Cleveland Cavaliers vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 10/25/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Brooklyn Nets
Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY
TV: YES
Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-2)
Barclays Center is the location where the Brooklyn Nets (45-37 last year) will go up against the Cleveland Cavaliers (51-31 last season) on Wednesday. Cleveland opens this contest as 2-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under is 230.5.
The Cavaliers stepped onto the hardwood against the Knicks and went home with a loss by a final score of 106-95 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Cavaliers walked away with 22 and the Knicks accounted for 17 personal fouls. They also knocked down 9 of their 29 tries from beyond the perimeter. New York ended up going 79.3% from the free throw line by burying 23 of 29 shots. In addition, New York collected 48 boards (17 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 2 blocked shots. New York recorded 21 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. With regard to the defense, Cleveland allowed the other team to go 43.5% from the field on 37 out of 85 shooting. They also dished out 24 assists in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In terms of getting rebounds, they earned 30 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Cavaliers converted 12 of their 15 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Cleveland ended having earned a 46.7% field goal percentage (35 of 75) and made 13 out of their 33 3-point shots.
Donovan Mitchell is a guy who played a role for the game. Mitchell shot 42.3% from the floor and distributed 5 assists. He was on the hardwood for 44 mins played and also pulled down 7 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 28 points on 11 of 26 shooting.
Cleveland steps onto the hardwood after finishing with a mark of 51-31 last year. They averaged 112.3 pts per game (25th in basketball) on 48.8% from the field. The Cavaliers hit on 36.7% on shots from distance (950 of 2,589) and 78.0% from the free throw line. As a basketball team, Cleveland pulled down 41.1 boards per game and totaled 2,045 assists last season, which ranked 19th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They lost possession by turning the ball over 13.3 times per game and as a squad committed 19.0 fouls per contest.
On the defensive end, the Cavaliers forced 15.7 turnovers per game and they drew 20.4 personal fouls. They were ranked 1st in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,888 surrendered last season. The Cavaliers defense allowed and opponent field goal percentage of 46.8% (3,201 of 6,847) and they conceded 41.2 rebounds per contest as a unit. They gave up 36.8% on 3-point attempts while they were 1st in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (106.9).
In their last game, the Nets walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 96-88 against the 76ers. In reference to how they attacked the glass, Brooklyn permitted Philadelphia to get 54 overall (15 offensive). They went 37.5% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 9 of 24 and ended up going 15 out of 16 from the free throw line (93.8%). The Nets allowed the 76ers to bury 36 out of their 91 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.6% for this contest. When the game finished, the Nets shot 33 for 80 from the floor which had them sitting at 41.3%. In regard to three-point shots, Brooklyn buried 9 of their 37 attempts (24.3%). They were able to convert 13 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 68.4%. The 76ers had 19 personal fouls in this game which took the Nets to the charity stripe for 19 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 3 steals for the contest. The Nets earned 33 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 38 for this game.
Spencer Dinwiddie was important for the Nets in this contest. He buried 7 out of 13 for this contest for a field goal rate of 53.8%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. Dinwiddie earned 20 points in his 40 minutes on the court and had 6 assists for the matchup.
Brooklyn had a record of 45-37 last year. The Nets were responsible for committing 21.1 personal fouls every game and they hit 80.0% from the charity stripe. They earned an assist 25.5 times per contest (13th in the NBA) and they turned the ball over 13.7 times per contest. Brooklyn earned 9,295 points throughout last year (113.4 per game) and they pulled down 40.5 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Nets hit 48.7% from the field, which was ranked 7th in basketball.
The Nets on defense were ranked 10th in basketball in PPG given up with 112.5. They forced 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and let teams shoot 46.3% from the floor (4th in basketball). The Brooklyn defense surrendered 36.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (968 of 2,640) and opponents connected on 76.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 23.4 assists and 45.1 boards per game, which is ranked 4th and 27th in the NBA.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (-2)
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