Cleveland Cavaliers vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 12/19/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Sunday, December 19, 2021

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+5.5)

State Farm Arena is the site where the Atlanta Hawks (14-15) will play the Cleveland Cavaliers (18-12) on Sunday. Cleveland is 5.5-point underdogs. The total is set at 222.

The Cavaliers faced off with the Rockets and walked away with a win by a score of 124-89 in their last game. Cleveland finished with a 56.3% field goal percentage (45 of 80) and buried 18 of 40 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Cavaliers buried 16 of their 24 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. In terms of pulling down boards, they compiled 44 with 9 of them being offensive. They also dished out 26 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 1 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In terms of the defense, Cleveland allowed the other team to go 38.5% from the floor on 30 out of 78 shooting. Houston distributed 41 dimes and had 20 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Houston collected 31 boards (10 offensive, 21 defensive) and got 5 rejections. Houston ended up going 68.6% from the free throw line by burying 24 of their 35 attempts. They converted 5 of 29 tries from beyond the perimeter. In regard to personal fouls, the Cavaliers finished with 25 and the Rockets finished the game with 16 personal fouls.

Darius Garland is a guy who was a factor for this contest. Garland went 63.6% from the field and also distributed 3 dimes. He played 25 minutes played and grabbed 2 boards. He notched 21 points on 7 of 11 shooting.

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Cleveland will enter this game with a record of 18-12 so far this year. They turn it over 15.8 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 17.2 fouls per contest. As a unit, Cleveland is snagging 45.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 748 dimes on the campaign, which is 8th in basketball in terms of passing. The Cavaliers are shooting 36.0% from downtown (371 of 1,030) and 78.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 106.6 points per game (19th in basketball) while going 46.1% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Cavaliers are forcing their opponents into 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.5 fouls. They are currently ranked 19th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 710 relinquished for the year. The Cavaliers defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 44.2% (1,159 of 2,624) and they relinquish 42.9 boards per contest as a team. They are relinquishing 32.5% on 3-point attempts while they are 2nd in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (101.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Hawks took a loss by a final score of 133-115 when they played the Nuggets. The Hawks pulled down 27 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while recording 6 steals for this game. The Nuggets were called for 14 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Hawks to the free throw line for 34 attempts. They were able to bury 26 of those for a rate of 76.5%. When it comes to 3-point attempts, Atlanta made 7 out of 24 tries (29.2%). When all was said and done, the Hawks finished shooting 41 for 88 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.6%. The Hawks allowed the Nuggets to knock down 50 of their 86 attempts from the field which had them at 58.1% in this matchup. They went 44.7% from distance by connecting on 17 of 38 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 18 from the free throw line (88.9%). In reference to rebounding, Atlanta allowed Denver to get 34 overall (4 on the offensive glass).

Trae Young was important for the Hawks in this contest. Young recorded 34 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 10 assists for the game. He converted 12 of 27 for the game for a rate of 44.4%, and had 3 rebounds.

Atlanta has a record of 14-15 this season. As an offense, the Hawks are shooting 46.4% from the field, which is ranked 9th in the league. Atlanta has scored 3,233 pts for the campaign (111.5 per contest) and they pull in 45.6 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 23.8 times per contest (12th in basketball) and they turn it over 12.4 times per contest. The Hawks are responsible for committing 17.9 fouls per contest and they go 80.8% from the charity stripe.

The Hawks are ranked 22nd in the league in PPG given up with 110.0. They are forcing 12.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.8% from the floor (21st in basketball). The Atlanta defense surrenders 34.8% on shots from distance (375 of 1,077) and their opponents are connecting on 80.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 25.4 assists and 43.2 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 27th and 8th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta (-5.5)

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