San Antonio Spurs vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 1/7/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Sunday, January 7, 2024

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is where the Cleveland Cavaliers (19-15) will play the San Antonio Spurs (5-29) on Sunday.

The Spurs took the court against the Bucks and went home with a loss by a final score of 125-121 in their last game. San Antonio finished the contest having earned a 48.4% FG percentage (46 out of 95) and converted 14 of their 40 shots from downtown. When they shot from the free throw line, the Spurs knocked down 15 of 17 shots for a percentage of 88.2%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned 42 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 31 assists for the game while creating 14 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In relation to the defense, San Antonio allowed the other team to go 53.3% from the field on 49 out of 92 shooting. Milwaukee dished out 27 dimes and had 5 steals for this game. Furthermore, Milwaukee totaled 42 rebounds (8 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 8 blocked shots. Milwaukee finished the game shooting 78.9% from the free throw line by knocking down 15 of their 19 tries. They made 12 of their 34 tries from downtown. When talking about personal fouls, the Spurs ended up walking away with 16 and the Bucks recorded 16 personal fouls.

Devin Vassell is someone who was a major contributor for this contest. Vassell finished the contest at 66.7% from the field and recorded 4 dimes. He played 35 minutes played and totaled 6 rebounds. He totaled 34 points on 14 of 21 shooting.

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San Antonio enters this contest with a mark of 5-29 this season. They turn it over 15.3 times per contest and as a squad they commit 19.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, San Antonio is grabbing 43.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 988 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 4th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Spurs are shooting 34.2% on 3-point shots (433 of 1,265) and 77.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 111.2 points per game (26th in the NBA) while hitting 45.5% from the floor.

On defense, the Spurs are forcing 13.5 turnovers per game while drawing 18.5 personal fouls. They are giving up 38.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 27th in basketball in PPG allowed (122.9). The Spurs defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 49.1% (1,535 of 3,126) and they relinquish 46.7 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are ranked 26th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 956 surrendered so far this season.

In their last game, the Cavaliers got the victory with a final of 114-90 against the Wizards. The Cavaliers were able to corral 40 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 52 for the game. They also coughed up the ball 23 times, while recording 9 steals for the contest. The Wizards committed 19 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Cavaliers to the free throw line for 23 shots. They were able to knock down 16 of them for a percentage of 69.6%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, Cleveland made 16 of their 33 attempts (48.5%). When all was said and done, the Cavaliers walked away from this one shooting 41 for 77 from the floor which gave them a rate of 53.2%. The Cavaliers permitted the Wizards to bury 35 out of their 84 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.7% in the game. They wrapped up this game 30.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 9 out of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 15 at the charity stripe (73.3%). In relation to rebounds, Cleveland allowed Washington to collect 31 overall (7 offensive).

Donovan Mitchell ended up having an impact for the Cavaliers for the contest. Mitchell totaled 26 points in his 26 mins on the hardwood and added 4 assists for the matchup. He made 8 of 15 in the game for a field goal rate of 53.3%, and had 2 rebounds.

Cleveland has a mark of 19-15 for the campaign. The Cavaliers are committing 19.4 fouls per contest and they go 76.9% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 26.5 times per game (10th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.8 times per game. Cleveland has earned 3,846 pts on the campaign (113.1 per contest) and they snag 44.6 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Cavaliers are connecting on 47.5% from the floor, which ranks 14th in the NBA.

The Cavaliers defensively are ranked 9th in the league in points per game surrendered with 112.1. They are able to force 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.1% from the field (8th in the league). The Cleveland defense gives up 36.0% on three-point shots (413 of 1,146) and their opposition makes 79.3% of their foul shots. They give up 24.7 dimes and 42.6 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 5th and 8th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Antonio

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