Cleveland Cavaliers vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 12/12/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Boston Celtics

Date: Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+10)

TD Garden is the location where the Boston Celtics (16-5) will try to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers (13-9) on Tuesday. Boston is 10-point favorites. The betting total is set at 221.

The Cavaliers took the court against the Heat and took home the win by a score of 111-99 in their last contest. Cleveland ended the game having earned a 46.0% FG percentage (40 of 87) and knocked down 14 of their 38 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Cavaliers converted 17 of 26 shots for a percentage of 65.4%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 51 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 21 assists in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and getting 13 steals. With respect to the defense, Cleveland allowed the other team to shoot 43.0% from the floor on 37 of 86 shooting. Miami doled out 23 assists and had 5 steals in this contest. Additionally, Miami grabbed 37 boards (7 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 2 blocks. Miami finished the game at 66.7% at the free throw line by making 10 of 15 shots. They made 15 of 42 attempts from beyond the arc. With respect to personal fouls, the Cavaliers ended up with 17 while the Heat accounted for 23 personal fouls.

Donovan Mitchell is one player who was a major contributor in the matchup. Mitchell finished the game at 52.9% from the field and also distributed 6 assists. He was on the court for 36 mins and pulled down 13 rebounds. He accumulated 27 points on 9 out of 17 shooting.

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Cleveland will enter this contest with a record of 13-9 for the campaign. They are averaging 111.3 pts per contest (22nd in the league) while hitting 47.9% from the field. The Cavaliers are connecting on 34.8% on shots from downtown (247 of 710) and 77.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Cleveland is collecting 44.6 rebounds per game and has earned 559 assists for the campaign, which ranks 14th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 14.6 times per contest and as a unit they commit 19.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Cavaliers are forcing 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.3 fouls. They are currently ranked 13th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 545 surrendered for the year. The Cavaliers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 45.4% (882 of 1,944) and they relinquish 43.6 boards per game as a squad. They concede 36.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 7th in basketball in PPG allowed (110.6).

The last time they took the court, the Celtics walked away with a victory by a final of 133-123 when they played the Knicks. The Celtics recorded 26 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 34 in this game. They also turned it over 7 times, while getting 8 steals for the contest. The Knicks committed 20 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for 21 tries. They were able to convert 18 of those for a percentage of 85.7%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, Boston made 19 out of 47 attempts (40.4%). When the game finished, the Celtics finished 48 for 91 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 52.7%. The Celtics permitted the Knicks to bury 44 out of 88 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0% for this contest. They finished 40.5% from distance by shooting 15 of 37 and ended up going 20 out of 27 at the free throw line (74.1%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Boston permitted New York to get 44 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Derrick White was important for the Celtics in the game. He made 10 out of 16 for this game for a rate of 62.5%, and tallied 3 rebounds. White tallied 30 points in his 32 minutes of playing time and had 3 dimes in the game.

Boston has a win-loss record of 16-5 this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Celtics are shooting 47.6% from the floor, which is ranked 11th in basketball. Boston has 2,463 points for the campaign (117.3 per game) and they average 46.9 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 24.9 times per game (25th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 13.9 times per game. The Celtics commit 17.8 fouls per contest and they connect on 79.2% from the charity stripe.

The Boston defense gives up 36.4% on three-point shots (284 of 780) and their opponents are making 72.6% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 23.7 dimes and 43.3 total boards per game, which is ranked 3rd and 10th in basketball. The Celtics defensively are ranked 4th in basketball in points allowed per game with 108.8. They have forced 12.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.3% from the floor (4th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland (+10)

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