San Antonio Spurs vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 3/27/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Thursday, March 27, 2025

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is where the Cleveland Cavaliers (58-14) will attempt to defeat the San Antonio Spurs (31-40) on Thursday.

The Spurs faced off with the Pistons and ended up losing by a score of 122-96 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Spurs finished with 19 and the Pistons totaled 19 personal fouls. They converted 15 of 31 tries from long range. Detroit finished 76.0% when shooting free throws by making 19 of their 25 tries. In addition, Detroit snagged 44 rebounds (6 offensive, 38 defensive) and added 2 blocks. Detroit earned 33 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. In relation to defense, San Antonio allowed 56.4% from the field on 44 out of 78 shooting. They also recorded 21 assists for the matchup while creating 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In relation to rebounding, they compiled 41 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Spurs made 16 of their 20 shots for a rate of 80.0%. San Antonio ended the contest having earned a 36.3% FG percentage (33 of 91) and converted 14 of their 44 shots from beyond the arc.

Devin Vassell is a guy who came through in the matchup. Vassell went 47.6% from the field and also dished out 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes played and grabbed 6 rebounds. He ended up with 26 points on 10 out of 21 shooting.

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San Antonio enters this game with a win-loss mark of 31-40 so far this season. They have an average of 114.3 points per game (15th in the league) while shooting 46.6% from the field. The Spurs are shooting 35.6% on shots from downtown (998 of 2,807) and 77.5% from the free throw line. As a team, San Antonio is snagging 43.9 boards per game and has racked up 2,060 dimes this year, which has them ranked 7th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 13.9 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 16.6 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Spurs are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers per game while drawing 17.7 fouls. They rank 22nd in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,963 surrendered for the season. The Spurs defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 47.4% (3,110 of 6,564) and they relinquish 45.9 boards per game as a unit. They are conceding 36.2% on 3-point attempts and they rank 23rd in the league in PPG allowed (116.2).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Cavaliers took home the win by a final score of 122-111 against the Trail Blazers. The Cavaliers were able to collect 32 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 41 for this contest. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 4 steals in the game. The Trail Blazers committed 15 personal fouls in this contest which took the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for 17 tries. They were able to make 14 of the free throws for a percentage of 82.4%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, Cleveland made 12 of their 27 attempts (44.4%). Overall, the Cavaliers went 48 out of 88 from the floor which gave them a rate of 54.5%. The Cavaliers allowed the Trail Blazers to bury 40 out of their 100 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.0% in this matchup. They finished shooting 32.7% from three-point range by going 17 of 52 and finished the game at 14 of 22 from the free throw line (63.6%). When talking about cleaning the glass, Cleveland permitted Portland to grab 45 in total (19 offensive).

Darius Garland ended up being a factor for the Cavaliers in the matchup. He buried 11 of 19 for this game giving him a rate of 57.9%, and tallied 5 rebounds. Garland racked up 27 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 8 dimes in this matchup.

Cleveland has a mark of 58-14 on the season. The Cavaliers commit 18.2 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 78.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 28.3 times per contest (9th in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.0 times per game. Cleveland has earned 8,802 pts so far this season (122.3 per game) and they average 45.1 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Cavaliers are connecting on 49.3% from the floor, which ranks them 2nd in basketball.

The Cleveland defense concedes 36.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (963 of 2,673) and opponents are making 77.6% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 25.6 assists and 43.4 total boards per game, which ranks them 9th and 11th in basketball. The Cavaliers on the defensive side of the court are 10th in basketball in points given up per game with 111.8. They have forced 14.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.4% from the field (4th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Antonio

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