Miami Heat vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 11/22/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is the location where the Cleveland Cavaliers (7-6) will compete against the Miami Heat (9-5) on Wednesday.

The Heat faced the Bulls and took home the win by a score of 118-100 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Heat ended up finishing with 19 while the Bulls accumulated 16 personal fouls. They also knocked down 11 of their 37 tries from distance. Chicago finished 93.8% from the free throw line by making 15 of their 16 shots. Moreover, Chicago grabbed 36 rebounds (7 offensive, 29 defensive) and got 1 block. Chicago distributed 21 assists and had 2 steals in this contest. With respect to defense, Miami allowed the other team to shoot 45.7% from the field on 37 out of 81 shooting. They also doled out 31 dimes for this game while forcing 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 43 with 9 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Heat converted 17 of 20 tries for a percentage of 85.0%. Miami walked away from the contest having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (42 of 84) and made 17 of 35 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Bam Adebayo is someone who was important in the matchup. He ended up with 23 points on 8 out of 14 shooting. He played for 30 mins and also pulled down 11 rebounds. Adebayo finished the game at 57.1% from the floor and totaled 6 assists.

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Miami enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 9-5 this season. They cough up possession 13.5 times per contest and as a unit are committing 17.4 fouls per contest. As a team, Miami is snagging 41.2 rebounds per game and has accounted for 361 dimes on the year, which ranks 9th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Heat are hitting 37.6% on 3-pointers (174 of 463) and 85.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 110.2 points per outing (23rd in basketball) while going 46.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Heat are forcing their opponents into 16.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.1 fouls. They are giving up 37.7% on three-point shots and they rank 7th in the NBA in PPG allowed (108.9). The Heat defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 47.1% (565 of 1,200) and they surrender 44.1 boards per game as a basketball team. They rank 20th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 363 conceded for the year.

In their last game, the Cavaliers got the victory with a final of 121-109 against the Nuggets. The Cavaliers were able to corral 36 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 47 in the matchup. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while earning 6 steals for this contest. The Nuggets earned 21 fouls in the matchup which took the Cavaliers to the free throw line for a total of 26 tries. They were able to make 20 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 76.9%. In terms of shooting from beyond the arc, Cleveland converted 11 of 27 attempts (40.7%). When the final whistle was blown, the Cavaliers walked away from this one shooting 45 out of 82 from the field which gave them a rate of 54.9%. The Cavaliers permitted the Nuggets to knock down 39 of their 82 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 47.6% for this game. They went 48.3% from beyond the arc by hitting 14 of 29 and finished the contest at 17 of 23 from the charity stripe (73.9%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, Cleveland permitted Denver to pull down 33 overall (9 on the offensive side).

Darius Garland ended up being a factor for the Cavaliers for this game. He made 10 of 16 for the game giving him a rate of 62.5%, and added 3 rebounds. Garland racked up 26 points in his 33 mins on the court and added 6 dimes in the matchup.

Cleveland has a win-loss record of 7-6 for the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cavaliers are shooting 47.5% from the floor, which ranks 11th in the league. Cleveland has accounted for 1,445 points for the season (111.2 per contest) and they average 44.3 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 24.2 times per contest (25th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.9 times per contest. The Cavaliers are responsible for committing 19.3 fouls per contest and they go 76.9% from the free throw line.

The Cavaliers on the defensive end are ranked 11th in the league in points given up per game with 111.0. They are forcing 14.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.3% from the floor (4th in the league). The Cleveland defense allows 38.2% on shots from beyond the arc (167 of 437) and their opposition makes 76.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 25.1 assists and 44.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 13th and 16th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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