Cleveland Cavaliers vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 10/28/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Boston Celtics

Date: Friday, October 28, 2022

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Celtics will take on the Cleveland Cavaliers at TD Garden on Friday.

The Cavaliers faced the Magic and took home the win by a score of 103-92 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Cavaliers ended up with 22 and the Magic totaled 29 fouls. They made 6 of their 24 shots from distance. Orlando finished shooting 76.2% from the charity stripe by making 16 of their 21 attempts. Moreover, Orlando snagged 43 rebounds (10 offensive, 33 defensive) and earned 3 blocks. Orlando dished out 19 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. Regarding the defense, Cleveland allowed their opponent to shoot 43.2% from the field on 35 of 81 shooting. They also doled out 25 dimes for the contest in addition to creating 16 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 43 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Cavaliers converted 21 of 30 tries for a percentage of 70.0%. Cleveland walked away from the contest with a 41.4% FG percentage (36 out of 87) and buried 10 of their 33 shots from downtown.

Jarrett Allen is a guy who was a factor in this game. Allen finished shooting 63.6% from the field and also earned 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 30 minutes and pulled down 16 boards. He walked away with 18 points on 7 of 11 shooting.

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Cleveland comes into this matchup with a record of 3-1 this season. They are averaging 113.3 points per game (16th in the league) while shooting 47.2% from the floor. The Cavaliers are connecting on 40.5% on three-point shots (49 of 121) and 81.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Cleveland is grabbing 44.3 rebounds per game and has totaled 101 assists on the year, which has them ranked 16th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 15.3 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 20.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Cavaliers are able to force 15.0 turnovers every game and they draw 23.8 fouls. They are 6th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 82 conceded so far this season. The Cavaliers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.8% (148 of 338) and they relinquish 38.5 rebounds per game as a group. They are surrendering 34.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 2nd in basketball in points per game allowed (100.8).

When they last played, the Celtics went home defeated by a final of 120-102 when they played the Bulls. The Celtics pulled down 31 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards for a total of 45 in this game. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 5 steals in this game. The Bulls were called for 18 personal fouls for this game which took the Celtics to the free throw line for 12 tries. They were able to make 10 of those for a rate of 83.3%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, Boston converted 18 of their 48 tries (37.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Celtics ended up going 37 for 100 from the field which had them at 37.0%. The Celtics permitted the Bulls to knock down 42 out of their 87 attempts from the field which left them shooting 48.3% for this contest. They finished 47.6% from three-point range by connecting on 10 out of 21 and finished the game at 26 of 29 from the charity stripe (89.7%). In relation to how they rebounded, Boston allowed Chicago to collect 60 in total (14 offensive).

Jayson Tatum was important for the Celtics for the contest. Tatum totaled 26 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and earned 5 assists in the matchup. He converted 8 of 18 in this matchup giving him a rate of 44.4%, and totaled 8 rebounds.

Boston has a win-loss record of 3-1 for the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Celtics are hitting on 47.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 8th in the league. Boston has tallied 465 pts so far this season (116.3 per contest) and they grab 40.3 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 22.8 times per contest (24th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.5 times per contest. The Celtics commit 23.0 fouls every game and they shoot 84.3% from the free throw line.

The Boston defense allows 40.0% on 3-point shots (46 of 115) and their opponents are converting on 81.1% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 22.3 assists and 43.8 boards per game, which is 7th and 16th in the league. The Celtics defensively are ranked 19th in the league in PPG allowed with 115.3. They are forcing 11.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.7% from the field (21st in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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