Cleveland Cavaliers vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 12/14/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Dallas Mavericks will try to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers at American Airlines Center on Wednesday.

The Cavaliers took the court against the Spurs and ended up losing by a score of 112-111 in their last contest. Cleveland finished the contest with a 48.9% field goal percentage (45 out of 92) and knocked down 5 of their 23 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Cavaliers made 16 of their 17 shots for a percentage of 94.1%. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 44 with 15 of them being offensive. They also dished out 21 dimes for this contest as well as creating 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In relation to the defense, Cleveland allowed their opponent to shoot 47.4% from the floor on 46 out of 97 shooting. San Antonio earned 25 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. On top of that, San Antonio pulled down 46 rebounds (19 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 7 blocks. San Antonio finished 68.8% at the free throw line by burying 11 of 16 shots. They also converted 9 of their 27 shots from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Cavaliers ended up with 13 while the Spurs had 19 fouls.

Donovan Mitchell is a player who was a major contributor in this matchup. Mitchell finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor and totaled 1 assist. He was on the court for 37 minutes and snagged 5 boards. He ended up finishing with 28 points on 12 out of 24 shooting.

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Cleveland will enter this game with a record of 17-11 for the campaign. They average 110.9 points per game (21st in the league) on 47.5% from the field. The Cavaliers are shooting 36.8% on shots from beyond the arc (325 of 882) and 80.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Cleveland is grabbing 43.1 boards per game and has tallied 654 assists for the season, which ranks 18th in basketball in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 14.9 times per game and as a unit are committing 19.1 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Cavaliers have forced 15.1 turnovers every game and they draw 21.8 fouls. They are ranked 6th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 635 relinquished this year. The Cavaliers defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 45.7% (1,078 of 2,360) and they surrender 40.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They give up 35.0% on 3-pointers while they are 1st in the NBA in PPG allowed (105.1).

The last time they took the court, the Mavericks went home victorious with a score of 121-114 against the Thunder. When discussing rebounding, Dallas allowed Oklahoma City to get 42 in all (10 on the offensive glass). They finished 32.3% from distance by connecting on 10 of 31 and finished the contest at 20 out of 21 at the free throw line (95.2%). The Mavericks permitted the Thunder to bury 42 out of their 88 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.7% in the game. Overall, the Mavericks finished shooting 39 out of 93 from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.9%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Dallas converted 22 of 54 attempts (40.7%). They were able to make 21 of them for a percentage of 84.0%. The Thunder committed 22 fouls in this game which took the Mavericks to the free throw line for 25 tries. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 4 steals in the game. The Mavericks were able to snag 34 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive boards for a total of 50 in this matchup.

Luka Doncic pitched in for the Mavericks in this game. He buried 13 out of 27 in this matchup giving him a rate of 48.1%, and had 11 rebounds. Doncic recorded 38 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 8 dimes in this matchup.

Dallas has a mark of 14-13 so far this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Mavericks are shooting 46.9% from the field, which ranks them 16th in basketball. Dallas has accounted for 3,021 pts for the campaign (111.9 per game) and they pull in 38.9 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 22.0 times per contest (28th in the league) and they are giving up possession 12.8 times per contest. The Mavericks are committing 21.1 personal fouls every game while shooting 72.7% from the free throw line.

The Mavericks defensively are ranked 7th in basketball in points given up per game with 110.1. They are forcing 15.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.3% from the field (26th in the league). The Dallas defense concedes 37.1% on shots from beyond the arc (306 of 825) and their opponents are making 78.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 24.1 assists and 43.0 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 9th and 12th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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