Cleveland Cavaliers vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 3/6/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

The Cleveland Cavaliers (39-21) are traveling to State Farm Arena on Wednesday where they will play the Atlanta Hawks (26-34).

The Cavaliers played the Knicks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 107-98 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Cavaliers left the arena with 11 and the Knicks recorded 13 fouls. They converted 16 out of their 39 shots from beyond the arc. New York ended up going 70.0% at the charity stripe by converting 7 of their 10 tries. Furthermore, New York totaled 47 rebounds (10 offensive, 37 defensive) and got 5 blocked shots. New York distributed 32 assists and had 8 steals in this game. In relation to defense, Cleveland allowed their opponent to shoot 48.8% from the field on 42 out of 86 shooting. They also doled out 31 dimes in this game as well as creating 9 turnovers and having 7 steals. In terms of hauling in boards, they compiled 39 with 10 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Cavaliers converted 3 of their 8 tries for a percentage of 37.5%. Cleveland finished having earned a 44.8% field goal percentage (39 of 87) and converted 17 out of their 44 three-point shots.

Sam Merrill is a player who was a factor for the matchup. He ended up scoring 21 points on 7 of 13 shooting. He played for 29 minutes and also grabbed 3 rebounds. Merrill finished 53.8% from the field and earned 2 dimes.

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Cleveland will enter this matchup with a mark of 39-21 for the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 13.5 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.4 fouls every game. As a team, Cleveland is collecting 44.7 boards per game and has earned 1,663 assists so far this year, which ranks 10th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Cavaliers are shooting 36.6% on 3-pointers (814 of 2,224) and 76.6% from the charity stripe. They average 114.4 points per contest (18th in the league) while hitting 48.1% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Cavaliers are able to force 13.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.2 fouls. They are giving up 36.0% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 2nd in the NBA in opponents PPG (109.5). The Cavaliers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 45.4% (2,402 of 5,285) and they relinquish 42.6 rebounds per contest as a unit. They rank 1st in the league in giving up assists with 1,462 surrendered for the year.

For their last game, the Hawks took a defeat with a final score of 114-102 against the Nets. The Hawks collected 30 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 42 in the game. They also turned it over 11 times, while getting 4 steals in the matchup. The Nets had 19 fouls for the matchup which took the Hawks to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 73.9%. In terms of 3-pointers, Atlanta buried 11 of 34 tries (32.4%). When all was said and done, the Hawks finished the game shooting 37 out of 87 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.5%. The Hawks allowed the Nets to bury 41 out of their 88 attempts from the field which had them shooting 46.6% for the game. They finished 46.9% from beyond the perimeter by going 15 of 32 and ended up shooting 17 out of 22 from the free throw line (77.3%). When talking about cleaning the glass, Atlanta permitted Brooklyn to get 45 in all (12 on the offensive glass).

Saddiq Bey ended up being a major contributor for the Hawks in this contest. He knocked down 8 out of 14 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and had 3 rebounds. Bey recorded 23 points in his 35 mins on the court and tallied 2 assists in this contest.

Atlanta has a win-loss record of 26-34 on the season. The Hawks have committed 18.6 fouls every game and they hit 81.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 26.1 times per contest (19th in the league) and they are giving up possession 13.4 times per contest. Atlanta has accumulated 7,226 pts this season (120.4 per contest) and they pull down 45.1 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Hawks are shooting 46.5% from the field, which ranks them 22nd in basketball.

The Atlanta defense allows 38.8% on 3-pointers (848 of 2,185) and their opposition makes 78.6% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 28.6 dimes and 44.8 boards per contest, which ranks them 28th and 23rd in the league. The Hawks on the defensive side of the court are 29th in the league in points per game surrendered with 122.7. They are forcing 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 49.8% from the field (28th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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