Cleveland Cavaliers vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 1/8/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Sunday, January 8, 2023

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

The Phoenix Suns welcome the Cleveland Cavaliers at Footprint Center on Sunday.

The Cavaliers faced the Nuggets and ended up losing by a score of 121-108 in their last game. Cleveland wrapped up the game having earned a 45.5% field goal percentage (40 out of 88) and buried 10 of their 26 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the free throw line, the Cavaliers converted 18 of 32 shots for a rate of 56.3%. In relation to rebounding, they collected 40 with 18 of them being offensive. They also recorded 30 assists for the contest as well as creating 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Cleveland allowed their opponent to shoot 53.1% from the field on 43 out of 81 shooting. Denver recorded 28 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. In addition, Denver snagged 49 rebounds (13 offensive, 36 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Denver finished the contest at 78.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of 23 attempts. They also made 17 out of their 35 tries from beyond the arc. With respect to fouls, the Cavaliers walked away with 18 while the Nuggets recorded 23 fouls.

Caris LeVert is one guy who was a contributor in the matchup. LeVert ended up going 61.5% from the field and distributed 3 assists. He played 33 mins and also pulled down 4 boards. He left the arena with 22 points on 8 of 13 shooting.

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Cleveland enters this contest with a record of 25-15 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 111.5 points per contest (25th in the league) while connecting on 47.9% from the floor. The Cavaliers are hitting 36.5% on three-point attempts (465 of 1,274) and 78.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Cleveland is pulling in 42.8 rebounds per game and has accounted for 941 assists on the year, which has them ranked 20th in basketball in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 14.4 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 19.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Cavaliers have forced 14.8 turnovers every game and they draw 21.6 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 5th in the NBA in allowing assists with 912 relinquished for the campaign. The Cavaliers are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.3% (1,558 of 3,367) and they surrender 40.3 boards per contest as a team. They are giving up 36.7% on shots from downtown while they are 1st in the league in points per game allowed (106.8).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Suns went home defeated by a final of 104-96 when they faced the Heat. When it comes to how they rebounded, Phoenix permitted Miami to pull down 37 in all (5 on the offensive side). They went 31.6% from distance by shooting 12 of 38 and ended up going 26 of 31 from the free throw line (83.9%). The Suns permitted the Heat to bury 33 of their 78 attempts from the field which had them shooting 42.3% in this matchup. When the game finished, the Suns went 34 out of 82 from the floor which had them sitting at 41.5%. In the matter of 3-pointers, Phoenix made 6 of 23 attempts (26.1%). They were able to convert 22 of the free throw tries for a rate of 88.0%. The Heat were called for 14 personal fouls in this contest which took the Suns to the free throw line for 25 attempts. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 5 steals for the game. The Suns were able to snag 36 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 44 for the matchup.

Deandre Ayton was important for the Suns for this contest. He made 10 of 20 for this game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and tallied 14 rebounds. Ayton earned 23 points in his 36 mins of playing time and earned 2 assists in this game.

Phoenix has a record of 20-20 on the campaign. The Suns have committed 21.3 fouls every game and they go 79.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 26.6 times per game (7th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 13.7 times per game. Phoenix has earned 4,524 pts so far this season (113.1 per contest) and they snag 43.0 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Suns are hitting on 46.6% from the floor, which ranks them 20th in the league.

The Suns are ranked 7th in basketball in points given up per game with 111.0. They have forced 15.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.9% from the floor (14th in basketball). The Phoenix defense surrenders 35.8% on shots from 3-point land (440 of 1,228) and their opposition knocks down 79.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 22.9 assists and 43.0 boards per contest, which ranks them 4th and 8th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix

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