Cleveland Cavaliers vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 2/8/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Thursday, February 8, 2024

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

Barclays Center is the location where the Brooklyn Nets (20-30) will try to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers (32-16) on Thursday.

The Cavaliers stepped onto the hardwood against the Kings and notched a win by a score of 136-110 in their last contest. Cleveland ended having earned a 58.0% FG percentage (51 of 88) and knocked down 23 of their 41 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Cavaliers knocked down 11 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 64.7%. In regard to grabbing boards, they earned 45 with 5 of them being offensive. They also dished out 36 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 10 steals. When discussing defending, Cleveland allowed the other team to go 46.2% from the field on 43 of 93 shooting. Sacramento earned 28 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. Additionally, Sacramento collected 40 rebounds (10 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 5 rejections. Sacramento shot 58.3% from the charity stripe by making 7 of their 12 shots. They also knocked down 17 of 44 shots from beyond the arc. Concerning personal fouls, the Cavaliers finished with 15 and the Kings recorded 18 personal fouls.

Donovan Mitchell is one player who was a factor in this contest. Mitchell shot 55.0% from the field and earned 5 dimes. He saw the court for 33 mins played and also snagged 2 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 29 points on 11 of 20 shooting.

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Cleveland steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 32-16 on the season. They turn the ball over 13.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Cleveland is collecting 45.1 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,294 assists for the season, which ranks 19th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Cavaliers are shooting 36.2% on 3-point shots (643 of 1,777) and 77.0% from the free throw line. They average 114.8 points per game (17th in the NBA) on 48.1% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Cavaliers are able to force 14.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.2 personal fouls. They surrender 35.5% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 3rd in the NBA in PPG allowed (109.7). The Cavaliers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.5% (1,912 of 4,200) and they relinquish 42.2 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 1st in basketball in giving up assists with 1,165 conceded for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Nets took a loss by a score of 119-107 when they faced the Mavericks. In reference to how they rebounded, Brooklyn permitted Dallas to get 45 overall (6 offensive). They went 44.2% from distance by shooting 19 out of 43 and walked away from this one shooting 8 of 13 from the free throw line (61.5%). The Nets allowed the Mavericks to make 46 of their 91 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 50.5% for this game. Overall, the Nets ended up going 41 for 91 from the field which had them shooting 45.1%. In regard to shots from distance, Brooklyn converted 12 out of their 33 tries (36.4%). They were able to knock down 13 of them for a percentage of 86.7%. The Mavericks earned 12 personal fouls for this contest which got the Nets to the charity stripe for a total of 15 tries. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 6 steals for this contest. The Nets collected 35 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 43 in this contest.

Mikal Bridges ended up being a factor for the Nets in this matchup. Bridges racked up 28 points in his 39 mins on the court and accounted for 4 assists for the contest. He made 11 of 21 in this contest for a field goal rate of 52.4%, and accumulated 1 rebound.

Brooklyn has a mark of 20-30 on the year. The Nets commit 19.2 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 75.9% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 26.8 times per contest (13th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 12.6 times per contest. Brooklyn has totaled 5,707 pts so far this year (114.1 per game) and they collect 45.1 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Nets are shooting 46.1% from the field, which is 26th in the league.

The Nets on the defensive side of the court are 16th in the league in PPG given up with 115.4. They are forcing their opponents into 12.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.8% from the field (11th in basketball). The Brooklyn defense gives up 38.1% on 3-point attempts (669 of 1,758) and opponents are knocking down 80.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 25.7 dimes and 44.8 boards per contest, which ranks 8th and 24th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland

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