NBA Picks and Betting Tips: Brooklyn Nets vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 10th November
NLB Staff
09.11.2024 07:37
Nets vs Cavaliers Prediction
With a young-flying Brooklyn Nets roster making a lot of noise this season, they will go up against their toughest competition yet in the undefeated Cleveland Cavaliers. As the Nets are coming off their 2nd win against the Memphis Grizzlies this season, their opponents the Cavaliers have won all of their 9 games so far. This game will take place on November 10th at 6:00 A.M. IST in Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. Below are our player props, betting odds, key public trends, and head-to-head matchups to create a potential outcome for this game.
Nets vs Cavaliers Key Betting Tips & Predictions
1. Brooklyn Nets vs Cleveland Cavaliers Moneyline Pick
As the money for Cleveland in this game is at -640, it should be picked. Seeing that the Cavaliers have managed to stay the only unbeaten team, they will go up against a much younger Brooklyn Nets lineup. Although the Nets do have a great duo with Dennis Schroeder and Nic Claxton, having Ben Simmons playing minutes could help them not recover for the prowess Caris Levert has for the Cavs off the bench. With their backcourt already having Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell, their elite duo up-front should include a dominating performance led by Evan Mobley plus Jarrett Allen. Seeing that they get to go up against Nic Claxton, this moneyline of -640 looks great for Cleveland and should help them improve their moneyline record to 7-1 vs Brooklyn in 8 games.
2. Brooklyn Nets vs Cleveland Cavaliers Point Spread Pick
Given that the spread in this game is at -9.5 for the Cavs, they should stretch this game out to a pretty big lead because of defensive prowess. As Donovan Mitchell and Cam Thomas will be the matchup to watch in this game, Cleveland has the advantage with Mitchell turning into the elite defender he was before last season. Although Thomas will have a huge number of points during this game, Mitchell will out-duel him with his dunking and layup abilities, while also forcing turnovers. Similarly, at the point guard position, both Dennis Schroeder and Darius Garland play a similar style of offensive that includes a lot of passing plus driving. The one difference will be Garland’s improvement as a defender and also the switching with Mitchell. As the Cavs' point guard will have way more fresh legs and energy to play longer minutes, he should win this matchup. Seeing this, Cleveland should dominate the paint as well with both Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley being bigger than Dorian Finney-Smith plus Nic Claxton. Putting this together, the Cavs should be up by a lot of points due to their two-way play, making this -9.5 an excellent pick.
3. Brooklyn Nets vs Cleveland Cavaliers Over/Under Pick (Total Points)
As these two offenses have been some of the best this season, the Nets and Cavaliers over/under should go above 221 points. With two elite backcourts that have great all-around scorers, the Cavaliers have a scoring power forward. Even though the Nets do have a top small forward who can shoot threes, Cleveland will help carry this line with their high-volume offense. With their last game being exactly 221 points, this game should hit the over as both offenses mightly improved.
Brooklyn Nets vs Cleveland Cavaliers Top Player Props
Cam Thomas Over 22 points at 1.78: Even though Thomas will be going up against one of the better defenders in Donovan Mitchell, he has consistently scored at a very high mark this season. Seeing that there could be switches with him and Schroeder where he could end up on a little easier defender in Darius Garland, Thomas should knock down a lot of shots beyond or inside the perimeter. Given that his season average is at 24.9 points, he should get somewhere around that in this game.
Jarrett Allen Over 10.5 rebounds at 1.71: As Jarrett Allen has continued to be one of the most dominating rebounders in the league, he can create a mismatch on Nic Claxton. Given that Claxton is way less muscular than him Evan Mobley could keep switching with Claxton outside, Jarrett Allen will potentially have a very high-volume night with blocks leading to rebounds as well. Seeing that he averages 11.9 per night, he should hit the over in this game.
Brooklyn Nets vs Cleveland Cavaliers Injury News & Impact
Brooklyn Nets Injuries: As the Nets still have the same injury issues with Bojan Bogdanovic missing due to a foot injury and Trenton Watford from a hamstring problem, this Brooklyn rotation should be similar to how it has been all season long.
Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries: With Max Strus, 12.2 points and 4.8 rebounds, still out with his hip injury, this remains the missing piece for the Cavaliers to be a perfect basketball team. Hoping that he returns quickly to an already elite basketball team, Dean Wade and Sam Merrill should be available again after being on the injury report for a short time. With Wade having an illness and Merrill healing up his ankle, this Cavaliers team should continue having their core pieces to dominate this game once again.
Nets vs Cavaliers Head-to-Head Trends
Although the Nets had won last time out, Cleveland was on a 5-game winning streak against Brooklyn before that. Knowing this plus the fact that the Cavs are a much stronger team in this game, they should continue building up another streak. Seeing that they 7-3 vs the Nets against the spread, this game will help improve upon that already great record. In these 10 games, Cleveland has always managed to score over 100 points and should provide a total higher than that again this time out.
Betting Insights & Public Trends
Seeing the public trends for this game between the Cavaliers and Nets, 86.2% of the bettors are on Cleveland’s side to win the battle.
Nets vs Cavaliers Final Prediction
As the Cleveland Cavaliers have been the hottest team in NBA play this season, their greatness should continue with most of their lineup still playing. Even though the Nets have shocked many fans, this is a game the Cavs should dominate due to their size and scoring abilities. Heading into this game, Donovan Mitchell is going to start as shooting guard against Cam Thomas. Even though they should have a fair amount of points scored against each other, Mitchell has been the better three-point shooter and driver this season. In addition, due to his tools as a defensive star, he should create multiple stops even though Cam Thomas has proven to beat many defenders with speed and non-stop shot-making. With Dennis Schroeder going up against another good defender in Darius Garland, they both will have another great matchup to see which player has greater two-way ability. With Garland having the advantage due to his agility and pace, he could very easily control Schroeder when driving to the basket or creating turnovers. As Dorian Finney-Smith has been a pretty solid forward this year, he will have to go against a much bigger Evan Mobley who can get steals and rebounds with ease. Having a huge size mismatch will lead to even bigger issues in the middle for the Nets as Jarrett Allen will continue dominating his former teammate Nic Claxton in the paint. Seeing that this size problem is huge and the Cavaliers have a stronger bench led by Caris Levert, the Nets can only keep this game close if bench pieces like Ben Simmons or Jalen Wilson play well, while Cameron Johnson can dominate Dean Wade.
Our prediction: The Cavaliers win this game and cover their -9.5 spread, while the score goes over 221.
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