Philadelphia 76ers vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 4/3/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Sunday, April 3, 2022

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Philadelphia 76ers (46-30) are hitting the road to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers (42-35).

The 76ers faced the Pistons and took a loss by a final of 102-94 in their last contest. Philadelphia ended the game with a 44.9% field goal percentage (31 out of 69) and made 7 of 26 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the 76ers buried 25 of 28 attempts for a percentage of 89.3%. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 39 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 22 assists for this contest while forcing the opposition into 4 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In relation to the defense, Philadelphia allowed 50.0% from the field on 41 out of 82 shooting. Detroit distributed 38 assists and had 26 steals for the contest. On top of that, Detroit snagged 33 boards (5 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 9 rejections. Detroit walked away from this one shooting 66.7% at the free throw line by making 10 of their 15 tries. They also buried 10 out of their 35 attempts from downtown. Regarding personal fouls, the 76ers walked away with 17 while the Pistons finished the game with 9 personal fouls.

Joel Embiid is one guy who was a factor for the contest. He racked up 37 points on 11 of 19 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins and also collected 15 rebounds. Embiid finished the contest at 57.9% from the floor and totaled 3 dimes.

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Philadelphia steps onto the hardwood with a record of 46-30 this year. They cough up possession 12.3 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 19.4 fouls per contest. As a team, Philadelphia is grabbing 42.3 rebounds per game and has accumulated 1,762 assists this season, which has them ranked 26th in basketball in terms of passing. The 76ers are connecting on 35.8% on 3-point shots (859 of 2,399) and 82.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 108.7 pts per game (21st in the league) while connecting on 46.1% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the 76ers have forced 13.1 turnovers every game while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 3rd in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,769 surrendered so far this season. The 76ers defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.7% (3,007 of 6,585) and they concede 44.6 boards per game as a team. They are surrendering 34.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 6th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (106.7).

In their last game, the Cavaliers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 131-107 when they played the Hawks. The Cavaliers pulled down 32 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards totaling 47 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 6 steals in the matchup. The Hawks earned 8 personal fouls for this game which took the Cavaliers to the free throw line for 28 shots. They were able to bury 22 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 78.6%. When discussing shooting from 3-point land, Cleveland made 7 of their 30 tries (23.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Cavaliers walked away from this one shooting 39 out of 90 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.3%. The Cavaliers allowed the Hawks to bury 45 of 91 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.5% for the matchup. They shot 43.6% from three-point range by shooting 17 of 39 and finished the game at 24 of 28 at the charity stripe (85.7%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Cleveland allowed Atlanta to grab 36 in total (12 offensive).

Cedi Osman ended up having an impact for the Cavaliers in this contest. He knocked down 7 of 10 in the matchup giving him a rate of 70.0%, and added 6 rebounds. Osman scored 21 points in his 27 mins on the court and accounted for 4 dimes for this contest.

Cleveland has a record of 42-35 so far this year. As an offense, the Cavaliers are connecting on 46.7% from the field, which is ranked 9th in the league. Cleveland has accounted for 8,257 points for the year (107.2 per game) and they snag 44.3 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 25.1 times per game (11th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.6 times per contest. The Cavaliers are responsible for committing 17.2 personal fouls every game and they connect on 76.2% from the free throw line.

The Cavaliers are ranked 4th in the NBA in points given up per game with 105.2. They are able to force 13.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (7th in the NBA). The Cleveland defense allows 35.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (896 of 2,563) and their opponents are converting on 77.1% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 24.0 assists and 42.9 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 11th and 7th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland

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