Portland Trail Blazers vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 3/2/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Sunday, March 2, 2025

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is the site where the Cleveland Cavaliers (48-10) will go up against the Portland Trail Blazers (26-33) on Sunday.

The Trail Blazers took the court against the Wizards and earned the victory with a final of 129-121 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Trail Blazers walked away with 28 while the Wizards totaled 26 personal fouls. They also buried 12 of their 36 attempts from distance. Washington finished the game shooting 69.7% from the free throw line by converting 23 of 33 tries. Moreover, Washington totaled 41 rebounds (7 offensive, 34 defensive) and earned 4 rejections. Washington distributed 25 assists and had 9 steals for this contest. Regarding the defense, Portland let their opponent shoot 51.8% from the field on 43 of 83 shooting. They also distributed 27 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and having 11 steals. Regarding getting rebounds, they compiled 46 with 17 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Trail Blazers buried 27 of 35 attempts for a percentage of 77.1%. Portland walked away from the contest having earned a 44.6% FG percentage (45 out of 101) and converted 12 of their 37 3-point attempts.

Shaedon Sharpe is one guy who was a factor for the matchup. Sharpe shot 50.0% from the field and totaled 5 assists. He played 33 minutes played and also totaled 8 rebounds. He racked up 36 points on 13 of 26 shooting.

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Portland will play this game with a mark of 26-33 for the campaign. They turn it over 16.0 times per contest and as a team they are committing 19.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Portland is pulling down 43.8 boards per game and has tallied 1,400 assists on the season, which is 26th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Trail Blazers are hitting 34.6% on shots from distance (736 of 2,130) and 77.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 110.0 points per contest (25th in basketball) on 45.2% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Trail Blazers are forcing their opponents into 15.2 turnovers every game and they draw 19.2 personal fouls. They are conceding 36.1% from 3-point land and they are 18th in the NBA in PPG allowed (114.3). The Trail Blazers are allowing a FG percentage of 47.3% (2,454 of 5,193) and they surrender 44.1 boards per contest as a squad. They currently rank 19th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,547 relinquished this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Cavaliers got the victory with a final of 122-82 when they played the Magic. In reference to cleaning the glass, Cleveland allowed Orlando to grab 35 overall (12 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 17.9% from 3-point land by going 5 of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 14 from the free throw line (78.6%). The Cavaliers permitted the Magic to knock down 33 out of their 90 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.7% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Cavaliers went 45 out of 80 from the field which had them shooting 56.3%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, Cleveland converted 19 out of 32 tries (59.4%). They were able to make 13 of the free throws for a rate of 81.3%. The Magic had 14 personal fouls for the game which got the Cavaliers to the free throw line for 16 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 5 steals for this game. The Cavaliers recorded 38 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 47 in this matchup.

Ty Jerome ended up being important for the Cavaliers for the matchup. He converted 7 of 12 for the game for a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and had 2 rebounds. Jerome totaled 20 points in his 21 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes in this matchup.

Cleveland has a win-loss record of 48-10 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cavaliers are shooting 49.9% from the field, which is 2nd in basketball. Cleveland has totaled 7,128 points for the campaign (122.9 per game) and they pull in 45.2 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 29.0 times per contest (5th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.2 times per contest. The Cavaliers commit 18.5 personal fouls every game and they connect on 78.3% from the charity stripe.

The Cleveland defense gives up 35.9% on 3-pointers (762 of 2,121) and their opponents are converting on 77.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 25.4 dimes and 42.9 boards per game, which is ranked 8th and 9th in basketball. The Cavaliers on the defensive end are ranked 10th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 111.2. They are forcing 14.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.3% from the field (6th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland

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