Cleveland Cavaliers vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 11/19/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Boston Celtics

Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Celtics (11-3) host the Cleveland Cavaliers (15-0) at TD Garden on Tuesday.

The Cavaliers played the Hornets and walked away with a win by a score of 128-114 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Cavaliers left the arena with 15 and the Hornets had 23 fouls. They made 20 out of their 52 tries from distance. Charlotte ended up going 83.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 10 of their 12 shots. On top of that, Charlotte grabbed 40 rebounds (17 offensive, 23 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Charlotte recorded 34 assists and had 12 steals for the contest. When it comes to the defense, Cleveland allowed the other team to go 40.8% from the floor on 42 out of 103 shooting. They also doled out 26 dimes in this matchup while forcing 10 turnovers and getting 3 steals. With respect to rebounding, they earned 48 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Cavaliers buried 27 of their 28 attempts for a percentage of 96.4%. Cleveland wrapped up the game with a 57.1% FG percentage (44 out of 77) and buried 13 of 30 shots from downtown.

Darius Garland is a player who was a major contributor in the matchup. Garland finished 43.8% from the field and totaled 12 assists. He played 30 mins played and totaled 5 rebounds. He was able to score 25 points on 7 of 16 shooting.

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Cleveland comes into this one with a mark of 15-0 for the year. They are averaging 123.7 pts per contest (1st in the NBA) while going 52.4% from the field. The Cavaliers are hitting 41.9% from downtown (233 of 556) and 78.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Cleveland is grabbing 42.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 426 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 1st in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.4 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 18.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Cavaliers are able to force 16.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.6 fouls. They are currently ranked 26th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 379 conceded this year. The Cavaliers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 45.9% (609 of 1,327) and they relinquish 41.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 37.8% on three-point shots while they are 10th in basketball in points per game allowed (111.4).

In their last game, the Celtics went home victorious with a score of 126-123 when they played the Raptors. The Celtics were able to snag 28 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards totaling 42 in this matchup. They also gave up possession 9 times, while getting 2 steals for this contest. The Raptors were called for 19 fouls in the matchup which took the Celtics to the charity stripe for 19 attempts. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 89.5%. With regard to shooting from distance, Boston made 21 out of their 61 tries (34.4%). Overall, the Celtics finished 44 for 99 from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.4%. The Celtics permitted the Raptors to knock down 50 out of 98 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 51.0% for this contest. They finished 39.1% from downtown by shooting 9 of 23 and ended up shooting 14 of 21 at the charity stripe (66.7%). In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Boston permitted Toronto to grab 46 in total (15 offensive).

Jaylen Brown ended up being a major contributor for the Celtics in the game. He knocked down 8 out of 16 in this game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and added 6 rebounds. Brown earned 27 points in his 43 minutes on the court and tallied 7 assists in this game.

Boston has a mark of 11-3 on the season. As an offense, the Celtics are hitting on 45.9% from the floor, which is 16th in the league. Boston has 1,703 points this season (121.6 per contest) and they average 42.8 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.4 times per game (14th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 12.0 times per contest. The Celtics are responsible for committing 16.4 fouls every game and they shoot 82.3% from the free throw line.

The Celtics defensively are ranked 11th in basketball in points allowed per game with 111.4. They are able to force 14.4 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 47.0% from the floor (20th in basketball). The Boston defense concedes 34.6% on shots from 3-point land (172 of 497) and opponents are connecting on 76.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 25.4 dimes and 43.3 rebounds per game, which is ranked 13th and 16th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland

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