Cleveland Cavaliers (46-28) vs. Brooklyn Nets (39-33)
March 23, 2023 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Brooklyn Nets +4; Over/Under: +220
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The Cleveland Cavaliers and Brooklyn Nets meet Thursday in NBA action at the Barclays Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are averaging 112.2 points on 48.9 percent shooting and allowing 106.6 points on 46.8 percent shooting. Donovan Mitchell is averaging 27.4 points and 4.6 assists, while Darius Garland is averaging 21.9 points and 2.7 rebounds. Evan Mobley is the third double-digit scorer and Jarrett Allen is grabbing 9.9 rebounds. The Cleveland Cavaliers are shooting 36.4 percent from beyond the arc and 77.8 percent from the free throw line. The Cleveland Cavaliers are allowing 37 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 41.3 rebounds per game.
The Brooklyn Nets are averaging 113.3 points on 49 percent shooting and allowing 112.9 points on 46.2 percent shooting. Mikel Bridges is averaging 25.4 points and 2.5 assists, while Spencer Dinwiddie is averaging 17.6 points and 4 rebounds. Cameron Johnson is the third double-digit scorer and Nic Claxton is grabbing 9.2 rebounds. The Brooklyn Nets are shooting 38.1 percent from beyond the arc and 79.8 percent from the free throw line. The Brooklyn Nets are allowing 37.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 40.3 rebounds per game.
The Cavaliers are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 Thursday games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games playing on 1 days rest. The Nets are 22-45-2 ATS in their last 69 home games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The over is 5-1 in Cavaliers last 6 overall. The under is 7-3 in Nets last 10 overall. The Cavaliers are 3-7-1 ATS in the last 11 meetings in Brooklyn.
The Brooklyn Nets could use a win, but that’s been the case for a while, and they’re losing their last 5 games by an average of 5.8 points. The Cleveland Cavaliers are playing well again, and they win in the favorite role by an average of 8.7 points while shooting almost 50 percent from the field. Chalk is reasonable. Hard to turn down the Cavs.
