Dallas Mavericks vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 2/2/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Sunday, February 2, 2025

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Dallas Mavericks (26-22) are traveling to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Sunday where they will play the Cleveland Cavaliers (39-9).

The Mavericks took the court against the Pelicans and earned the victory with a final of 137-136 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Mavericks finished with 17 and the Pelicans totaled 15 personal fouls. They also made 15 of their 31 shots from distance. New Orleans went 86.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of their 22 tries. Additionally, New Orleans snagged 36 rebounds (10 offensive, 26 defensive) and added 6 blocked shots. New Orleans totaled 31 assists and had 13 steals for the game. Pertaining to the defense, Dallas allowed 53.1% from the field on 51 of 96 shooting. They also recorded 30 dimes for this contest while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In reference to getting rebounds, they compiled 51 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Mavericks buried 13 of their 17 tries for a rate of 76.5%. Dallas finished having earned a 54.2% FG percentage (52 of 96) and made 20 out of their 43 3-pointers.

Kyrie Irving is a guy who was a contributor for this game. Irving finished shooting 47.6% from the field and dished out 6 dimes. He was on the court for 39 minutes and snagged 9 boards. He accumulated 25 points on 10 out of 21 shooting.

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Dallas heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 26-22 for the campaign. They turn it over 14.5 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 19.1 personal fouls per game. As a team, Dallas is snagging 44.9 boards per game and is sitting with 1,215 dimes on the campaign, which is 15th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Mavericks are connecting on 37.3% on 3-pointers (632 of 1,696) and 77.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 115.9 points per contest (10th in the league) while connecting on 48.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Mavericks are forcing 13.6 turnovers every game and they draw 19.1 personal fouls. They give up 36.2% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 15th in the NBA in PPG allowed (112.6). The Mavericks defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 45.4% (1,980 of 4,364) and they relinquish 44.4 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 22nd in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,267 relinquished this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Cavaliers got the win with a final of 137-115 when they played the Hawks. The Cavaliers were able to pull down 39 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 49 in the game. They coughed it up 12 times, while getting 9 steals in this matchup. The Hawks were called for 18 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Cavaliers to the free throw line for 20 shots. They were able to make 18 of those for a percentage of 90.0%. In the matter of shooting from 3-point land, Cleveland converted 13 out of 39 tries (33.3%). Overall, the Cavaliers ended up going 53 out of 91 from the field which gave them a percentage of 58.2%. The Cavaliers allowed the Hawks to convert 41 of 90 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 45.6% in this contest. They finished 33.3% from distance by connecting on 13 out of 39 and ended up shooting 20 out of 27 at the free throw line (74.1%). Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Cleveland permitted Atlanta to grab 36 in all (10 on the offensive glass).

Darius Garland was important for the Cavaliers for the game. Garland racked up 26 points in his 30 mins on the court and earned 7 assists for the matchup. He converted 11 of 20 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 55.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

Cleveland has a win-loss mark of 39-9 so far this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Cavaliers are shooting 49.8% from the field, which ranks them 2nd in basketball. Cleveland has accumulated 5,865 pts for the year (122.2 per contest) and they pull down 44.3 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 29.1 times per contest (3rd in the league) and they are turning it over 12.8 times per contest. The Cavaliers commit 18.2 personal fouls every game while shooting 78.3% from the free throw line.

The Cavaliers on defense are ranked 11th in the league in points given up per game with 112.0. They are forcing 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.0% from the floor (10th in the NBA). The Cleveland defense gives up 37.0% on shots from 3-point land (646 of 1,748) and their opponents are connecting on 77.9% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 25.8 dimes and 43.3 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 10th and 11th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland

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