Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 12/2/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Saturday, December 2, 2023

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-9)

Little Caesars Arena is where the Detroit Pistons (2-17) will try to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers (10-9) on Saturday. Detroit opens as 9-point dogs. The over/under is set at 228.

The Cavaliers played the Trail Blazers and took a loss by a final of 103-95 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Cavaliers walked away with 15 and the Trail Blazers recorded 17 personal fouls. They converted 14 of their 35 shots from beyond the arc. Portland finished 100.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of 11 attempts. Furthermore, Portland pulled down 40 rebounds (9 offensive, 31 defensive) and earned 2 blocked shots. Portland earned 29 dimes and had 10 steals in the matchup. In reference to defending, Cleveland let their opponent shoot 50.6% from the floor on 39 out of 77 shooting. They also recorded 25 dimes in the matchup while forcing the other team into 22 turnovers and earning 12 steals. With regard to rebounding, they earned 35 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Cavaliers knocked down 12 of 12 shots for a rate of 100.0%. Cleveland ended the game having earned a 42.7% field goal percentage (38 of 89) and made 7 out of their 32 shots from 3-point land.

Donovan Mitchell is one guy who came through in this game. Mitchell finished shooting 35.0% from the floor and also earned 6 assists. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes played and also snagged 7 boards. He ended up scoring 23 points on 7 out of 20 shooting.

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Cleveland heads into this game with a record of 10-9 this season. They are turning it over 14.7 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.8 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Cleveland is pulling in 44.3 boards per game and is sitting with 484 assists this year, which ranks 12th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Cavaliers are hitting 34.4% from downtown (209 of 608) and 79.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 110.8 points per contest (25th in the NBA) while hitting 47.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Cavaliers are forcing their opponents into 14.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They rank 18th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 476 relinquished for the year. The Cavaliers defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.2% (765 of 1,691) and they relinquish 44.1 boards per game as a group. They relinquish 37.5% on 3-point shots while they are 11th in the league in opponents points per game (111.7).

In their last game, the Pistons took a loss by a final score of 118-112 when they faced the Knicks. The Pistons were able to collect 34 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 42 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 20 times, while getting 4 steals in this matchup. The Knicks earned 17 fouls in this game which got the Pistons to the free throw line for a total of 17 shots. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw tries for a clip of 64.7%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the arc, Detroit made 15 of 35 attempts (42.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Pistons went 43 out of 81 from the floor which had them shooting 53.1%. The Pistons permitted the Knicks to make 41 out of 88 tries from the floor which had them at 46.6% in this matchup. They finished 39.0% from beyond the perimeter by going 16 out of 41 and finished the contest at 20 out of 28 from the free throw line (71.4%). In reference to how they rebounded, Detroit allowed New York to get 41 in total (12 offensive).

Cade Cunningham pitched in for the Pistons in this game. He knocked down 12 of 20 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and accounted for 2 rebounds. Cunningham accumulated 31 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 8 assists in the game.

Detroit has a win-loss mark of 2-17 on the season. The Pistons have committed 23.7 personal fouls every game and they connect on 80.7% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 26.5 times per game (9th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 17.2 times per contest. Detroit has totaled 2,082 points this season (109.6 per contest) and they average 45.3 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Pistons are connecting on 46.2% from the field, which is ranked 23rd in the NBA.

The Detroit defense allows 36.6% on 3-point attempts (211 of 576) and opponents are converting on 82.1% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 25.1 dimes and 42.2 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 14th and 5th in basketball. The Pistons on the defensive end are ranked 24th in the league in PPG surrendered with 118.5. They have forced 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 47.4% from the field (20th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit (+9)

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