Phoenix Suns vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 12/31/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Location: Rocket Arena in Cleveland, OH

TV: NBA TV

The Phoenix Suns (18-13) are hitting the road to Rocket Arena on Wednesday where they will go up against the Cleveland Cavaliers (17-16).

The Suns stepped onto the hardwood against the Pelicans and earned the victory with a final of 123-114 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Suns finished with 23 while the Pelicans accumulated 22 personal fouls. They also buried 9 out of their 27 shots from beyond the perimeter. New Orleans ended up going 87.9% from the charity stripe by burying 29 of their 33 shots. Moreover, New Orleans collected 43 rebounds (14 offensive, 29 defensive) and got 3 blocked shots. New Orleans earned 16 dimes and had 11 steals in this game. When talking about defense, Phoenix allowed 43.7% from the field on 38 out of 87 shooting. They also doled out 26 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and having 7 steals. With respect to grabbing boards, they collected 55 with 22 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Suns converted 13 of 19 tries for a percentage of 68.4%. Phoenix walked away from the game with a 45.9% field goal percentage (45 out of 98) and buried 20 out of their 44 3-point attempts.

Devin Booker is one player who came through for this contest. Booker went 33.3% from the field and dished out 4 assists. He played 34 mins and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He walked away with 20 points on 6 out of 18 shooting.

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Phoenix will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 18-13 on the campaign. They are averaging 115.1 pts per game (21st in basketball) while going 46.8% from the field. The Suns are hitting 36.2% on shots from downtown (437 of 1,208) and 79.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Phoenix is pulling in 42.7 boards per game and has totaled 792 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 21st in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 16.0 times per game and as a squad they are committing 22.5 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Suns are forcing 17.2 turnovers every game while drawing 20.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 6th in the NBA in giving up assists with 782 surrendered so far this season. The Suns defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 47.3% (1,259 of 2,663) and they surrender 42.5 rebounds per game as a unit. They give up 35.3% on 3-pointers and they rank 8th in the NBA in opponents PPG (113.7).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Cavaliers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 117-100 against the Rockets. The Cavaliers were able to snag 27 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 42 in the game. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while recording 10 steals for this game. The Rockets had 14 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Cavaliers to the free throw line for a total of 11 shots. They were able to bury 7 of them for a clip of 63.6%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Cleveland made 11 of their 36 attempts (30.6%). When the game finished, the Cavaliers went 41 out of 96 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.7%. The Cavaliers allowed the Rockets to convert 43 of their 88 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 48.9% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 45.7% from distance by connecting on 16 of 35 and finished the contest at 15 of 21 from the free throw line (71.4%). In the matter of cleaning the glass, Cleveland permitted Houston to get 51 in all (18 offensive).

Jaylon Tyson ended up being important for the Cavaliers in the matchup. He made 10 of 20 in the matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, and tallied 15 rebounds. Tyson scored 23 points in his 30 minutes of playing time, but didn't record an assist.

Cleveland has a record of 17-16 on the season. The Cavaliers have committed 21.1 fouls per contest and they connect on 78.0% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 27.6 times per game (9th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 13.9 times per game. Cleveland has 3,945 pts on the year (119.5 per contest) and they collect 44.4 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Cavaliers are shooting 46.4% from the field, which ranks them 19th in the NBA.

The Cavaliers on the defensive side of the court are 21st in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 117.8. They are forcing 16.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.8% from the floor (14th in basketball). The Cleveland defense concedes 38.0% on 3-point shots (456 of 1,201) and opponents are knocking down 79.3% of their free throw shots. They allow 27.3 assists and 45.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 19th and 21st in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Cleveland and under the total points

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