Cleveland Cavaliers vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 11/7/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Monday, November 7, 2022

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Los Angeles Clippers will compete against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Crypto.com Arena on Monday.

The Cavaliers faced the Pistons and walked away with a win by a score of 112-88 in their last contest. Cleveland ended the game having earned a 54.3% field goal percentage (44 of 81) and knocked down 11 out of their 26 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Cavaliers made 13 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 81.3%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 47 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 30 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When discussing defense, Cleveland let their opponent shoot 37.3% from the floor on 31 out of 83 shooting. Detroit doled out 16 dimes and had 10 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Detroit pulled down 34 rebounds (9 offensive, 25 defensive) and had 13 blocks. Detroit ended up going 86.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 13 of 15 shots. They also knocked down 13 of 37 tries from 3-point range. When talking about personal fouls, the Cavaliers left the arena with 15 and the Pistons accounted for 22 personal fouls.

Kevin Love is one guy who was important in the matchup. He left the arena with 21 points on 7 out of 10 shooting. He was on the court for 23 minutes and also grabbed 8 boards. Love walked away from this one shooting 70.0% from the floor and also recorded 10 assists.

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Cleveland enters this one with a win-loss record of 7-1 this year. They are averaging 116.5 points per outing (6th in the league) while hitting 47.7% from the field. The Cavaliers are hitting 40.6% on shots from beyond the arc (110 of 271) and 80.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Cleveland is snagging 45.0 boards per contest and has accounted for 206 assists on the year, which is 25th in the league in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 15.1 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 21.0 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Cavaliers are able to force 15.8 turnovers per game while drawing 24.1 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 34.1% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 3rd in the league in points per game from their opponents (104.4). The Cavaliers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 44.2% (304 of 688) and they surrender 39.9 boards per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 1st in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 178 surrendered on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Clippers walked away with a victory by a final of 113-106 when they played the Spurs. The Clippers were able to snag 41 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 44 for the game. They coughed it up 16 times, while recording 6 steals in the game. The Spurs were called for 17 fouls in the game which got the Clippers to the free throw line for 19 shots. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throws for a rate of 73.7%. In relation to three-point shots, Los Angeles converted 15 of their 33 attempts (45.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Clippers ended up going 42 for 80 from the field which gave them a rate of 52.5%. The Clippers permitted the Spurs to make 42 of their 88 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.7% in this matchup. They finished 38.7% from three-point range by going 12 of 31 and ended up going 10 out of 18 at the free throw line (55.6%). In relation to attacking the glass, Los Angeles permitted San Antonio to get 35 in all (6 on the offensive glass).

Paul George ended up being a factor for the Clippers for the contest. George earned 32 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 6 assists in this matchup. He made 11 of 16 in this contest giving him a rate of 68.8%, and had 2 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a record of 5-4 this season. The Clippers are committing 19.6 personal fouls every game while shooting 73.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 21.4 times per game (26th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 16.7 times per game. Los Angeles has 921 points this season (102.3 per game) and they pull in 44.9 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Clippers are shooting 46.8% from the field, which is 16th in the NBA.

The Los Angeles defense surrenders 32.5% from downtown (105 of 323) and their opponents are making 73.7% of their free throw shots. They have given up 23.4 dimes and 44.6 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 8th and 21st in the league. The Clippers defensively are ranked 4th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 106.2. They are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.6% from the floor (3rd in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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