Cleveland Cavaliers vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 12/16/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Monday, December 16, 2024

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

The Brooklyn Nets (10-14) will compete against the Cleveland Cavaliers (21-4) at Barclays Center on Monday.

The Cavaliers faced the Heat and took a loss by a final of 122-113 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Cavaliers walked away with 18 while the Heat had 15 personal fouls. They buried 16 of their 37 tries from 3-point land. Miami finished the contest at 92.3% at the charity stripe by converting 24 of their 26 attempts. On top of that, Miami pulled down 47 rebounds (10 offensive, 37 defensive) and earned 1 block. Miami doled out 27 dimes and had 4 steals for this contest. In relation to the defense, Cleveland allowed the other team to shoot 47.7% from the field on 41 of 86 shooting. They also recorded 25 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 36 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Cavaliers made 17 of their 18 attempts for a rate of 94.4%. Cleveland walked away from the game having earned a 47.7% FG percentage (41 out of 86) and converted 14 out of their 33 three-point attempts.

Darius Garland is someone who was a contributor in the matchup. Garland walked away from this one shooting 47.4% from the field and earned 5 dimes. He played 32 minutes and totaled 5 boards. He was able to score 23 points on 9 out of 19 shooting.

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Cleveland comes into this contest with a record of 21-4 so far this season. They average 121.4 points per game (2nd in the NBA) while connecting on 50.7% from the floor. The Cavaliers are hitting 40.4% on shots from distance (386 of 955) and 78.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Cleveland is grabbing 43.1 boards per contest and has earned 702 dimes on the season, which is 5th in the league in terms of passing. They cough up possession 13.2 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 18.6 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Cavaliers have forced 15.6 turnovers every game while drawing 18.5 fouls. They give up 37.0% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 11th in the league in points per game from their opponents (111.5). The Cavaliers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 45.5% (1,013 of 2,225) and they relinquish 43.7 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 16th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 636 relinquished on the year.

When they last played, the Nets walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 118-113 against the Bucks. With respect to rebounding, Brooklyn permitted Milwaukee to snag 31 in all (3 offensive). They went 48.4% from three-point range by connecting on 15 of 31 and ended up shooting 25 of 32 at the free throw line (78.1%). The Nets permitted the Bucks to make 39 out of their 68 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 57.4% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Nets ended up going 41 for 81 from the floor which had them at 50.6%. When talking about 3-pointers, Brooklyn made 16 of 35 attempts (45.7%). They were able to knock down 15 of the free throws for a rate of 93.8%. The Bucks committed 18 fouls in this game which got the Nets to the charity stripe for 16 tries. They also gave up possession 13 times, while earning 9 steals in this matchup. The Nets earned 23 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 30 for this game.

Dennis Schroder pitched in for the Nets for this contest. He knocked down 13 of 19 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 68.4%, and had 3 rebounds. Schroder earned 34 points in his 34 mins of playing time and earned 11 assists for the contest.

Brooklyn has a win-loss mark of 10-14 for the campaign. The Nets commit 22.4 fouls per game and they connect on 80.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 25.8 times per game (16th in basketball) and they turn it over 14.6 times per game. Brooklyn has accumulated 2,642 pts this season (110.1 per game) and they average 38.0 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Nets are hitting on 46.2% from the field, which ranks 17th in basketball.

The Brooklyn defense surrenders 37.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (313 of 846) and their opposition knocks down 77.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 26.6 assists and 42.5 rebounds per game, which is 20th and 9th in the NBA. The Nets defensively are ranked 19th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 113.8. They are forcing their opponents into 15.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 48.7% from the floor (30th in the NBA).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Brooklyn and under the total points

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