Milwaukee Bucks vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 12/21/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is where the Cleveland Cavaliers will attempt to beat the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday.

The Bucks faced the Pelicans and went home with a win by a final score of 128-119 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Bucks walked away with 21 while the Pelicans had 20 fouls. They converted 18 of their 45 attempts from long range. New Orleans ended up shooting 70.8% when shooting free throws by making 17 of 24 attempts. Furthermore, New Orleans grabbed 44 rebounds (17 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 6 rejections. New Orleans doled out 30 assists and had 9 steals in the game. In terms of defense, Milwaukee allowed 42.4% from the field on 42 out of 99 shooting. They also doled out 26 dimes for the game in addition to creating 15 turnovers and having 8 steals. In the matter of grabbing boards, they collected a total of 44 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Bucks converted 25 of 31 shots for a percentage of 80.6%. Milwaukee ended with a 55.6% FG percentage (45 out of 81) and knocked down 13 of their 40 3-pointers.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is a guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He ended up walking away with 42 points on 12 out of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 34 minutes and totaled 10 boards. Antetokounmpo finished the contest at 70.6% from the field and recorded 1 assist.

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Milwaukee heads into this game with a mark of 22-8 this year. They are giving up possession 15.0 times per game and as a squad they are committing 18.6 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Milwaukee is collecting 48.5 boards per contest and has totaled 752 assists for the year, which ranks 15th in basketball in terms of passing. The Bucks are hitting 35.1% on shots from 3-point land (395 of 1,126) and 74.1% from the charity stripe. They average 113.1 points per outing (16th in the league) while hitting 46.2% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bucks are forcing 12.8 turnovers per game while drawing 19.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 1st in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 663 relinquished so far this season. The Bucks defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 44.8% (1,219 of 2,720) and they surrender 43.4 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 34.8% on 3-pointers and they are 4th in basketball in points per game allowed (108.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Cavaliers walked away with a victory by a final of 122-99 against the Jazz. The Cavaliers earned 41 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 45 for the game. They gave up possession of the ball 21 times, while recording 5 steals in the matchup. The Jazz had 22 personal fouls in the game which got the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for a total of 26 attempts. They were able to make 21 of those for a clip of 80.8%. Pertaining to shots from distance, Cleveland buried 15 out of 26 tries (57.7%). When the game finished, the Cavaliers went 43 out of 70 from the floor which gave them a rate of 61.4%. The Cavaliers allowed the Jazz to knock down 36 out of 93 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 38.7% for the game. They shot 29.4% from beyond the arc by connecting on 10 out of 34 and ended up going 17 out of 23 at the free throw line (73.9%). In reference to cleaning the glass, Cleveland allowed Utah to pull down 35 overall (15 on the offensive side).

Donovan Mitchell was important for the Cavaliers in this contest. Mitchell accumulated 23 points in his 23 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in the matchup. He made 8 out of 12 for this game for a rate of 66.7%, and had 2 rebounds.

Cleveland has a record of 21-11 so far this season. The Cavaliers are committing 19.2 personal fouls per contest and they hit 80.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 23.4 times per contest (23rd in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 14.8 times per game. Cleveland has earned 3,549 pts this year (110.9 per game) and they average 43.1 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Cavaliers are connecting on 47.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 8th in the NBA.

The Cleveland defense surrenders 34.4% on three-point shots (358 of 1,040) and their opposition makes 75.7% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 22.6 assists and 39.7 boards per game, which ranks them 3rd and 1st in basketball. The Cavaliers on the defensive end are ranked 1st in the league in PPG given up with 104.4. They are forcing their opponents into 14.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.3% from the floor (5th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland

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