Atlanta will enter this contest with a record of 2-3 this season. They turn the ball over 12.6 times per game and as a group are committing 22.2 fouls per contest. As a team, Atlanta is snagging 40.0 boards per game and has accounted for 141 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 7th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Hawks are connecting on 34.5% on 3-pointers (58 of 168) and 75.8% from the free throw line. They average 113.8 points per contest (23rd in the league) on 45.9% from the field.
On the defensive end of the court, the Hawks have forced 17.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 22.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 21st in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 134 surrendered for the campaign. The Hawks are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 49.8% (222 of 446) and they surrender 49.4 boards per contest as a squad. They relinquish 32.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 20th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (120.4).
When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Cavaliers took a loss by a score of 125-105 when they played the Celtics. In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Cleveland permitted Boston to get 52 in all (19 offensive). They wrapped up this game 36.8% from three-point range by connecting on 21 of 57 and finished the game at 20 of 24 at the free throw line (83.3%). The Cavaliers allowed the Celtics to convert 42 of 95 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.2% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Cavaliers finished 35 for 87 from the floor which had them sitting at 40.2%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, Cleveland buried 17 of their 52 attempts (32.7%). They were able to convert 18 of those for a percentage of 75.0%. The Celtics committed 19 fouls in the matchup which took the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for a total of 24 attempts. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while earning 6 steals for the game. The Cavaliers corralled 40 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 47 for the matchup.
Evan Mobley ended up being a factor for the Cavaliers for the matchup. Mobley accumulated 19 points in his 34 mins on the court and tallied 4 assists in this game. He buried 7 out of 19 in this contest for a rate of 36.8%, and accounted for 11 rebounds.
Cleveland has a win-loss mark of 3-2 this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Cavaliers are connecting on 46.1% from the floor, which is 18th in basketball. Cleveland has accounted for 581 pts on the season (116.2 per game) and they average 40.4 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 25.2 times per game (17th in the league) and they turn it over 16.6 times per contest. The Cavaliers are committing 22.6 fouls per contest and they shoot 74.8% from the charity stripe.
The Cavaliers on the defensive end are ranked 11th in the league in PPG allowed with 115.2. They have forced 17.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.4% from the field (9th in basketball). The Cleveland defense gives up 37.3% on shots from 3-point land (78 of 209) and their opposition knocks down 78.7% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 25.2 dimes and 44.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 11th and 16th in basketball.
So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Cleveland and under the total points
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