Miami Heat vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 3/20/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Cleveland Cavaliers (43-25) will try to defeat the Miami Heat (37-31) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Wednesday.

The Heat took the court against the 76ers and took a loss by a final of 98-91 in their last contest. Miami finished with a 39.3% field goal percentage (35 of 89) and buried 12 out of their 33 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Heat knocked down 9 of their 14 shots for a percentage of 64.3%. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they earned 49 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 23 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In regard to the defense, Miami let their opponent shoot 43.5% from the field on 37 of 85 shooting. Philadelphia recorded 23 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. Moreover, Philadelphia totaled 46 rebounds (7 offensive, 39 defensive) and earned 3 rejections. Philadelphia finished shooting 91.7% at the charity stripe by converting 11 of 12 shots. They also made 13 of their 36 tries from 3-point land. When it comes to fouls, the Heat finished with 13 while the 76ers totaled 16 fouls.

Bam Adebayo is someone who played a role in this matchup. Adebayo went 80.0% from the field and totaled 6 assists. He played for 32 minutes and also snagged 13 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 20 points on 8 out of 10 shooting.

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Miami heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 37-31 for the season. They lose possession via turnover 12.8 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.6 fouls every game. As a unit, Miami is grabbing 42.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 1,746 assists on the season, which ranks 20th in basketball in terms of passing. The Heat are connecting on 37.1% on shots from downtown (830 of 2,240) and 81.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 109.8 points per contest (27th in the league) while hitting 46.4% from the floor.

On defense, the Heat are able to force 13.7 turnovers every game while drawing 19.0 fouls. They are 17th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,810 surrendered this year. The Heat defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.9% (2,749 of 5,856) and they relinquish 43.0 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They surrender 36.0% from beyond the arc and they are 4th in the league in points per game allowed (109.3).

In their last game, the Cavaliers went home victorious with a score of 108-103 against the Pacers. The Cavaliers were able to collect 30 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 39 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 8 steals for the game. The Pacers were called for 24 fouls in this contest which took the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for 28 shots. They were able to make 20 of the free throws for a rate of 71.4%. When talking about shots from beyond the arc, Cleveland made 12 out of their 32 attempts (37.5%). In all, the Cavaliers walked away from this one shooting 38 for 80 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.5%. The Cavaliers permitted the Pacers to convert 42 out of their 91 attempts from the field which left them shooting 46.2% in the game. They finished 23.7% from three-point range by going 9 of 38 and finished the game at 10 of 16 from the free throw line (62.5%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Cleveland allowed Indiana to get 45 overall (14 on the offensive side).

Jarrett Allen was important for the Cavaliers in the game. He knocked down 8 of 12 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 9 rebounds. Allen earned 23 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist for this contest.

Cleveland has a win-loss record of 43-25 on the year. As an offensive unit, the Cavaliers are shooting 47.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 13th in basketball. Cleveland has earned 7,719 pts on the season (113.5 per contest) and they average 44.3 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 27.8 times per game (10th in the league) and they turn it over 13.4 times per contest. The Cavaliers commit 18.1 personal fouls every game and they go 76.3% from the charity stripe.

The Cavaliers on the defensive end are ranked 6th in the league in PPG given up with 109.5. They are forcing their opponents into 13.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 45.7% from the field (4th in basketball). The Cleveland defense allows 35.9% on 3-point shots (822 of 2,292) and opponents are converting on 78.4% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 24.6 dimes and 42.9 boards per game, which ranks 4th and 11th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland

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