Atlanta Hawks vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 11/28/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (+4)

The Cleveland Cavaliers (9-8) will go up against the Atlanta Hawks (8-8) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Tuesday. Cleveland opens this matchup as 4-point favorites. The betting total comes in at 232.

The Hawks faced off with the Celtics and went home with a loss by a final score of 113-103 in their last game. Atlanta ended the contest having earned a 40.9% field goal percentage (36 of 88) and knocked down 19 of their 53 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Hawks converted 12 of 19 attempts for a rate of 63.2%. With respect to pulling down boards, they compiled 43 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 15 assists for this contest as well as forcing 12 turnovers and having 5 steals. In the matter of defending, Atlanta allowed the other team to go 44.2% from the floor on 42 out of 95 shooting. Boston totaled 24 assists and had 9 steals for the contest. Additionally, Boston collected 58 rebounds (18 offensive, 40 defensive) and earned 4 blocked shots. Boston ended up shooting 80.0% at the free throw line by making 16 of their 20 attempts. They buried 13 of their 47 tries from 3-point land. When it comes to personal fouls, the Hawks ended up walking away with 17 while the Celtics finished the game with 19 personal fouls.

Trae Young is a guy who came through in the matchup. He notched 33 points on 12 out of 27 shooting. He played for 37 minutes and also pulled down 5 rebounds. Young finished the game shooting 44.4% from the floor and earned 7 assists.

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Atlanta will take the court with a mark of 8-8 on the year. They turn it over 15.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Atlanta is pulling in 44.9 rebounds per game and has accounted for 414 assists for the campaign, which ranks 17th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Hawks are connecting on 37.3% on three-point attempts (222 of 595) and 82.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 123.6 points per contest (2nd in the NBA) while shooting 48.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Hawks are able to force 15.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.4 personal fouls. They are ranked 25th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 452 conceded on the campaign. The Hawks defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 49.1% (720 of 1,467) and they surrender 43.3 boards per game as a unit. They relinquish 36.8% from 3-point land while they are 25th in basketball in points per game allowed (121.1).

For their last game, the Cavaliers took home the win by a final score of 105-102 against the Raptors. When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Cleveland allowed Toronto to snag 50 overall (17 on the offensive side). They finished 25.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 8 of 32 and ended up going 20 of 29 from the charity stripe (69.0%). The Cavaliers allowed the Raptors to convert 37 out of 89 tries from the floor which left them shooting 41.6% for this contest. In all, the Cavaliers went 45 out of 97 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.4%. In reference to three-point shots, Cleveland made 10 of their 31 attempts (32.3%). They were able to knock down 5 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 83.3%. The Raptors committed 11 fouls in this game which took the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for 6 attempts. They coughed it up 14 times, while earning 2 steals for this game. The Cavaliers earned 37 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 49 in the matchup.

Darius Garland ended up being a major contributor for the Cavaliers for this game. He made 10 of 16 for this game for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and totaled 2 rebounds. Garland had 24 points in his 41 mins on the court and had 8 assists for this contest.

Cleveland has a win-loss mark of 9-8 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cavaliers are shooting 47.5% from the floor, which ranks them 10th in basketball. Cleveland has 1,883 pts on the campaign (110.8 per game) and they grab 44.2 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 25.4 times per contest (19th in basketball) and they are turning it over 14.4 times per game. The Cavaliers are committing 19.0 personal fouls every game and they hit 77.9% from the charity stripe.

The Cleveland defense surrenders 38.0% on 3-point attempts (215 of 566) and their opposition makes 76.9% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 25.1 dimes and 44.3 boards every game, which ranks them 13th and 18th in the NBA. The Cavaliers defensively are ranked 13th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 112.6. They are forcing their opponents into 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.7% from the field (8th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta (+4)

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