Cleveland Cavaliers vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 12/29/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Monday, December 29, 2025

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: NBC

Frost Bank Center is the location where the San Antonio Spurs (23-7) will compete against the Cleveland Cavaliers (17-15) on Monday.

The Cavaliers took the court against the Knicks and took a loss by a score of 126-124 in their last game. Cleveland walked away from the game with a 52.3% field goal percentage (45 of 86) and converted 15 out of their 34 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Cavaliers converted 19 of their 23 shots for a percentage of 82.6%. In relation to getting rebounds, they compiled 45 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 20 dimes for the game while forcing 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In the matter of the defense, Cleveland let their opponent shoot 46.8% from the floor on 44 out of 94 shooting. New York doled out 23 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. In addition, New York pulled down 43 rebounds (12 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 4 rejections. New York finished the game at 77.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 17 of their 22 tries. They also knocked down 21 of 44 tries from 3-point range. Concerning personal fouls, the Cavaliers ended up finishing with 16 and the Knicks accounted for 18 personal fouls.

Donovan Mitchell is one player who was a major factor for this game. He notched 34 points on 12 out of 25 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes played and also grabbed 7 rebounds. Mitchell finished shooting 48.0% from the field and totaled 6 assists.

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Cleveland enters this one with a record of 17-15 this season. They average 120.2 pts per game (6th in basketball) while connecting on 46.5% from the floor. The Cavaliers are shooting 35.1% on shots from downtown (489 of 1,395) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Cleveland is pulling down 44.5 boards per game and has tallied 887 assists on the campaign, which is 4th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.9 times per game and as a team they commit 21.3 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Cavaliers are forcing 16.2 turnovers per game while drawing 21.3 fouls. They are relinquishing 37.7% from beyond the arc and they rank 22nd in basketball in opponents PPG (117.8). The Cavaliers defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.8% (1,334 of 2,852) and they surrender 45.1 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are 28th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 873 surrendered this year.

In their last game, the Spurs got the win with a final of 117-102 against the Thunder. The Spurs were able to pull down 39 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 49 in the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. The Thunder had 17 personal fouls for this game which took the Spurs to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They were able to knock down 16 of them for a rate of 76.2%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, San Antonio buried 11 out of their 29 attempts (37.9%). When all was said and done, the Spurs went 45 for 84 from the field which had them sitting at 53.6%. The Spurs allowed the Thunder to make 37 of 95 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 38.9% in the game. They went 25.0% from downtown by shooting 11 of 44 and finished the game at 17 out of 25 from the free throw line (68.0%). When discussing team rebounding, San Antonio allowed Oklahoma City to collect 48 overall (16 on the offensive glass).

De'Aaron Fox ended up having an impact for the Spurs in the game. He converted 12 out of 19 for this contest for a field goal rate of 63.2%, and had 4 rebounds. Fox racked up 29 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and tallied 3 assists in this matchup.

San Antonio has a win-loss record of 23-7 for the year. As an offense, the Spurs are shooting 48.7% from the field, which has them ranked 5th in the league. San Antonio has accumulated 3,609 points so far this year (120.3 per contest) and they average 46.0 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 26.1 times per contest (15th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.4 times per game. The Spurs have committed 19.7 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 79.0% from the charity stripe.

The Spurs on the defensive end are ranked 7th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 113.2. They are forcing 13.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (11th in the league). The San Antonio defense allows 35.7% on shots from distance (384 of 1,075) and their opposition knocks down 78.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 26.5 dimes and 41.8 boards per game, which has them ranked 12th and 7th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Antonio

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