Atlanta Hawks vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 11/21/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Monday, November 21, 2022

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (+3)

The Atlanta Hawks are headed to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Monday where they will play the Cleveland Cavaliers. Atlanta opens as 3-point underdogs from oddsmakers. The total comes in at 226.5.

The Hawks played the Raptors and earned the victory with a final of 124-122 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Hawks finished with 20 while the Raptors recorded 25 fouls. They converted 8 of their 37 tries from 3-point range. Toronto finished shooting 81.8% from the free throw line by converting 18 of their 22 shots. In addition, Toronto snagged 51 rebounds (17 offensive, 34 defensive) and got 5 rejections. Toronto recorded 27 dimes and had 11 steals for the game. Pertaining to defense, Atlanta allowed 44.4% from the floor on 48 of 108 shooting. They also distributed 23 assists in the game while forcing 13 turnovers and earning 5 steals. With regard to grabbing boards, they collected 50 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Hawks converted 25 of 32 tries for a percentage of 78.1%. Atlanta ended having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (46 out of 92) and made 7 out of their 25 3-pointers.

Trae Young is someone who came through in the game. He accumulated 33 points on 12 of 21 shooting. He played for 42 mins and snagged 3 boards. Young shot 57.1% from the floor and dished out 12 dimes.

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Atlanta enters this game with a record of 10-6 for the season. They are averaging 115.2 points per outing (9th in basketball) while connecting on 46.5% from the floor. The Hawks are connecting on 31.9% on 3-point shots (145 of 454) and 82.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Atlanta is collecting 46.2 rebounds per contest and has racked up 388 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 18th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 12.7 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 20.4 fouls per game.

On defense, the Hawks are forcing 14.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.9 fouls. They give up 32.5% from 3-point land while they are 18th in basketball in opponents points per game (114.4). The Hawks defense is allowing a FG percentage of 45.7% (662 of 1,449) and they surrender 46.6 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 8th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 369 relinquished this season.

In their last game, the Cavaliers walked away with a victory by a final of 132-122 when they faced the Hornets. The Cavaliers recorded 43 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 51 in this matchup. They also turned the ball over 19 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. The Hornets earned 33 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Cavaliers to the free throw line for 32 attempts. They were able to knock down 26 of the free throws for a percentage of 81.3%. When discussing shooting from distance, Cleveland made 8 out of their 28 tries (28.6%). Overall, the Cavaliers ended up going 49 out of 92 from the floor which had them sitting at 53.3%. The Cavaliers allowed the Hornets to bury 44 out of 110 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 40.0% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 31.8% from beyond the arc by going 14 of 44 and ended up shooting 20 of 24 from the free throw line (83.3%). In the matter of rebounds, Cleveland allowed Charlotte to collect 52 in all (17 offensive).

Darius Garland was important for the Cavaliers in the game. He made 16 out of 26 in this matchup giving him a rate of 61.5%, and accumulated 1 rebound. Garland recorded 41 points in his 48 mins of playing time and added 6 assists in the game.

Cleveland has a win-loss mark of 9-6 on the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Cavaliers are hitting on 47.5% from the floor, which ranks 10th in basketball. Cleveland has scored 1,738 points on the campaign (115.9 per contest) and they pull in 44.6 boards per game. They are earning an assist 24.8 times per game (15th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 14.7 times per contest. The Cavaliers are responsible for committing 20.9 fouls per game and they connect on 79.5% from the free throw line.

The Cleveland defense gives up 37.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (184 of 496) and their opponents are knocking down 75.7% of their free throw shots. They give up 24.0 dimes and 40.8 total boards per game, ranking them 10th and 3rd in basketball. The Cavaliers on defense are ranked 10th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 110.1. They have forced 14.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.1% from the field (15th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta (+3)

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