Miami Heat vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 12/13/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Heat vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Monday, December 13, 2021

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+4.5)

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is the site where the Cleveland Cavaliers (16-12) will compete against the Miami Heat (16-11) on Monday. Miami opens this matchup as 4.5-point underdogs. The total comes in at 207.

The Heat stepped onto the hardwood against the Bulls and walked away with a win by a score of 118-92 in their last contest. Miami ended with a 49.5% field goal percentage (46 of 93) and converted 19 of their 43 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Heat converted 7 of their 9 attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. In reference to rebounding, they collected 50 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 37 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 3 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In terms of defense, Miami allowed 37.3% from the field on 31 of 83 shooting. Chicago earned 34 assists and had 22 steals in the game. Furthermore, Chicago grabbed 27 boards (7 offensive, 20 defensive) and got 6 rejections. Chicago finished the game shooting 65.0% from the free throw line by making 13 of their 20 attempts. They also converted 17 out of their 40 shots from 3-point land. In regard to fouls, the Heat finished with 21 while the Bulls had 14 fouls.

Kyle Lowry is a player who had an impact for the contest. He totaled 16 points on 6 of 10 shooting. He was on the court for 29 mins and pulled down 3 rebounds. Lowry finished shooting 60.0% from the field and recorded 14 dimes.

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Miami heads into this game with a record of 16-11 so far this season. They cough up possession 14.8 times per contest and as a team are committing 20.6 fouls every game. As a unit, Miami is pulling down 44.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 681 dimes for the year, which ranks 7th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Heat are connecting on 36.1% on three-point shots (341 of 944) and 80.3% from the charity stripe. They average 107.6 pts per game (17th in the NBA) on 46.2% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Heat are forcing 15.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.7 fouls. They are ranked 14th in basketball in allowing assists with 618 conceded for the campaign. The Heat defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.9% (998 of 2,273) and they concede 41.7 boards per contest as a team. They are conceding 34.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 3rd in the NBA in points per game allowed (104.0).

The last time they took the court, the Cavaliers got the victory with a final of 117-103 against the Kings. When talking about rebounding, Cleveland permitted Sacramento to get 37 in total (11 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 25.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 7 of 28 and finished the game at 14 of 22 at the free throw line (63.6%). The Cavaliers permitted the Kings to convert 41 of 93 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.1% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Cavaliers walked away from this one shooting 41 out of 88 from the field which had them shooting 46.6%. With respect to 3-pointers, Cleveland converted 12 out of 31 tries (38.7%). They were able to make 23 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 82.1%. The Kings committed 17 personal fouls in the game which got the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for 28 attempts. They turned it over 14 times, while getting 13 steals in this contest. The Cavaliers snagged 40 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 47 for the contest.

Jarrett Allen was important for the Cavaliers for this game. Allen earned 19 points in his 39 minutes on the court and earned 1 assist in this game. He converted 5 of 8 for the matchup for a rate of 62.5%, and had 11 rebounds.

Cleveland has a win-loss mark of 16-12 on the year. As an offensive unit, the Cavaliers are connecting on 45.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 14th in the league. Cleveland has totaled 2,969 points this season (106.0 per contest) and they grab 45.1 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 24.9 times per contest (9th in basketball) and they are turning it over 15.8 times per game. The Cavaliers have committed 16.9 personal fouls per game and they shoot 78.9% from the charity stripe.

The Cavaliers are ranked 2nd in basketball in PPG given up with 102.2. They have forced 14.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.3% from the floor (10th in the NBA). The Cleveland defense allows 33.0% from downtown (303 of 919) and their opposition knocks down 76.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 23.7 dimes and 43.1 rebounds per game, which is 15th and 8th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami (+4.5)

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