Washington Wizards vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 12/3/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Washington Wizards (2-16) are traveling to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Tuesday where they will meet the Cleveland Cavaliers (18-3).

The Wizards faced off with the Bucks and ended up losing by a score of 124-114 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Wizards ended up walking away with 26 and the Bucks totaled 18 fouls. They buried 16 out of their 35 attempts from beyond the arc. Milwaukee shot 80.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 20 of 25 attempts. Moreover, Milwaukee grabbed 38 rebounds (7 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Milwaukee earned 31 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. With respect to the defense, Washington let their opponent shoot 51.2% from the field on 44 of 86 shooting. They also dished out 24 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 7 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 41 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Wizards knocked down 23 of their 24 attempts for a percentage of 95.8%. Washington walked away from the contest having earned a 47.1% field goal percentage (41 of 87) and knocked down 9 of 32 three-point shots.

Jordan Poole is a guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. Poole finished 43.5% from the field and also totaled 7 assists. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes played and also grabbed 4 boards. He scored 31 points on 10 out of 23 shooting.

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Washington steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 2-16 so far this season. They lose possession via turnover 15.8 times per game and as a unit they are committing 21.9 personal fouls per game. As a team, Washington is pulling in 41.9 rebounds per contest and has racked up 442 dimes on the year, which is 29th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Wizards are connecting on 31.8% on shots from distance (207 of 650) and 78.0% from the free throw line. They have an average of 108.1 points per outing (25th in the NBA) while going 44.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Wizards are able to force 13.4 turnovers every game and they draw 18.9 fouls. They relinquish 37.2% on three-point shots while they are 29th in the NBA in points per game allowed (123.1). The Wizards are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.1% (791 of 1,646) and they surrender 47.7 rebounds per game as a group. They rank 9th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 494 conceded on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Cavaliers walked away with a victory by a final of 115-111 when they faced the Celtics. In relation to cleaning the glass, Cleveland allowed Boston to snag 46 in all (10 on the offensive glass). They went 34.7% from three-point range by going 17 out of 49 and ended up shooting 18 out of 19 from the free throw line (94.7%). The Cavaliers permitted the Celtics to knock down 38 of 95 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.0% for the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Cavaliers went 39 for 80 from the floor which had them sitting at 48.8%. Pertaining to shooting from distance, Cleveland knocked down 17 of their 36 attempts (47.2%). They were able to bury 20 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 80.0%. The Celtics committed 19 fouls for this contest which got the Cavaliers to the free throw line for a total of 25 shots. They also gave up possession 18 times, while earning 5 steals in this matchup. The Cavaliers collected 38 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 44 for the game.

Donovan Mitchell ended up being a factor for the Cavaliers for this contest. He converted 12 of 21 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and accounted for 7 rebounds. Mitchell accumulated 35 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists in this matchup.

Cleveland has a record of 18-3 for the year. As an offensive team, the Cavaliers are connecting on 51.0% from the field, which ranks 1st in basketball. Cleveland has 2,562 pts for the campaign (122.0 per contest) and they pull in 43.0 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 27.9 times per game (8th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.3 times per game. The Cavaliers have committed 18.6 fouls every game and they connect on 78.9% from the charity stripe.

The Cavaliers on the defensive side of the court are 16th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 112.5. They are able to force 15.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.7% from the floor (9th in basketball). The Cleveland defense surrenders 38.3% on shots from distance (303 of 792) and their opposition makes 79.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 26.0 assists and 43.2 rebounds every game, which ranks them 14th 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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