Strus is consistent. He plays 32-37 minutes every night. Plus he can stroke the 3. Add that to His opponent (Atlanta) who plays with pace and gives up open shots and, well, shooters gotta shoot. Over

Do you really care if either team is still alive to advance to the Knockout Round of the In-Season Tournament? I truly do not, although I'm sure I will care about the title game. Technically both can advance but Cleveland is the one with the realistic shot, and it's not super realistic. No Jalen Johnson, one of the NBA's most improved players, certainly hurts Atlanta, which is playing a third road game in four nights.

Max Strus is averaging a career-high 35 minutes per game. He is also shooting 38.5 percent from behind the arc, which has helped him score at least 13 points in seven of his last nine games. The Hawks have played at the third-fastest pace and they have seventh-worst defensive rating in the league. With so much of their attention likely on trying to slow down Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell, expect Strus to get enough open looks to hit this over.