Brooklyn Nets vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 11/9/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Saturday, November 9, 2024

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Brooklyn Nets (4-4) are traveling to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Saturday where they will go up against the Cleveland Cavaliers (9-0).

The Nets played the Grizzlies and took home the win by a score of 106-104 in their last contest. Brooklyn ended the game having earned a 47.6% FG percentage (40 out of 84) and converted 13 out of their 36 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Nets made 13 of their 18 attempts for a percentage of 72.2%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they collected 37 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 28 assists in this game in addition to creating 15 turnovers and having 7 steals. In the matter of defense, Brooklyn let their opponent shoot 47.3% from the field on 43 out of 91 shooting. Memphis doled out 29 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Memphis had 44 rebounds (13 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 1 block. Memphis walked away from this one shooting 76.9% at the charity stripe by burying 10 of 13 attempts. They also converted 8 out of their 30 shots from beyond the perimeter. When it comes to personal fouls, the Nets ended up with 22 while the Grizzlies accumulated 16 personal fouls.

Cameron Johnson is a player who came through for the contest. Johnson finished shooting 72.7% from the field and also earned 2 dimes. He saw the court for 36 minutes played and also totaled 3 boards. He ended up walking away with 20 points on 8 of 11 shooting.

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Brooklyn heads into this one with a win-loss record of 4-4 for the year. They currently have an average of 113.5 points per contest (16th in the league) while going 47.1% from the field. The Nets are connecting on 35.8% on three-point attempts (115 of 321) and 78.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Brooklyn is pulling in 39.0 rebounds per game and has totaled 215 assists on the year, which is 13th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 14.6 times per contest and as a group they are committing 26.5 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Nets are forcing their opponents into 15.8 turnovers every game and they draw 19.4 personal fouls. They are ranked 16th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 209 conceded on the campaign. The Nets defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.8% (313 of 655) and they concede 42.9 boards per contest as a squad. They are relinquishing 35.7% on shots from downtown and they are 17th in the league in points per game allowed (113.8).

The last time they took the court, the Cavaliers walked away with a victory by a final of 131-122 against the Pelicans. Regarding rebounding, Cleveland permitted New Orleans to get 33 in total (8 offensive). They finished 48.1% from downtown by connecting on 13 of 27 and finished the game at 25 out of 28 at the charity stripe (89.3%). The Cavaliers permitted the Pelicans to make 42 of their 88 attempts from the field which had them shooting 47.7% for this contest. When the game finished, the Cavaliers went 52 for 96 from the field which gave them a percentage of 54.2%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, Cleveland made 17 of 35 attempts (48.6%). They were able to convert 10 of those for a percentage of 76.9%. The Pelicans committed 14 personal fouls in this contest which took the Cavaliers to the free throw line for 13 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while earning 6 steals in the game. The Cavaliers recorded 34 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 46 in this matchup.

Donovan Mitchell pitched in for the Cavaliers in this contest. Mitchell had 29 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and added 3 assists for the contest. He made 10 out of 20 for the matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and added 4 rebounds.

Cleveland has a mark of 9-0 for the season. As an offensive team, the Cavaliers are shooting 52.6% from the floor, which ranks them 1st in the league. Cleveland has totaled 1,109 pts for the campaign (123.2 per game) and they pull down 42.1 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 28.8 times per game (6th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 12.4 times per game. The Cavaliers are committing 20.8 fouls per game and they go 73.3% from the free throw line.

The Cavaliers on the defensive side of the court are 11th in the league in points given up per game with 110.6. They are forcing their opponents into 16.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the field (9th in the NBA). The Cleveland defense surrenders 38.5% on shots from 3-point land (114 of 296) and their opposition makes 79.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 23.3 dimes and 41.3 rebounds every game, ranking them 3rd and 4th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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