Philadelphia 76ers vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 2/12/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Monday, February 12, 2024

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is the location where the Cleveland Cavaliers (35-16) will try to beat the Philadelphia 76ers (31-21) on Monday.

The 76ers faced off with the Wizards and notched a win by a score of 119-113 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the 76ers finished with 18 and the Wizards accounted for 23 personal fouls. They also converted 13 out of their 35 attempts from beyond the arc. Washington finished the contest at 76.2% when shooting free throws by converting 16 of 21 attempts. Moreover, Washington snagged 39 boards (7 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Washington dished out 28 assists and had 7 steals for the game. In terms of defending, Philadelphia allowed their opponent to shoot 48.8% from the field on 42 of 86 shooting. They also doled out 28 assists in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and having 8 steals. With respect to hauling in boards, they earned a total of 48 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the 76ers buried 15 of their 23 attempts for a percentage of 65.2%. Philadelphia walked away from the game having earned a 48.0% FG percentage (48 out of 100) and knocked down 8 out of their 27 shots from beyond the arc.

Tyrese Maxey is one guy who was a contributor for this contest. Maxey finished 44.0% from the floor and also totaled 7 dimes. He saw the court for 36 mins and also grabbed 9 rebounds. He notched 28 points on 11 of 25 shooting.

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Philadelphia enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 31-21 this season. They average 118.5 pts per contest (9th in basketball) while shooting 47.3% from the floor. The 76ers are shooting 36.0% on 3-point shots (591 of 1,643) and 82.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Philadelphia is pulling down 43.3 rebounds per contest and has 1,290 assists so far this season, which is 27th in the league in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 11.9 times per contest and as a squad are committing 20.8 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the 76ers are forcing 14.5 turnovers every game while drawing 20.1 fouls. They rank 11th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,375 surrendered so far this year. The 76ers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 47.2% (2,153 of 4,558) and they relinquish 44.1 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 35.0% from 3-point land and they are 14th in the NBA in points per game allowed (113.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Cavaliers took home the win by a final score of 119-95 when they faced the Raptors. The Cavaliers were able to snag 33 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 47 in the matchup. They coughed it up 10 times, while recording 5 steals for the contest. The Raptors committed 14 personal fouls for this contest which got the Cavaliers to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 69.2%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, Cleveland knocked down 14 out of 41 tries (34.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Cavaliers walked away from this one shooting 48 for 92 from the field which had them shooting 52.2%. The Cavaliers permitted the Raptors to bury 35 of their 87 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 40.2% in the game. They went 29.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 9 out of 31 and ended up going 16 out of 23 from the free throw line (69.6%). Concerning rebounding, Cleveland permitted Toronto to snag 40 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Jarrett Allen pitched in for the Cavaliers for this contest. Allen recorded 18 points in his 30 mins of playing time and accumulated 2 dimes in this game. He made 9 out of 12 for the contest for a rate of 75.0%, and had 15 rebounds.

Cleveland has a record of 35-16 for the year. The Cavaliers commit 18.6 fouls every game and they shoot 77.1% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 27.1 times per contest (11th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.6 times per game. Cleveland has accounted for 5,860 points on the season (114.9 per game) and they snag 45.2 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Cavaliers are hitting on 48.3% from the field, which ranks 10th in basketball.

The Cavaliers on the defensive end are ranked 2nd in basketball in points given up per game with 109.0. They are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (4th in the league). The Cleveland defense allows 35.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (614 of 1,727) and opponents are converting on 78.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 24.2 dimes and 42.1 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 2nd and 8th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn’s Pick: Take Philadelphia

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