Utah Jazz vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 12/19/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Monday, December 19, 2022

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Utah (+6)

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is the location where the Cleveland Cavaliers will meet the Utah Jazz on Monday. Utah opens this matchup as 6-point dogs. The over/under is set at 223.

The Jazz took the court against the Bucks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 123-97 in their last contest. Utah wrapped up the contest with a 45.3% field goal percentage (39 out of 86) and converted 16 of their 47 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the free throw line, the Jazz knocked down 3 of their 6 tries for a percentage of 50.0%. In the matter of hauling in boards, they collected 29 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 24 dimes for the contest in addition to creating 14 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In reference to defense, Utah allowed the other team to shoot 53.3% from the floor on 48 of 90 shooting. Milwaukee distributed 30 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. Additionally, Milwaukee totaled 54 rebounds (15 offensive, 39 defensive) and added 2 blocks. Milwaukee shot 81.8% at the free throw line by making 9 of their 11 shots. They also knocked down 18 of their 38 tries from 3-point land. In reference to personal fouls, the Jazz ended up finishing with 13 and the Bucks accounted for 13 personal fouls.

Malik Beasley is one guy who played a role for this contest. He ended up scoring 18 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He played for 28 minutes played and totaled 3 rebounds. Beasley finished 46.2% from the field but didn't record an assist.

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Utah steps onto the court with a mark of 17-15 so far this year. They turn it over 15.9 times per contest and as a team are committing 21.2 fouls per game. As a unit, Utah is grabbing 43.8 boards per contest and has accumulated 851 assists for the season, which is 2nd in the NBA in terms of passing. The Jazz are shooting 36.9% on shots from downtown (472 of 1,278) and 77.5% from the charity stripe. They average 117.2 points per contest (4th in the league) while shooting 47.6% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Jazz have forced 14.5 turnovers every game and they draw 20.7 fouls. They are ranked 17th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 746 relinquished so far this season. The Jazz defense is allowing a FG percentage of 47.5% (1,382 of 2,908) and they concede 44.2 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They give up 34.2% on three-point shots while they are 24th in the league in points per game from their opponents (116.0).

The last time they took the court, the Cavaliers took home the win by a final score of 100-99 against the Mavericks. The Cavaliers recorded 42 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 for the matchup. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while earning 6 steals for the game. The Mavericks committed 20 personal fouls for this contest which got the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for 22 tries. They were able to knock down 13 of those for a percentage of 59.1%. In relation to 3-point shots, Cleveland made 7 of their 36 attempts (19.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Cavaliers shot 40 for 94 from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.6%. The Cavaliers permitted the Mavericks to bury 36 of their 88 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.9% in the matchup. They finished shooting 30.6% from three-point range by going 15 out of 49 and ended up shooting 12 of 19 at the free throw line (63.2%). In reference to rebounds, Cleveland permitted Dallas to pull down 45 in total (5 on the offensive side).

Donovan Mitchell ended up having an impact for the Cavaliers in the matchup. Mitchell recorded 25 points in his 42 minutes on the hardwood and added 3 dimes for the matchup. He buried 9 of 21 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and had 4 rebounds.

Cleveland has a win-loss record of 20-11 for the season. The Cavaliers are responsible for committing 19.2 fouls per contest and they connect on 80.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 23.4 times per contest (23rd in the NBA) and they turn it over 14.5 times per contest. Cleveland has totaled 3,427 pts this year (110.5 per contest) and they grab 43.0 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Cavaliers are shooting 47.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 10th in basketball.

The Cavaliers defensively are ranked 1st in the league in PPG given up with 104.6. They are forcing 14.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.5% from the floor (6th in basketball). The Cleveland defense concedes 34.6% on shots from beyond the arc (348 of 1,006) and their opponents are connecting on 75.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 22.7 assists and 39.9 boards every game, which is ranked 3rd and 2nd in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland (-6)

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