San Antonio Spurs vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 12/5/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Friday, December 5, 2025

Location: Rocket Arena in Cleveland, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The San Antonio Spurs (15-6) are on their way to Rocket Arena on Friday where they will go up against the Cleveland Cavaliers (13-10).

The Spurs played the Magic and took home the win by a score of 114-112 in their last game. San Antonio walked away from the contest with a 46.2% FG percentage (42 of 91) and converted 13 out of their 38 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Spurs made 17 of 24 shots for a percentage of 70.8%. Concerning pulling down boards, they collected 52 with 13 of them being offensive. They also dished out 20 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. Regarding defense, San Antonio allowed the other team to go 45.5% from the floor on 45 out of 99 shooting. Orlando distributed 27 assists and had 11 steals in this matchup. In addition, Orlando had 48 rebounds (10 offensive, 38 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Orlando finished shooting 68.4% from the free throw line by burying 13 of 19 shots. They also knocked down 9 of their 27 shots from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the Spurs finished with 20 while the Magic totaled 19 personal fouls.

De'Aaron Fox is someone who played a role for the matchup. He ended up finishing with 31 points on 11 of 20 shooting. He played for 29 mins and collected 5 rebounds. Fox finished the game shooting 55.0% from the field and also distributed 5 assists.

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San Antonio heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 15-6 this year. They are averaging 119.0 points per contest (11th in basketball) while hitting 48.7% from the floor. The Spurs are hitting 36.2% from downtown (277 of 766) and 80.1% from the free throw line. As a team, San Antonio is grabbing 45.0 boards per game and has earned 540 dimes for the year, which is 21st in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.8 times per game and as a group are committing 20.7 fouls per game.

On defense, the Spurs are able to force 14.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 22.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 13th in basketball in allowing assists with 560 surrendered this season. The Spurs are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 46.1% (864 of 1,874) and they concede 41.1 boards per game as a basketball team. They surrender 38.6% on 3-point shots and they rank 8th in basketball in points per game allowed (113.8).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Cavaliers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 122-110 when they played the Trail Blazers. The Cavaliers snagged 35 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 45 in this contest. They also turned the ball over 7 times, while earning 9 steals in this matchup. The Trail Blazers had 21 fouls in this matchup which got the Cavaliers to the free throw line for 24 tries. They were able to knock down 21 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 87.5%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, Cleveland knocked down 13 out of 52 tries (25.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Cavaliers finished 38 out of 94 from the floor which had them shooting 40.4%. The Cavaliers permitted the Trail Blazers to bury 37 of 85 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 43.5% for the contest. They shot 41.2% from distance via 14 out of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 34 of 39 from the charity stripe (87.2%). Concerning rebounding, Cleveland permitted Portland to grab 54 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Donovan Mitchell ended up being important for the Cavaliers in this contest. Mitchell earned 33 points in his 34 mins on the court and tallied 5 assists for the contest. He buried 12 of 26 for the game for a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and had 5 rebounds.

Cleveland has a win-loss mark of 13-10 on the campaign. The Cavaliers are responsible for committing 21.8 fouls per game and they go 76.1% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 27.0 times per contest (11th in the NBA) and they turn it over 14.0 times per game. Cleveland has totaled 2,740 points on the campaign (119.1 per game) and they pull down 44.0 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Cavaliers are shooting 46.0% from the field, which is 21st in the league.

The Cavaliers defensively are ranked 15th in the league in points allowed per contest with 116.0. They are able to force 16.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.5% from the floor (12th in the league). The Cleveland defense gives up 36.5% on 3-pointers (294 of 805) and their opponents are converting on 80.0% of their free throw shots. They allow 26.6 assists and 45.0 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 15th and 22nd 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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