Cleveland Cavaliers vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 3/16/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Houston Rockets

Date: Saturday, March 16, 2024

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

The Cleveland Cavaliers (42-24) are headed to Toyota Center on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Houston Rockets (31-35).

The Cavaliers faced the Pelicans and walked away with a win by a score of 116-95 in their last game. Cleveland walked away from the contest having earned a 51.1% FG percentage (47 of 92) and buried 20 out of their 45 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Cavaliers made 2 of their 3 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. When discussing rebounding, they earned 46 with 8 of them being offensive. They also distributed 38 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Concerning defense, Cleveland allowed their opponent to shoot 43.8% from the floor on 35 out of 80 shooting. New Orleans doled out 22 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. On top of that, New Orleans had 43 rebounds (7 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 4 rejections. New Orleans finished the game at 80.8% at the free throw line by converting 21 of 26 shots. They also knocked down 4 of their 22 attempts from downtown. Regarding personal fouls, the Cavaliers ended up finishing with 18 while the Pelicans totaled 13 personal fouls.

Darius Garland is a guy who played a role for the game. Garland finished 62.5% from the floor and also distributed 11 dimes. He played 34 mins played and also collected 6 rebounds. He left the arena with 27 points on 10 of 16 shooting.

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Cleveland enters this contest with a record of 42-24 so far this year. They currently have an average of 113.8 points per contest (18th in the NBA) while shooting 47.9% from the field. The Cavaliers are hitting 36.6% on shots from beyond the arc (904 of 2,467) and 76.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Cleveland is collecting 44.4 rebounds per contest and has totaled 1,838 dimes on the year, which is 9th in the NBA in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 13.4 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.2 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Cavaliers are able to force 13.6 turnovers per game and they draw 19.0 fouls. They currently rank 3rd in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,616 conceded this year. The Cavaliers are giving up a FG percentage of 45.6% (2,646 of 5,799) and they concede 42.7 boards per contest as a squad. They are giving up 36.1% from beyond the arc and they are 4th in the league in points per game allowed (109.4).

The last time they took the court, the Rockets got the win with a final of 135-119 when they played the Wizards. The Rockets were able to pull down 39 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 47 in this game. They turned it over 17 times, while earning 7 steals in this contest. The Wizards committed 19 fouls for the game which got the Rockets to the free throw line for a total of 24 tries. They were able to make 21 of them for a clip of 87.5%. In regard to shots from distance, Houston converted 12 of 28 tries (42.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Rockets finished 51 out of 87 from the field which had them at 58.6%. The Rockets permitted the Wizards to make 46 of 93 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 49.5% for the contest. They finished 31.6% from 3-point land by connecting on 12 of 38 and finished the contest at 15 out of 19 at the free throw line (78.9%). With respect to rebounds, Houston permitted Washington to grab 32 overall (7 offensive).

Jalen Green pitched in for the Rockets for the contest. He made 15 of 23 in this contest for a rate of 65.2%, and added 8 rebounds. Green recorded 37 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 2 assists for the game.

Houston has a win-loss record of 31-35 on the season. As an offensive unit, the Rockets are shooting 45.8% from the floor, which is ranked 28th in the league. Houston has scored 7,470 pts on the season (113.2 per contest) and they snag 45.9 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 24.7 times per contest (25th in the league) and they turn it over 13.0 times per game. The Rockets have committed 21.0 personal fouls per game and they connect on 76.9% from the free throw line.

The Rockets on defense are ranked 10th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 112.6. They are able to force 13.6 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.1% from the field (6th in basketball). The Houston defense gives up 34.7% on 3-point attempts (812 of 2,339) and their opponents are converting on 75.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 24.5 dimes and 44.7 boards on a nightly basis, which is 4th and 23rd in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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