Philadelphia 76ers vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 12/21/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Cleveland Cavaliers (23-4) will take on the Philadelphia 76ers (8-16) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Saturday.

The 76ers took the court against the Hornets and earned the victory with a final of 121-108 in their last contest. Philadelphia walked away from the game with a 51.3% field goal percentage (41 of 80) and buried 16 out of their 38 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the 76ers converted 23 of their 30 attempts for a rate of 76.7%. With respect to grabbing boards, they collected 42 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 21 assists in the game while forcing 20 turnovers and having 14 steals. When talking about the defense, Philadelphia let their opponent shoot 50.6% from the field on 42 of 83 shooting. Charlotte earned 30 dimes and had 12 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Charlotte grabbed 38 boards (9 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 4 rejections. Charlotte finished the game at 57.1% when shooting free throws by knocking down 12 of their 21 tries. They also converted 12 out of their 38 shots from downtown. With respect to fouls, the 76ers ended up finishing with 20 while the Hornets totaled 27 fouls.

Tyrese Maxey is a guy who was a major factor for the game. Maxey finished the game shooting 42.9% from the floor and also recorded 5 assists. He was on the hardwood for 40 minutes played and also grabbed 5 boards. He accumulated 40 points on 12 of 28 shooting.

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Philadelphia heads into this game with a mark of 8-16 for the campaign. They cough up possession 14.8 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 20.4 fouls every game. As a team, Philadelphia is pulling in 40.4 boards per game and is sitting with 518 dimes so far this year, which is 30th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The 76ers are connecting on 32.7% on shots from distance (280 of 855) and 76.9% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 105.9 points per contest (29th in the NBA) while hitting 44.3% from the field.

Defensively, the 76ers have forced 17.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.1 fouls. They relinquish 35.2% on 3-pointers while they are 10th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (110.5). The 76ers defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 47.7% (954 of 2,001) and they surrender 43.6 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are ranked 4th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 627 surrendered this year.

In their last game, the Cavaliers walked away with a victory by a final of 130-101 against the Nets. The Cavaliers corralled 30 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 42 for the game. They gave up possession 17 times, while getting 14 steals for the matchup. The Nets committed 28 fouls for the contest which got the Cavaliers to the free throw line for 29 attempts. They were able to bury 25 of the free throws for a percentage of 86.2%. Regarding shots from 3-point land, Cleveland made 19 out of their 47 tries (40.4%). In all, the Cavaliers went 43 out of 81 from the field which had them shooting 53.1%. The Cavaliers permitted the Nets to convert 34 of their 81 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 42.0% in the game. They wrapped up this game 41.2% from 3-point land by going 14 out of 34 and finished the game at 19 out of 24 at the charity stripe (79.2%). In reference to rebounds, Cleveland allowed Brooklyn to get 35 overall (9 offensive).

Evan Mobley pitched in for the Cavaliers in the matchup. Mobley earned 21 points in his 23 minutes on the court and had 2 assists for the game. He converted 7 of 9 in this contest giving him a rate of 77.8%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Cleveland has a win-loss record of 23-4 on the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Cavaliers are hitting on 50.4% from the floor, which ranks 1st in the NBA. Cleveland has accounted for 3,280 points on the year (121.5 per game) and they snag 43.3 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 28.2 times per game (8th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.2 times per game. The Cavaliers have committed 18.4 fouls per game and they go 77.9% from the free throw line.

The Cleveland defense allows 37.1% on 3-point shots (368 of 992) and opponents are converting on 80.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 25.4 assists and 43.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 9th and 11th in the league. The Cavaliers on defense are ranked 11th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 110.9. They are forcing their opponents into 15.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.5% from the field (8th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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