CLE130
FINAL
116MIA
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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Miami Heat — Win Probability

FINAL
Cleveland Cavaliers logo
Cleveland Cavaliers
7-4
130
VS
Miami Heat logo
Miami Heat
7-4
116
Model expected score: Cleveland Cavaliers 122.1 – Miami Heat 124.1 (no market line posted for this game yet -- see Margin/Totals below)

Injury Report

Live ESPN injury status for both teams, polled fresh each run.

CLE
  • Sam MerrillDay-To-Day
  • Jaylon TysonOut
MIA
  • Giannis AntetokounmpoDay-To-Day

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Heat 57%
ACTUAL RESULT
✕ Cavaliers won by 14
COMBINED SCORE
246

Margin of Victory — Miami Heat (Home)

Pregame odds for every possible outcome, simulated before tipoff -- the highlighted bar is what actually happened.

Lost ← actual result
44%
Won by 1-3
9%
Won by 4-7
11%
Won by 8-14
16%
Won by 15-21
11%
Won by 21+
9%

Total Score — Over / Under

Combined score across 100,000 simulated versions of this game, against six fixed lines (no market total posted for this game yet -- the highlighted line is this model's own pick, not a sportsbook number). The real combined score was 246.

O/U LINE 210
97% over ✓3% under
O/U LINE 220
91% over ✓9% under
O/U LINE 230
80% over ✓20% under
O/U LINE 240
63% over ✓37% under
O/U LINE 250 MODEL'S PICK
42% over58% under ✓
O/U LINE 260
23% over77% under ✓

Starter Grades

Season-to-date Basketball-Reference stats for each team's starters, minimum 25% of that team's games started.

CLE
Points Per GamePoints scored per game.
Player Efficiency RatingPlayer Efficiency Rating (John Hollinger) -- a per-minute rating summing a player's positive contributions and subtracting the negative, league-adjusted so 15.0 = average.
Win Shares Per 48 MinutesAn estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player per 48 minutes (league average is approximately .100).
Donovan MitchellSG
27.9
James HardenPG
20.5
Evan MobleyPF
18.2
Darius GarlandPG
18.0
Jarrett AllenC
15.4
MIA
Points Per GamePoints scored per game.
Player Efficiency RatingPlayer Efficiency Rating (John Hollinger) -- a per-minute rating summing a player's positive contributions and subtracting the negative, league-adjusted so 15.0 = average.
Win Shares Per 48 MinutesAn estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player per 48 minutes (league average is approximately .100).
Norman PowellSG
21.7
Tyler HerroSG
20.5
Bam AdebayoC
20.1
Andrew WigginsSF
15.4
Pelle LarssonSG
11.4

Team Grades

Both teams' own season-to-date production, ranked against the rest of the league -- Core Four, Four Factors, and Net Efficiency, computed from real box scores (regular season only).

Ranked all 30 teams
CLE
122.92
4th / 30
Points
MIA
124.75
1st / 30
CLE
43.92
16th / 30
Rebounds
MIA
44.42
14th / 30
CLE
28.08
8th / 30
Assists
MIA
30.42
1st / 30
CLE
102.72
4th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
MIA
106.24
1st / 30
CLE
54.19%
18th / 30
eFG%
Effective Field Goal Percentage(FG + 0.5 x 3P) / FGA. Weights a made 3 as worth 1.5 made 2s, since it's worth one more point.
MIA
56.85%
7th / 30
CLE
11.28%
4th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
MIA
12.66%
15th / 30
CLE
27.97%
14th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
MIA
20.45%
29th / 30
CLE
.282
20th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
MIA
.274
23rd / 30
CLE
119.66
8th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
MIA
117.42
15th / 30
CLE
114.47
10th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
MIA
113.58
8th / 30
CLE
+5.19
8th / 30
Net Rating
Net RatingOffensive Rating minus Defensive Rating -- point differential per 100 possessions, the single best metric for evaluating a team's true strength.
MIA
+3.84
10th / 30

Efficiency and Scoring per 100 possessions

Season-to-date shooting, rebounding, and ballhandling per 100 possessions.

"Team" is each team's own production. "Opponent" is what they allowed their opponent to average. Both ranked against all 30 teams.

Team
45.33%23rd/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
49.46%7th/30
16.313rd/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
12.7920th/30
45.832nd/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
33.7322nd/30
35.58%16th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
37.91%8th/30
25.3927th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
29.968th/30
46.1628th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
52.7113th/30
55.01%15th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
56.85%8th/30
19.9617th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
19.1423rd/30
25.9614th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
23.6923rd/30
76.88%24th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
80.79%10th/30
12.989th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
8.4730th/30
29.7727th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
33.348th/30
9.904th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
9.0211th/30
5.4411th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
3.6924th/30
13.147th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
14.0412th/30
21.9016th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
20.393rd/30
Opponent
46.65%12th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
43.56%3rd/30
13.3014th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
13.6518th/30
35.378th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
42.6730th/30
37.61%25th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
31.99%2nd/30
26.777th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
26.436th/30
50.5410th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
49.347th/30
52.97%7th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
53.58%11th/30
21.0123rd/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
19.7716th/30
26.2821st/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
24.1612th/30
79.94%19th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
81.82%27th/30
11.5215th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
13.8829th/30
33.4221st/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
32.9416th/30
8.3614th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.9421st/30
3.985th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.8619th/30
16.793rd/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
14.2817th/30
23.6927th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
20.556th/30
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