Cleveland Cavaliers vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 4/7/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Sunday, April 7, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Crypto.com Arena is the location where the Los Angeles Clippers (48-28) will take on the Cleveland Cavaliers (46-31) on Sunday.

The Cavaliers stepped onto the hardwood against the Suns and went home with a loss by a final score of 122-101 in their last game. Cleveland walked away from the contest with a 47.0% FG percentage (39 of 83) and buried 7 of 26 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Cavaliers converted 16 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 84.2%. With regard to rebounding, they earned 37 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 28 dimes in the matchup while creating 15 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Pertaining to defense, Cleveland let their opponent shoot 50.6% from the floor on 44 of 87 shooting. Phoenix earned 32 assists and had 11 steals in this contest. Moreover, Phoenix collected 43 boards (8 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Phoenix finished the contest at 94.1% at the charity stripe by making 16 of their 17 attempts. They converted 18 out of their 33 tries from long range. Concerning personal fouls, the Cavaliers finished with 14 while the Suns had 17 personal fouls.

Donovan Mitchell is one player who played a role in this matchup. He accounted for 24 points on 8 out of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 38 minutes played and collected 3 rebounds. Mitchell ended up shooting 47.1% from the floor and dished out 2 assists.

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Cleveland enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 46-31 this year. They are turning it over 12.7 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.8 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Cleveland is snagging 41.6 rebounds per game and has racked up 2,163 assists on the season, which ranks 8th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Cavaliers are hitting 36.6% on shots from 3-point land (1,042 of 2,849) and 76.6% from the charity stripe. They average 112.6 pts per game (19th in basketball) while shooting 48.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Cavaliers have forced 12.7 turnovers per game while drawing 18.9 personal fouls. They concede 36.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 7th in basketball in PPG allowed (109.9). The Cavaliers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 46.1% (3,112 of 6,748) and they relinquish 40.4 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 6th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,921 relinquished on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Clippers took home the win by a final score of 102-100 against the Nuggets. The Clippers were able to corral 41 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 48 in this matchup. They also coughed up the ball 6 times, while getting 10 steals in this matchup. The Nuggets committed 19 personal fouls for this game which took the Clippers to the free throw line for a total of 32 attempts. They were able to convert 27 of the free throw tries for a rate of 84.4%. When talking about 3-point attempts, Los Angeles knocked down 7 of 33 tries (21.2%). Overall, the Clippers shot 34 for 90 from the floor which had them shooting 37.8%. The Clippers allowed the Nuggets to knock down 36 out of 83 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.4% in the matchup. They finished 31.4% from three-point range by connecting on 11 out of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 25 at the charity stripe (68.0%). In regard to rebounding, Los Angeles permitted Denver to grab 51 overall (6 offensive).

Paul George ended up having an impact for the Clippers in the matchup. He converted 10 out of 21 for this contest for a rate of 47.6%, and totaled 4 rebounds. George accumulated 28 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and had 2 dimes in this game.

Los Angeles has a record of 48-28 on the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Clippers are hitting on 49.0% from the field, which ranks 6th in the league. Los Angeles has totaled 8,803 pts so far this season (115.8 per contest) and they pull down 40.7 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 25.6 times per game (22nd in the league) and they are turning it over 12.6 times per contest. The Clippers are responsible for committing 18.5 fouls every game while shooting 82.2% from the charity stripe.

The Los Angeles defense concedes 36.9% on 3-point shots (991 of 2,684) and their opponents are knocking down 77.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 26.5 assists and 40.0 rebounds per game, which ranks 12th and 5th in basketball. The Clippers are ranked 10th in the league in points per game surrendered with 112.5. They have forced 12.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.1% from the floor (13th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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