The Cavaliers and Hawks begin their Eastern Conference Finals series Wednesday in Atlanta. (Getty)
The NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals begins Wednesday with Game 1, which pits the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks against the No. 2 Cleveland Cavaliers.
Game 1 is in Atlanta and the betting closed with the Hawks as a 2-point favorite.
The oddsmakers have set plenty of scenarios to wager on, including the over-under, and a number of team and player prop bets.
The game tips off at 8:30 p.m. Eastern and will be televised by TNT.
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The odds were provided by sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com:
Point Spread
Cavaliers … -2
Hawks … +2
Over-Under
197
Money Line
Cavaliers … -230
Hawks … +190
Game 1 First Scoring Play
2pt field goal … -450
3pt field goal … +450
Free Throw … +750
Game 1 First Team to Score 20 Points
Cavaliers … -110
Hawks … -120
Game 1 Winning Margin
Cavaliers to win by 1-2 points … 11/1
Cavaliers to win by 3-6 points … 6/1
Cavaliers to win by 7-9 points … 9/1
Cavaliers to win by 10-13 points … 9/1
Cavaliers to win by 14-16 points … 16/1
Cavaliers to win by 17-20 points … 18/1
Cavaliers to win by 21+ points … 10/1
Hawks to win by 1-2 ppints … 11/1
Hawks to win by 3-6 points … 6/1
Hawks to win by 7-9 points … 9/1
Hawks to win by 10-13 points … 17/2
Hawks to win by 14-16 points … 14/1
Hawks to win by 17-20 points … 16/1
Hawks to win by 21+ points … 17/2
LeBron James Prop Bets
Will He Score More Than 38.5 Points? … Yes +650 — No -1200
Will He Record a Double-Double? … Yes -175 — No +145
Will He Record a Triple-Double? … Yes +500 — -800
Exact Series Result
Cavaliers win 4-0 … 7/1
Cavaliers win 4-1 … 4/1
Cavaliers win 4-2 … 5/2
Cavaliers win 4-3 … 5/1
Hawks win 4-0 … 25/1
Hawks win 4-1 … 9/1
Hawks win 4-2 … 8/1
Hawks win 4-3 … 9/2
Total Games in Series
4 … +500
5 … +250
6 … +165
7 … +210
Total Games in Series
4.5 … Over Games -800 — Under Games +500
5.5 … Over Games -190 — Under Games +155
6.5 … Over Games +210 — Under Games -270