Miami Heat vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 11/20/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Sunday, November 20, 2022

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Cleveland Cavaliers are welcoming the Miami Heat at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Sunday.

The Heat took the court against the Raptors and ended up losing by a score of 112-104 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Heat walked away with 20 while the Raptors finished the game with 23 fouls. They also converted 7 of their 26 shots from distance. Toronto shot 77.3% at the charity stripe by burying 17 of 22 attempts. On top of that, Toronto collected 42 rebounds (16 offensive, 26 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Toronto recorded 23 assists and had 5 steals for the game. With regard to the defense, Miami allowed the other team to go 51.2% from the field on 44 out of 86 shooting. They also distributed 19 dimes for the game while creating 14 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned 23 with 4 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Heat made 19 of their 22 attempts for a percentage of 86.4%. Miami walked away from the game having earned a 54.5% FG percentage (36 out of 66) and knocked down 13 out of their 35 shots from distance.

Max Strus is a player who was a major contributor for this contest. He finished with 20 points on 6 out of 11 shooting. He was on the court for 35 minutes and also pulled down 3 rebounds. Strus finished the game at 54.5% from the floor but wasn't able to get an assist.

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Miami heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 7-8 so far this year. They turn it over 14.3 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 19.7 fouls per contest. As a unit, Miami is snagging 39.4 rebounds per game and has earned 367 dimes on the season, which ranks 16th in basketball in terms of passing. The Heat are hitting 35.2% on three-point shots (185 of 526) and 86.7% from the free throw line. They average 110.3 points per outing (20th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.0% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Heat are able to force 16.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.7 fouls. They are currently ranked 17th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 371 relinquished this year. The Heat defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 47.9% (611 of 1,276) and they relinquish 42.8 boards per contest as a squad. They concede 36.9% from beyond the arc and they rank 9th in the league in PPG allowed (110.1).

The last time they took the court, the Cavaliers took a loss by a score of 113-98 when they faced the Bucks. The Cavaliers collected 28 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 34 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 8 times, while earning 7 steals for this game. The Bucks had 16 fouls for this game which took the Cavaliers to the free throw line for a total of 17 shots. They were able to bury 14 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 82.4%. When discussing shots from distance, Cleveland converted 12 of their 28 tries (42.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Cavaliers finished shooting 36 out of 84 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.9%. The Cavaliers allowed the Bucks to bury 41 of their 86 attempts from the field which left them shooting 47.7% in the game. They finished 41.0% from 3-point land by shooting 16 out of 39 and ended up going 15 of 27 from the charity stripe (55.6%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Cleveland allowed Milwaukee to grab 52 in all (13 on the offensive glass).

Darius Garland pitched in for the Cavaliers for the game. He buried 8 of 20 in the matchup for a rate of 40.0%, and added 4 rebounds. Garland recorded 23 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 8 dimes for the contest.

Cleveland has a mark of 8-6 on the season. As an offensive unit, the Cavaliers are shooting 47.0% from the floor, which ranks 13th in the league. Cleveland has totaled 1,606 points so far this season (114.7 per contest) and they average 44.1 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.8 times per game (13th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 14.4 times per contest. The Cavaliers commit 20.6 fouls every game and they connect on 79.3% from the charity stripe.

The Cleveland defense surrenders 37.6% on 3-pointers (170 of 452) and opponents are connecting on 75.1% of their foul shots. They have conceded 24.0 assists and 40.0 boards per game, which is 10th and 2nd in basketball. The Cavaliers defensively are ranked 8th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 109.2. They are forcing their opponents into 14.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.7% from the field (16th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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