Los Angeles Clippers vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 3/14/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Monday, March 14, 2022

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Cleveland Cavaliers (38-29) are welcoming the Los Angeles Clippers (35-34) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Monday.

The Clippers faced the Hawks and took a loss by a final of 112-106 in their last game. Los Angeles wrapped up the contest with a 48.8% FG percentage (40 out of 82) and knocked down 12 out of their 32 3-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Clippers converted 14 of 17 tries for a percentage of 82.4%. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 36 with 6 of them being offensive. They also recorded 22 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 3 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In terms of defense, Los Angeles allowed 47.8% from the field on 43 of 90 shooting. Atlanta dished out 47 assists and had 28 steals for the game. Additionally, Atlanta collected 32 rebounds (15 offensive, 17 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Atlanta ended up shooting 89.5% from the charity stripe by burying 17 of their 19 attempts. They converted 9 of 31 tries from downtown. In relation to fouls, the Clippers ended up with 20 while the Hawks finished the game with 10 fouls.

Ivica Zubac is one guy who was a factor in this matchup. Zubac walked away from this one shooting 76.9% from the field and also distributed 4 assists. He saw the court for 36 minutes and pulled down 12 boards. He notched 24 points on 10 of 13 shooting.

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Los Angeles comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 35-34 so far this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.1 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.7 fouls per contest. As a team, Los Angeles is collecting 44.2 rebounds per game and has totaled 1,622 assists so far this season, which is 15th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Clippers are shooting 36.7% on shots from distance (859 of 2,343) and 78.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 106.9 pts per contest (24th in the league) while hitting 45.5% from the floor.

On defense, the Clippers have forced 13.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.6 fouls. They are relinquishing 34.0% on three-point shots and they rank 11th in the league in points per game allowed (107.7). The Clippers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 44.7% (2,798 of 6,258) and they concede 47.3 rebounds per contest as a group. They rank 15th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,657 conceded for the year.

When they last played, the Cavaliers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 101-91 when they played the Bulls. The Cavaliers snagged 35 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 40 for the matchup. They turned the ball over 14 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. The Bulls committed 12 personal fouls in this game which took the Cavaliers to the free throw line for a total of 17 shots. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw tries for a clip of 82.4%. When discussing 3-point attempts, Cleveland converted 5 of 24 attempts (20.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Cavaliers ended up going 36 out of 86 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.9%. The Cavaliers permitted the Bulls to knock down 39 out of their 88 tries from the floor which had them at 44.3% in this matchup. They went 42.9% from 3-point land by going 9 out of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 15 from the charity stripe (93.3%). In the matter of rebounding, Cleveland permitted Chicago to get 38 overall (8 offensive).

Darius Garland was important for the Cavaliers in the matchup. He knocked down 9 out of 24 in this game for a field goal percentage of 37.5%, and totaled 7 rebounds. Garland accumulated 25 points in his 42 minutes of playing time and had 7 dimes in the game.

Cleveland has a win-loss record of 38-29 this season. As an offense, the Cavaliers are shooting 46.6% from the floor, which ranks them 11th in the league. Cleveland has 7,147 points on the season (106.7 per contest) and they grab 44.6 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 25.1 times per game (9th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 14.8 times per game. The Cavaliers have committed 17.2 personal fouls per contest and they go 76.3% from the free throw line.

The Cavaliers on the defensive end are ranked 1st in the league in points per game surrendered with 103.7. They are able to force 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 44.6% from the field (6th in the league). The Cleveland defense concedes 34.8% on shots from beyond the arc (773 of 2,224) and their opposition makes 76.6% of their foul shots. They surrender 23.4 dimes and 43.0 boards per game, which ranks 9th and 6th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland

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