Cleveland Cavaliers vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 1/24/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Friday, January 24, 2025

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Cleveland Cavaliers (36-6) are hitting the road to Wells Fargo Center on Friday where they will try to defeat the Philadelphia 76ers (15-27).

The Cavaliers faced the Suns and walked away with a win by a score of 118-92 in their last contest. Cleveland walked away from the game with a 43.2% FG percentage (41 of 95) and knocked down 19 of their 46 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Cavaliers made 17 of their 23 shots for a rate of 73.9%. Pertaining to rebounding, they compiled 50 with 15 of them being offensive. They also dished out 27 dimes in this contest as well as creating 17 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When discussing the defense, Cleveland let their opponent shoot 46.8% from the floor on 36 of 77 shooting. Phoenix earned 22 dimes and had 3 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Phoenix totaled 34 rebounds (1 offensive, 33 defensive) and got 1 block. Phoenix went 76.9% at the free throw line by burying 10 of their 13 attempts. They made 10 out of their 26 tries from 3-point land. In reference to fouls, the Cavaliers ended up walking away with 18 and the Suns totaled 20 fouls.

Donovan Mitchell is someone who was a major contributor in this contest. Mitchell shot 44.0% from the floor and dished out 5 assists. He played for 30 mins and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He recorded 33 points on 11 out of 25 shooting.

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Cleveland enters this contest with a record of 36-6 on the season. They average 122.0 points per game (2nd in basketball) while hitting 49.8% from the floor. The Cavaliers are connecting on 39.6% on three-point attempts (679 of 1,714) and 78.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Cleveland is grabbing 44.1 rebounds per game and has earned 1,222 assists on the year, which is 7th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 18.0 fouls per game.

On defense, the Cavaliers are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers per game and they draw 18.9 personal fouls. They are giving up 36.6% from 3-point land and they are 12th in basketball in opponents PPG (111.6). The Cavaliers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 45.9% (1,729 of 3,767) and they relinquish 43.4 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They rank 11th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,084 surrendered for the season.

When they last played, the 76ers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 144-109 when they faced the Nuggets. When discussing rebounds, Philadelphia permitted Denver to get 51 in total (14 offensive). They shot 51.6% from beyond the arc by going 16 of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 25 from the charity stripe (96.0%). The 76ers permitted the Nuggets to bury 52 of their 85 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 61.2% for this contest. When all was said and done, the 76ers finished shooting 44 out of 96 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.8%. Regarding shots from downtown, Philadelphia converted 15 of 38 attempts (39.5%). They were able to make 6 of those for a rate of 75.0%. The Nuggets committed 10 fouls in the game which took the 76ers to the free throw line for a total of 8 attempts. They also gave up possession 10 times, while recording 7 steals in the matchup. The 76ers snagged 17 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 25 for the matchup.

Tyrese Maxey was important for the 76ers in the matchup. Maxey totaled 28 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and had 10 dimes for the game. He buried 11 out of 21 in the game giving him a rate of 52.4%, and had 2 rebounds.

Philadelphia has a mark of 15-27 this year. As an offense, the 76ers are shooting 44.9% from the field, which has them ranked 22nd in the NBA. Philadelphia has accounted for 4,515 points this season (107.5 per contest) and they snag 38.9 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 22.3 times per game (30th in the league) and they turn it over 13.9 times per game. The 76ers are committing 20.2 personal fouls per game and they shoot 78.3% from the free throw line.

The 76ers defensively are ranked 14th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 112.4. They are forcing their opponents into 16.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.8% from the floor (29th in the league). The Philadelphia defense gives up 36.6% on 3-pointers (561 of 1,533) and opponents are knocking down 79.0% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 27.1 dimes and 44.1 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 21st and 16th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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