Utah Jazz vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 12/23/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Monday, December 23, 2024

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Cleveland Cavaliers (23-4) host the Utah Jazz (6-20) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Monday.

The Jazz faced off with the Pistons and took home the win by a score of 126-119 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Jazz finished with 19 and the Pistons finished the game with 25 personal fouls. They also knocked down 13 out of their 47 tries from three-point range. Detroit finished 77.8% from the free throw line by burying 14 of 18 shots. In addition, Detroit collected 39 boards (13 offensive, 26 defensive) and added 8 blocked shots. Detroit distributed 26 dimes and had 10 steals for this game. Concerning the defense, Utah allowed the other team to go 43.8% from the field on 46 of 105 shooting. They also dished out 23 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When talking about rebounding, they earned a total of 62 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Jazz knocked down 28 of their 31 attempts for a percentage of 90.3%. Utah ended having earned a 47.0% FG percentage (39 of 83) and buried 20 of their 40 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Collin Sexton is one player who came through for the matchup. He ended up finishing with 30 points on 9 of 15 shooting. He played for 36 minutes and snagged 6 rebounds. Sexton finished the contest at 60.0% from the floor and dished out 7 assists.

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Utah will take the court with a record of 6-20 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 110.4 points per game (21st in the NBA) while shooting 45.8% from the field. The Jazz are connecting on 36.1% on 3-pointers (351 of 972) and 79.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Utah is pulling down 44.5 rebounds per contest and has totaled 636 assists so far this year, which is 23rd in the NBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 18.8 times per game and as a group are committing 18.6 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Jazz are forcing 11.9 turnovers per game while drawing 20.5 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 25th in the NBA in giving up assists with 743 conceded for the season. The Jazz defense is allowing a FG percentage of 48.5% (1,153 of 2,379) and they relinquish 41.4 boards per contest as a team. They are giving up 37.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 28th in basketball in PPG allowed (120.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Cavaliers went home victorious with a score of 130-101 when they played the Nets. Regarding rebounds, Cleveland allowed Brooklyn to get 35 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 41.2% from 3-point land by going 14 out of 34 and ended up shooting 19 out of 24 at the free throw line (79.2%). The Cavaliers allowed the Nets to knock down 34 out of 81 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.0% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Cavaliers shot 43 out of 81 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.1%. Regarding shooting from downtown, Cleveland made 19 out of 47 attempts (40.4%). They were able to make 25 of them for a clip of 86.2%. The Nets earned 28 personal fouls in this game which got the Cavaliers to the free throw line for 29 attempts. They turned the ball over 17 times, while earning 14 steals for this game. The Cavaliers corralled 30 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 42 for the contest.

Evan Mobley was important for the Cavaliers for the matchup. Mobley scored 21 points in his 23 minutes on the court and had 2 assists in this matchup. He converted 7 of 9 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 77.8%, and accumulated 5 rebounds.

Cleveland has a mark of 23-4 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Cavaliers are connecting on 50.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 1st in the NBA. Cleveland has scored 3,280 pts on the year (121.5 per game) and they pull down 43.3 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 28.2 times per game (8th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 13.2 times per game. The Cavaliers are committing 18.4 personal fouls every game while shooting 77.9% from the charity stripe.

The Cavaliers on defense are ranked 10th in basketball in points given up per game with 110.9. They are forcing their opponents into 15.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.5% from the field (7th in basketball). The Cleveland defense allows 37.1% on 3-point attempts (368 of 992) and their opponents are making 80.0% of their free throw shots. They allow 25.4 dimes and 43.4 boards per contest, which is ranked 9th and 10th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland

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