San Antonio Spurs vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 2/9/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The San Antonio Spurs (20-34) are headed to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Wednesday where they will play the Cleveland Cavaliers (33-21).

The Spurs stepped onto the hardwood against the Rockets and went home with a win by a final score of 131-106 in their last game. San Antonio walked away from the contest having earned a 57.3% field goal percentage (51 out of 89) and buried 13 of their 28 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Spurs made 16 of their 20 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 44 with 11 of them being offensive. They also recorded 33 dimes for the matchup while forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and getting 14 steals. With regard to defense, San Antonio let their opponent shoot 43.4% from the floor on 36 of 83 shooting. Houston earned 35 assists and had 15 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Houston had 26 boards (9 offensive, 17 defensive) and added 5 rejections. Houston ended up shooting 79.3% from the charity stripe by making 23 of their 29 tries. They buried 11 of 33 tries from distance. In regard to personal fouls, the Spurs ended up with 25 and the Rockets racked up 17 personal fouls.

Dejounte Murray is one player who was a major contributor for the matchup. Murray finished the contest at 56.3% from the floor and dished out 11 assists. He saw the court for 35 minutes and collected 7 boards. He racked up 19 points on 9 of 16 shooting.

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San Antonio will enter this contest with a record of 20-34 for the campaign. They are turning it over 12.7 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, San Antonio is collecting 45.6 rebounds per contest and has totaled 1,509 assists for the year, which is 1st in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Spurs are connecting on 35.4% on three-point shots (601 of 1,699) and 73.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 111.5 pts per game (8th in the league) while connecting on 46.6% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Spurs have forced 13.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 14th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,290 surrendered for the year. The Spurs defense is giving up a FG percentage of 46.4% (2,288 of 4,933) and they concede 46.7 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 35.3% from beyond the arc and they rank 24th in the league in opponents points per game (111.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Cavaliers took home the win by a final score of 98-85 when they played the Pacers. The Cavaliers were able to snag 34 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards totaling 50 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 9 steals in this game. The Pacers committed 19 fouls in this game which took the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for 28 shots. They were able to knock down 19 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 67.9%. Regarding 3-point attempts, Cleveland made 11 of their 32 attempts (34.4%). At the conclusion of this game, the Cavaliers walked away from this one shooting 34 out of 84 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.5%. The Cavaliers permitted the Pacers to convert 31 of their 83 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 37.3% for the game. They finished 25.8% from downtown by shooting 8 of 31 and finished the contest at 15 of 17 at the charity stripe (88.2%). In regard to how they rebounded, Cleveland permitted Indiana to collect 34 in all (13 offensive).

Cedi Osman was important for the Cavaliers for the game. Osman recorded 22 points in his 31 minutes on the court and had 5 assists for this contest. He made 8 out of 16 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Cleveland has a mark of 33-21 so far this season. The Cavaliers commit 17.0 fouls every game and they shoot 75.1% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 25.5 times per game (7th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.9 times per game. Cleveland has totaled 5,752 pts for the season (106.5 per contest) and they average 45.3 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Cavaliers are hitting on 46.4% from the floor, which is ranked 10th in the NBA.

The Cleveland defense allows 33.6% on shots from beyond the arc (610 of 1,816) and their opponents are making 75.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 23.0 assists and 43.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 4th and 9th in basketball. The Cavaliers on the defensive side of the court are 1st in the league in points allowed per game with 102.1. They are able to force 13.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.0% from the field (3rd in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Antonio

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