Cleveland Cavaliers vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 3/28/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-2)

The Atlanta Hawks will play the Cleveland Cavaliers at State Farm Arena on Tuesday. Cleveland opens as 2-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under has been set at 232.

The Cavaliers faced the Rockets and earned the victory with a final of 108-91 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Cavaliers ended up finishing with 16 while the Rockets recorded 22 fouls. They made 6 of 25 shots from three-point range. Houston finished 83.3% from the charity stripe by burying 15 of their 18 shots. Additionally, Houston collected 36 rebounds (12 offensive, 24 defensive) and had 7 blocks. Houston earned 20 assists and had 6 steals for the game. When it comes to defense, Cleveland let their opponent shoot 43.8% from the field on 35 of 80 shooting. They also doled out 20 assists in the game while creating 16 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 41 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Cavaliers made 21 of 24 shots for a percentage of 87.5%. Cleveland finished with a 47.0% FG percentage (39 of 83) and knocked down 9 out of their 30 shots from 3-point land.

Jarrett Allen is a player who came through for the game. He accumulated 24 points on 8 of 11 shooting. He played 36 minutes played and totaled 14 rebounds. Allen finished the game shooting 72.7% from the field and earned 2 assists.

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Cleveland steps onto the hardwood with a record of 48-28 this season. They currently have an average of 112.2 pts per game (24th in basketball) while going 48.8% from the field. The Cavaliers are connecting on 36.4% on shots from distance (872 of 2,397) and 77.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Cleveland is pulling in 41.3 boards per game and has accounted for 1,888 assists so far this year, which is 16th in the league in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 13.4 times per game and as a team they commit 18.8 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Cavaliers are forcing their opponents into 15.6 turnovers per game and they draw 20.7 fouls. They rank 4th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,749 surrendered for the campaign. The Cavaliers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.8% (2,960 of 6,329) and they surrender 40.8 boards per contest as a squad. They are conceding 36.8% from beyond the arc while they are 1st in basketball in opponents points per game (106.5).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Hawks took a loss by a final score of 123-119 against the Grizzlies. The Hawks earned 34 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 48 for the matchup. They turned it over 10 times, while earning 4 steals for the game. The Grizzlies earned 22 fouls for this game which took the Hawks to the charity stripe for a total of 26 attempts. They were able to make 22 of the free throw tries for a rate of 84.6%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Atlanta converted 7 out of 31 tries (22.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Hawks walked away from this one shooting 45 out of 98 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.9%. The Hawks allowed the Grizzlies to knock down 48 out of their 89 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 53.9% for the game. They went 39.4% from three-point range by shooting 13 of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 14 out of 19 at the free throw line (73.7%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Atlanta allowed Memphis to snag 39 overall (6 offensive).

Trae Young was important for the Hawks for this game. Young recorded 28 points in his 35 mins on the court and had 10 dimes for this game. He made 7 out of 14 for the contest for a rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

Atlanta has a mark of 37-38 on the year. As an offense, the Hawks are connecting on 48.2% from the field, which is 9th in the NBA. Atlanta has accounted for 8,850 pts on the season (118.0 per contest) and they pull down 44.1 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 24.8 times per game (19th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.8 times per game. The Hawks are responsible for committing 18.9 personal fouls per contest and they hit 81.8% from the charity stripe.

The Atlanta defense allows 35.6% on 3-point attempts (896 of 2,517) and opponents are connecting on 80.7% of their foul shots. They allow 26.0 dimes and 44.3 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 24th and 20th in the league. The Hawks are ranked 25th in the NBA in points given up per game with 117.8. They are able to force 14.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.4% from the floor (24th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (-2)

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