The Cleveland Cavaliers (22-4) square off against the Brooklyn Nets (10-15) as double-digit, 10.5-point favorites on Monday, December 16, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET on YES and FDSOH.

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Cavaliers vs. Nets Game Info & Odds

• Date: Monday, December 16, 2024
• Time: 7:30 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: YES and FDSOH
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: Brooklyn, New York
• Venue: Barclays Center

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Cavaliers vs. Nets Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Cavaliers 117 – Nets 112

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Spread & Total Prediction for Cavaliers vs. Nets

• Pick ATS: Nets (+ 10.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Cavaliers (-5.6)
• Pick OU:

  Over (220.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 228.8

• The Nets (15-10-0 ATS) have covered the spread 69.2% of the time, 9.2% less often than the Cavaliers (18-8-0) this season.
• As a 10.5-point underdog or more in 2024-25, Brooklyn is 5-2 against the spread compared to the 6-3 ATS record Cleveland racks up as a 10.5-point favorite.
• Cleveland’s games have gone over the total 57.7% of the time this season (15 out of 26), which is more often than Brooklyn’s games have (13 out of 25).
• The Cavaliers have an .870 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (20-3) this season, higher than the .333 winning percentage for the Nets as a moneyline underdog (7-14).

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Cavaliers Performance Insights

• The Cavaliers are surrendering 111.2 points per game this year (11th-ranked in NBA), but they’ve really shined on offense, putting up 121.2 points per game (second-best).
• With 43.3 boards per game, Cleveland ranks 18th in the NBA. It allows 43.7 rebounds per contest, which ranks 12th in the league.
• The Cavaliers are delivering 28.0 assists per game, which ranks them eighth in the NBA in 2024-25.
• Cleveland ranks fifth-best in the NBA by committing only 12.3 turnovers per game. In terms of forced turnovers, it ranks ninth in the league (14.7 per contest).
• The Cavaliers are thriving when it comes to three-point shooting, as they rank third-best in the league in three-pointers (15.4 per game) and best in shooting percentage from downtown (39.9%).

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Nets Performance Insights

• Offensively the Nets are the 20th-ranked squad in the league (110.4 points per game). Defensively they are 20th (114.7 points conceded per game).
• In 2024-25, Brooklyn is worst in the NBA in rebounds (38.1 per game) and seventh in rebounds conceded (42.8).
• At 26.0 assists per game, the Nets are 14th in the league.
• With 13.2 turnovers committed per game and 14.4 turnovers forced, Brooklyn is eighth and 12th in the league, respectively.
• In 2024-25 the Nets are third-best in the NBA in 3-point makes (15.4 per game), and fourth-best in 3-point percentage (38.4%).

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