Cleveland Cavaliers vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 3/31/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Thursday, March 31, 2022

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: NBA TV

The Atlanta Hawks (38-37) are hosting the Cleveland Cavaliers (42-33) at State Farm Arena on Thursday.

The Cavaliers stepped onto the hardwood against the Magic and took home the win by a score of 107-101 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Cavaliers finished with 13 and the Magic recorded 17 fouls. They also buried 10 of their 37 attempts from 3-point land. Orlando finished the game shooting 53.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 7 of 13 shots. On top of that, Orlando snagged 37 rebounds (8 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 4 blocked shots. Orlando totaled 45 dimes and had 31 steals for the matchup. In reference to defense, Cleveland allowed the other team to shoot 48.3% from the floor on 42 of 87 shooting. They also distributed 26 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 1 turnovers and having 11 steals. With respect to rebounding, they earned 41 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Cavaliers knocked down 20 of 23 tries for a percentage of 87.0%. Cleveland ended the contest having earned a 44.6% field goal percentage (37 of 83) and knocked down 13 out of their 41 shots from downtown.

Darius Garland is one guy who played a role for the matchup. He accounted for 25 points on 7 out of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 40 minutes and snagged 3 rebounds. Garland finished 41.2% from the field and also dished out 12 assists.

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Cleveland will take the court with a win-loss record of 42-33 on the year. They average 107.2 points per game (24th in basketball) while shooting 46.7% from the field. The Cavaliers are shooting 35.0% on shots from 3-point land (862 of 2,463) and 76.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Cleveland is pulling in 44.4 rebounds per game and has earned 1,888 assists on the season, which has them ranked 11th in basketball in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.6 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 17.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Cavaliers are forcing 13.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.1 personal fouls. They rank 10th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,793 conceded on the campaign. The Cavaliers defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 45.1% (2,952 of 6,543) and they surrender 42.9 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 34.8% from 3-point land and they are 3rd in basketball in PPG allowed (104.6).

The last time they took the court, the Hawks walked away with a victory by a final of 132-123 against the Pacers. Concerning how they rebounded, Atlanta permitted Indiana to grab 20 overall (8 offensive). They went 47.2% from three-point range by connecting on 17 of 36 and finished the game at 16 of 18 from the charity stripe (88.9%). The Hawks permitted the Pacers to make 45 out of 87 tries from the floor which had them at 51.7% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Hawks ended up going 47 out of 86 from the field which had them shooting 54.7%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, Atlanta converted 17 of their 35 tries (48.6%). They were able to bury 21 of those for a percentage of 80.8%. The Pacers were called for 14 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Hawks to the charity stripe for 26 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 11 steals for the matchup. The Hawks corralled 27 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 40 for this game.

Bogdan Bogdanovic ended up being a factor for the Hawks in this game. He converted 8 of 14 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and had 5 rebounds. Bogdanovic scored 29 points in his 29 mins of playing time, but went home with no dimes.

Atlanta has a win-loss mark of 38-37 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Hawks are hitting on 46.9% from the field, which ranks 6th in basketball. Atlanta has tallied 8,489 pts so far this year (113.2 per game) and they pull in 43.8 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 24.5 times per game (14th in the league) and they are turning it over 12.0 times per contest. The Hawks commit 18.6 fouls per contest while shooting 81.2% from the charity stripe.

The Hawks defensively are ranked 23rd in the NBA in PPG allowed with 112.4. They are able to force 12.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.2% from the floor (26th in the league). The Atlanta defense concedes 36.5% from downtown (963 of 2,638) and their opponents are knocking down 79.7% of their free throw attempts. They allow 25.7 dimes and 43.8 total boards per game, which is ranked 25th and 11th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland

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