Brooklyn Nets vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 3/11/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is the site where the Cleveland Cavaliers (54-10) will try to defeat the Brooklyn Nets (21-42) on Tuesday.

The Nets stepped onto the hardwood against the Hornets and took a loss by a score of 105-102 in their last game. Brooklyn walked away from the game having earned a 46.3% field goal percentage (38 of 82) and buried 14 of 50 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Nets made 12 of 15 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. When talking about rebounding, they earned a total of 37 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 20 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 6 steals. Regarding defense, Brooklyn allowed their opponent to shoot 40.8% from the field on 40 of 98 shooting. Charlotte distributed 25 assists and had 4 steals for this game. Furthermore, Charlotte snagged 50 rebounds (22 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 10 blocks. Charlotte shot 87.5% at the free throw line by burying 14 of 16 shots. They also made 11 of their 34 shots from distance. Regarding fouls, the Nets finished with 19 and the Hornets accumulated 13 fouls.

D'Angelo Russell is someone who played a role for the contest. Russell shot 55.6% from the field and also recorded 7 assists. He was on the court for 29 mins and also snagged 6 rebounds. He accounted for 28 points on 10 of 18 shooting.

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Brooklyn comes into this game with a win-loss record of 21-42 for the year. They are averaging 10.5 pts per contest (30th in the NBA) while going 43.9% from the floor. The Nets are shooting 34.3% on shots from downtown (834 of 2,433) and 79.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Brooklyn is collecting 40.9 boards per game and has 1,559 dimes for the season, which ranks 25th in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn it over 15.4 times per game and as a team they commit 20.6 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Nets have forced 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.2 personal fouls. They give up 36.8% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 12th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (111.6). The Nets defense is allowing a FG percentage of 48.0% (2,538 of 5,286) and they surrender 43.0 boards per game as a group. They currently rank 18th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,691 relinquished on the year.

For their last game, the Cavaliers walked away with a victory by a final of 112-100 when they faced the Bucks. The Cavaliers corralled 31 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 in the matchup. They also turned it over 15 times, while getting 11 steals in this matchup. The Bucks committed 15 fouls in the matchup which got the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for a total of 19 tries. They were able to knock down 15 of them for a clip of 78.9%. In reference to 3-point attempts, Cleveland made 19 out of 47 attempts (40.4%). At the conclusion of this game, the Cavaliers finished 39 out of 88 from the field which had them sitting at 44.3%. The Cavaliers allowed the Bucks to make 39 of their 91 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 42.9% for this contest. They shot 29.0% from distance by going 9 out of 31 and ended up shooting 13 out of 18 at the free throw line (72.2%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Cleveland allowed Milwaukee to collect 50 in total (15 offensive).

Max Strus was important for the Cavaliers in this game. He converted 6 out of 11 in the game giving him a rate of 54.5%, and totaled 9 rebounds. Strus scored 17 points in his 22 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 2 assists in the matchup.

Cleveland has a record of 54-10 so far this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Cavaliers are connecting on 49.4% from the field, which is ranked 2nd in basketball. Cleveland has scored 7,865 points this season (122.9 per game) and they pull down 45.4 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 28.5 times per contest (8th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 13.1 times per game. The Cavaliers are responsible for committing 18.4 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 79.0% from the charity stripe.

The Cavaliers on the defensive side of the court are 11th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 111.5. They are forcing their opponents into 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.3% from the field (4th in the league). The Cleveland defense concedes 35.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (839 of 2,348) and opponents are connecting on 77.5% of their foul shots. They surrender 25.4 assists and 43.2 boards per game, which has them ranked 8th and 12th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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