Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 11/30/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Sunday, November 30, 2025

Location: Rocket Arena in Cleveland, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Boston Celtics (10-8) are en route to Rocket Arena on Sunday where they will take on the Cleveland Cavaliers (12-7).

The Celtics faced off with the Pistons and notched a win by a score of 117-114 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Celtics walked away with 27 and the Pistons totaled 18 personal fouls. They also made 11 out of their 36 tries from three-point range. Detroit shot 80.6% from the free throw line by converting 29 of 36 tries. Additionally, Detroit snagged 56 rebounds (21 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 7 blocks. Detroit totaled 20 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. In reference to defense, Boston let their opponent shoot 39.8% from the floor on 37 out of 93 shooting. They also dished out 24 assists in this contest while creating 13 turnovers and having 9 steals. In regard to pulling down boards, they earned 44 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Celtics knocked down 21 of their 24 tries for a percentage of 87.5%. Boston wrapped up the contest with a 43.7% field goal percentage (38 out of 87) and buried 20 out of their 43 shots from downtown.

Jaylen Brown is a player who played a role for the contest. Brown ended up shooting 37.5% from the field and also distributed 5 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins and totaled 10 boards. He racked up 33 points on 12 of 32 shooting.

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Boston comes into this game with a mark of 10-8 on the year. They currently have an average of 114.8 pts per game (22nd in the league) while connecting on 45.9% from the field. The Celtics are shooting 35.7% on shots from 3-point land (276 of 773) and 78.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Boston is pulling down 44.4 boards per game and has tallied 441 dimes on the campaign, which is 25th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 11.4 times per game and as a squad they are committing 23.7 fouls every game.

On defense, the Celtics are able to force 14.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.3 fouls. They rank 6th in basketball in allowing assists with 445 relinquished for the year. The Celtics are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.9% (672 of 1,531) and they surrender 44.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They relinquish 35.8% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 2nd in basketball in points per game allowed (110.2).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Cavaliers took a loss by a score of 110-99 against the Raptors. In regard to rebounding, Cleveland allowed Toronto to collect 51 in total (10 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 27.8% from 3-point land by connecting on 10 out of 36 and finished the game at 12 out of 18 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Cavaliers allowed the Raptors to make 44 of their 90 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 48.9% in the game. In all, the Cavaliers went 36 for 87 from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.4%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Cleveland converted 14 of 48 tries (29.2%). They were able to make 13 of the free throws for a rate of 100.0%. The Raptors earned 14 fouls for the contest which took the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for a total of 13 tries. They turned the ball over 12 times, while recording 11 steals for this game. The Cavaliers were able to corral 33 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 37 for the contest.

Donovan Mitchell ended up being important for the Cavaliers in the game. He made 6 of 20 in this matchup giving him a rate of 30.0%, and had 1 rebound. Mitchell recorded 17 points in his 34 mins of playing time and tallied 8 dimes for this contest.

Cleveland has a win-loss mark of 12-7 for the season. The Cavaliers commit 21.6 fouls every game and they shoot 75.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 27.1 times per game (10th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 14.5 times per contest. Cleveland has totaled 2,257 points on the year (118.8 per contest) and they average 43.5 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cavaliers are shooting 46.0% from the floor, which ranks 20th in the NBA.

The Cavaliers are ranked 13th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 114.8. They are able to force 16.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.1% from the floor (11th in the league). The Cleveland defense concedes 36.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (240 of 658) and their opposition makes 80.5% of their foul shots. They surrender 26.8 dimes and 45.4 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 16th and 23rd in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland

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