The top-seeded Cavaliers swept No. 8 Detroit within the first round and feature now had an entire week off to organize for the second one round.

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The Eastern Conference finally gets in at the second-round act within the NBA Playoffs tonight. Covers talks to Jeff Stoneback, manager of The Mirage sportsbook, and Johnny Avello, executive director of race and sports for Wynn Las Vegas, about tonight’s two games.

Atlanta Hawks at Cleveland Cavaliers – Open: Cavaliers -7.5; Move: none

The top-seeded Cavaliers swept No. 8 Detroit within the first round and feature now had a whole week off to arrange for the second one round. At the flip side, No. 4 Atlanta needed six games to place away No. 5 Boston, wrapping up that series on Thursday night with a 104-92 victory as a 3-point road favorite.

“The line hasn’t moved, however the total has seen some movement,” Stoneback said earlier today, noting bettors are the under in Game 1. “We opened the whole at 201.5, and now we’re right down to 200.5.”

Avello added that the lopsided series price reflects the truth of expectations for both books and bettors.

“The Cavs, after all the 1 seed, are a $6 favorite, because of this post 6 to win 1. [Bettors] are in no way gonna lay 1-6 at the Cavs,” he said. “And at the other side, you're taking back 4.5-1 at the Hawks.”

Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs – Open: Spurs -7.5; Move: none

Top-seeded San Antonio boatraced Oklahoma City in Game 1 of a Western Conference semifinal on Saturday, winning 124-92 as 6.5-point home chalk. That kept the Spurs perfect within the postseason at 5-0 SU and an excellent 4-1 ATS. The blowout ended in a modest upward adjustment for Game 2, though the road was stable.

“That game has not moved in any respect either. There’s been very limited action thus far on both these games,” Stoneback said. “One thing about these playoff games is we take a large number of action on them, but usually not until a pair hours before the games start.

“There could be some very large bets. We’ve got some casino guests firing away toward game time.”

Patrick Everson is a Las Vegas-based senior writer for Covers. Follow him on Twitter: @Covers Vegas.

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