Cleveland Cavaliers vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 11/29/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Friday, November 29, 2024

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

State Farm Arena is the location where the Atlanta Hawks (7-11) will attempt to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers (17-1) on Friday.

The Cavaliers stepped onto the hardwood against the Raptors and earned the victory with a final of 122-108 in their last game. Cleveland wrapped up the game having earned a 49.5% FG percentage (48 of 97) and knocked down 16 of their 41 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Cavaliers made 10 of 14 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. With regard to rebounding, they earned 49 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 27 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 11 steals. With respect to defense, Cleveland allowed the other team to shoot 40.2% from the field on 37 of 92 shooting. Toronto distributed 22 dimes and had 9 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Toronto pulled down 55 rebounds (19 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Toronto went 64.7% at the charity stripe by making 22 of 34 shots. They also converted 12 out of their 39 tries from downtown. When talking about personal fouls, the Cavaliers walked away with 21 while the Raptors finished the game with 18 personal fouls.

Ty Jerome is one guy who played a role in the game. Jerome walked away from this one shooting 64.3% from the field and also earned 6 assists. He was on the hardwood for 28 minutes played and collected 3 rebounds. He walked away with 26 points on 9 of 14 shooting.

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Cleveland enters this game with a win-loss mark of 17-1 this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.1 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 18.2 fouls every game. As a team, Cleveland is grabbing 43.0 boards per game and is sitting with 512 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 5th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Cavaliers are connecting on 41.5% on three-point shots (277 of 668) and 78.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 123.4 points per game (1st in the league) while hitting 52.0% from the floor.

On defense, the Cavaliers are forcing their opponents into 15.7 turnovers every game and they draw 18.2 personal fouls. They are 16th in the NBA in allowing assists with 456 surrendered on the campaign. The Cavaliers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 45.6% (729 of 1,597) and they relinquish 42.1 rebounds per contest as a group. They give up 37.8% from beyond the arc while they are 10th in the league in points per game allowed (111.1).

When they last played, the Hawks went home defeated by a final of 129-119 when they played the Mavericks. In regard to rebounding, Atlanta allowed Dallas to get 51 in all (10 offensive). They shot 45.7% from 3-point land by shooting 16 of 35 and ended up going 19 out of 22 at the charity stripe (86.4%). The Hawks permitted the Mavericks to make 47 out of their 94 attempts from the field which had them at 50.0% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Hawks ended up shooting 48 for 101 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.5%. When it comes to three-point shots, Atlanta buried 9 out of 31 attempts (29.0%). They were able to make 14 of those for a percentage of 87.5%. The Mavericks earned 13 personal fouls in this game which took the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 10 steals for the game. The Hawks snagged 30 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 39 for the matchup.

Jalen Johnson pitched in for the Hawks in this matchup. Johnson earned 28 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 3 assists in this matchup. He converted 12 out of 20 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and accounted for 11 rebounds.

Atlanta has a mark of 7-11 this season. As an offense, the Hawks are connecting on 45.9% from the field, which is 19th in the league. Atlanta has accounted for 2,080 pts on the campaign (115.6 per contest) and they grab 44.3 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 29.2 times per contest (4th in the league) and they cough up possession 15.9 times per game. The Hawks have committed 18.8 fouls every game and they connect on 77.3% from the charity stripe.

The Atlanta defense allows 39.9% on 3-pointers (300 of 751) and opponents are knocking down 79.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 27.5 assists and 45.3 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 26th and 23rd in basketball. The Hawks defensively are ranked 28th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 121.0. They have forced 17.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.3% from the field (22nd in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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