Atlanta Hawks vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 12/16/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is the location where the Cleveland Cavaliers (13-12) will play the Atlanta Hawks (9-14) on Saturday.

The Hawks took the court against the Raptors and ended up losing by a score of 135-128 in their last game. Atlanta wrapped up the game with a 48.0% field goal percentage (48 out of 100) and converted 18 out of their 41 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Hawks knocked down 14 of their 19 tries for a percentage of 73.7%. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they earned 42 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 32 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In the matter of defense, Atlanta allowed their opponent to shoot 57.5% from the floor on 50 of 87 shooting. Toronto earned 39 assists and had 3 steals for this game. In addition, Toronto grabbed 47 rebounds (9 offensive, 38 defensive) and got 8 blocked shots. Toronto went 70.8% at the charity stripe by making 17 of 24 attempts. They also converted 18 out of their 34 attempts from three-point range. When talking about fouls, the Hawks finished with 18 while the Raptors recorded 18 fouls.

Trae Young is one player who came through for the matchup. He accounted for 35 points on 13 out of 27 shooting. He played 39 mins played and snagged 4 rebounds. Young shot 48.1% from the floor and distributed 17 dimes.

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Atlanta comes into this one with a win-loss record of 9-14 for the campaign. They have an average of 122.5 points per outing (3rd in basketball) while shooting 46.7% from the field. The Hawks are connecting on 37.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (324 of 869) and 83.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Atlanta is grabbing 44.4 boards per game and is sitting with 584 assists for the season, which ranks 22nd in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.7 times per game and as a group are committing 18.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Hawks are able to force 15.8 turnovers per game while drawing 19.9 fouls. They give up 38.3% on 3-pointers and they are 28th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (123.3). The Hawks defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 50.3% (1,053 of 2,094) and they relinquish 44.7 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 24th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 662 surrendered on the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Cavaliers took a loss by a final score of 116-107 when they faced the Celtics. The Cavaliers were able to snag 30 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 39 for this game. They also turned the ball over 16 times, while recording 7 steals in this game. The Celtics were called for 15 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for a total of 17 shots. They were able to bury 16 of them for a clip of 94.1%. In terms of shots from downtown, Cleveland converted 11 out of 33 attempts (33.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Cavaliers finished shooting 40 for 83 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.2%. The Cavaliers permitted the Celtics to make 43 of their 85 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.6% in this contest. They finished 36.1% from beyond the arc by hitting 13 out of 36 and finished the game at 17 of 20 from the free throw line (85.0%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Cleveland permitted Boston to pull down 44 in all (13 on the offensive glass).

Donovan Mitchell ended up being a factor for the Cavaliers in this game. He made 12 of 24 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 8 rebounds. Mitchell tallied 31 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood and had 6 assists for the contest.

Cleveland has a mark of 13-12 on the season. As an offense, the Cavaliers are shooting 47.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 14th in the league. Cleveland has totaled 2,762 points so far this year (110.5 per contest) and they average 44.1 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 24.9 times per game (25th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 14.6 times per contest. The Cavaliers are responsible for committing 19.2 fouls per game and they shoot 77.8% from the free throw line.

The Cleveland defense allows 36.1% on three-point shots (305 of 846) and opponents are knocking down 78.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 24.5 assists and 43.6 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 5th and 14th in the league. The Cavaliers defensively are ranked 8th in the NBA in PPG given up with 110.9. They are able to force 14.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the field (8th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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