Cleveland Cavaliers vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 2/3/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-San Antonio

The San Antonio Spurs (10-38) welcome the Cleveland Cavaliers (30-16) at Frost Bank Center on Saturday.

The Cavaliers faced the Grizzlies and notched a win by a score of 108-101 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Cavaliers left the arena with 16 while the Grizzlies accumulated 19 personal fouls. They converted 12 of their 38 shots from beyond the arc. Memphis ended up going 88.2% at the free throw line by knocking down 15 of 17 attempts. On top of that, Memphis grabbed 43 rebounds (7 offensive, 36 defensive) and added 8 blocks. Memphis distributed 25 assists and had 9 steals in this matchup. With regard to defense, Cleveland allowed the other team to go 41.1% from the field on 37 out of 90 shooting. They also doled out 26 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With regard to rebounding, they compiled 48 with 10 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Cavaliers converted 12 of 18 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. Cleveland finished the contest having earned a 47.7% field goal percentage (41 out of 86) and converted 14 of their 35 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Donovan Mitchell is a guy who was important for this game. He recorded 25 points on 10 out of 19 shooting. He played for 33 minutes played and also grabbed 4 rebounds. Mitchell finished shooting 52.6% from the floor and also dished out 7 dimes.

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Cleveland heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 30-16 this year. They are averaging 114.3 pts per contest (19th in the league) while connecting on 47.9% from the field. The Cavaliers are connecting on 35.9% on 3-point shots (607 of 1,692) and 77.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Cleveland is pulling in 44.9 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,227 dimes this season, which has them ranked 19th in the league in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 13.7 times per game and as a team are committing 18.9 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Cavaliers are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.3 personal fouls. They give up 35.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 3rd in the league in PPG allowed (109.8). The Cavaliers defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 45.7% (1,833 of 4,009) and they surrender 42.0 boards per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 1st in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,114 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Spurs went home defeated by a final of 108-98 when they faced the Magic. When talking about rebounds, San Antonio permitted Orlando to get 45 in all (12 offensive). They wrapped up this game 35.0% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 7 of 20 and ended up shooting 19 out of 23 from the charity stripe (82.6%). The Spurs permitted the Magic to make 41 out of their 86 tries from the floor which had them at 47.7% for this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Spurs finished shooting 36 for 80 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.0%. Concerning three-point shots, San Antonio made 9 of their 31 tries (29.0%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throws for a rate of 70.8%. The Magic were called for 20 fouls for the matchup which got the Spurs to the free throw line for a total of 24 tries. They also turned the ball over 17 times, while earning 9 steals for this contest. The Spurs snagged 34 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 41 for this game.

Devin Vassell ended up having an impact for the Spurs in this game. Vassell recorded 26 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and accounted for 4 assists for the game. He knocked down 8 out of 18 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and had 4 rebounds.

San Antonio has a mark of 10-38 on the season. As an offense, the Spurs are connecting on 46.2% from the floor, which ranks them 24th in the league. San Antonio has totaled 5,403 pts so far this year (112.6 per game) and they grab 43.0 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 29.4 times per game (3rd in the league) and they cough up possession 14.8 times per game. The Spurs have committed 18.4 personal fouls every game and they go 78.2% from the free throw line.

The Spurs are ranked 26th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 121.1. They are forcing their opponents into 13.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.9% from the field (24th in the league). The San Antonio defense concedes 38.7% on 3-pointers (657 of 1,697) and their opponents are making 77.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 28.0 assists and 46.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 26th and 29th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Antonio

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