Cleveland Cavaliers vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 10/24/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Friday, October 24, 2025

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

Barclays Center is the site where the Brooklyn Nets (26-56 last season) will attempt to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers (64-18 last year) on Friday.

The Cavaliers faced the Knicks and went home with a loss by a final score of 119-111 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Cavaliers left the arena with 25 and the Knicks totaled 23 personal fouls. They also buried 14 out of their 40 attempts from 3-point range. New York went 86.1% from the free throw line by making 31 of their 36 attempts. Furthermore, New York collected 48 rebounds (9 offensive, 39 defensive) and had 4 blocks. New York earned 22 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. With regard to defense, Cleveland allowed the other team to shoot 43.0% from the floor on 37 out of 86 shooting. They also distributed 21 dimes in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With regard to getting rebounds, they compiled 32 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Cavaliers made 12 of 18 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Cleveland wrapped up the contest with a 46.5% FG percentage (40 of 86) and converted 19 out of their 46 shots from 3-point land.

Donovan Mitchell is one guy who was a factor for the game. Mitchell finished the contest at 48.0% from the floor and also recorded 5 assists. He played for 36 minutes played and collected 2 rebounds. He recorded 31 points on 12 of 25 shooting.

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Cleveland enters this matchup after finishing with a record of 64-18 last year. They lost possession by turning the ball over 13.2 times per game and as a unit committed 18.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Cleveland collected 45.4 boards per game and accumulated 2,304 assists last season, which had them ranked 9th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Cavaliers shot 38.3% on shots from downtown (1,303 of 3,401) and 77.6% from the charity stripe. They had an average of 121.9 pts per contest (1st in the league) while connecting on 49.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Cavaliers were able to force their opponents into 14.5 turnovers per game while drawing 18.9 fouls. They were ranked 8th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,101 surrendered throughout last season. The Cavaliers defense gave up a field goal percentage of 45.4% (3,382 of 7,454) and they relinquished 43.5 rebounds per game as a group. They surrendered 35.9% on 3-pointers and they ranked 12th in basketball in points per game allowed (112.4).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Nets took a loss by a final score of 136-117 against the Hornets. The Nets corralled 26 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 38 for this game. They gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while recording 8 steals for this contest. The Hornets earned 25 fouls for this game which got the Nets to the free throw line for a total of 34 attempts. They were able to convert 25 of those for a rate of 73.5%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Brooklyn converted 14 of 40 attempts (35.0%). When the game finished, the Nets went 39 out of 88 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.3%. The Nets allowed the Hornets to knock down 48 out of their 90 attempts from the floor which had them at 53.3% for this contest. They went 47.2% from behind the 3-point line by going 17 out of 36 and ended up going 23 of 33 from the free throw line (69.7%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, Brooklyn allowed Charlotte to grab 50 in total (14 on the offensive glass).

Nic Claxton was important for the Nets in the matchup. Claxton accumulated 17 points in his 23 mins on the court and had 2 assists in the game. He converted 8 of 12 in this contest giving him a rate of 66.7%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Brooklyn had a mark of 26-56 last season. As an offense, the Nets shot 43.7% from the floor, which ranked 29th in the league. Brooklyn had 8,619 points last season (105.1 per contest) and they grabbed 41.3 rebounds per game. They earned an assist 25.2 times per game (24th in the NBA) and they lost possession via turnover 15.2 times per game. The Nets were responsible for committing 20.7 personal fouls every game and they shot 78.7% from the free throw line.

The Brooklyn defense surrendered 36.2% on shots from distance (1,059 of 2,928) and opponents converted on 77.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrendered 27.1 assists and 43.7 rebounds every game, which ranked them 19th and 14th in those defensive categories. The Nets were ranked 11th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 112.2. They forced 15.0 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 48.0% from the field (27th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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