BOS117
FINAL
115CLE
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Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers — Win Probability

FINAL
Boston Celtics logo
Boston Celtics
10-9
117
VS
Cleveland Cavaliers logo
Cleveland Cavaliers
12-8
115
Model expected score: Boston Celtics 114.5 – Cleveland Cavaliers 117.3 (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.

BOS
Nothing on the report.
CLE
  • Sam MerrillDay-To-Day
  • Jaylon TysonOut

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Cavaliers 61%
ACTUAL RESULT
✕ Celtics won by 2
COMBINED SCORE
232

Margin of Victory — Cleveland Cavaliers (Home)

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

Lost ← actual result
42%
Won by 1-3
8%
Won by 4-7
11%
Won by 8-14
17%
Won by 15-21
12%
Won by 21+
10%

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 232.

O/U LINE 210
87% over ✓13% under
O/U LINE 220
73% over ✓27% under
O/U LINE 230 MODEL'S PICK
54% over ✓46% under
O/U LINE 240
33% over67% under ✓
O/U LINE 250
17% over83% under ✓
O/U LINE 260
7% over93% under ✓

Starter Grades

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

BOS
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).
Jaylen BrownSF
28.7
Jayson TatumPF
21.8
Payton PritchardPG
17.0
Derrick WhiteSG
16.5
Neemias QuetaC
10.2
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

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
BOS
114.90
21st / 30
Points
CLE
118.81
13th / 30
BOS
44.45
16th / 30
Rebounds
CLE
43.71
18th / 30
BOS
24.20
26th / 30
Assists
CLE
27.24
9th / 30
BOS
95.27
30th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
CLE
100.98
11th / 30
BOS
54.47%
17th / 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.
CLE
54.69%
15th / 30
BOS
9.93%
1st / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
CLE
11.89%
6th / 30
BOS
29.40%
6th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
CLE
26.53%
14th / 30
BOS
.210
30th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
CLE
.271
21st / 30
BOS
120.61
6th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
CLE
117.66
13th / 30
BOS
116.41
16th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
CLE
114.50
10th / 30
BOS
+4.20
12th / 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.
CLE
+3.16
13th / 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
46.13%20th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
46.04%21st/30
16.061st/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
15.663rd/30
45.081st/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
44.283rd/30
35.62%18th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
35.36%20th/30
28.3913th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
26.0328th/30
51.2816th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
46.2628th/30
55.37%11th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
56.27%6th/30
15.6428th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
18.6323rd/30
20.2130th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
24.5719th/30
77.40%20th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
75.82%26th/30
13.864th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
12.0312th/30
32.809th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
31.2725th/30
8.6614th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.9110th/30
5.624th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
5.388th/30
11.601st/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
13.689th/30
24.3530th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
21.1716th/30
Opponent
44.26%3rd/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
46.59%13th/30
14.4325th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
12.739th/30
39.5225th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
34.946th/30
36.52%19th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
36.44%16th/30
25.244th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
27.829th/30
50.127th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
52.1117th/30
50.37%3rd/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
53.39%8th/30
22.6229th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
20.6623rd/30
28.2428th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
25.8421st/30
80.11%23rd/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
79.93%20th/30
13.3328th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
11.3212th/30
33.2720th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
33.2921st/30
5.931st/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.4917th/30
4.9919th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
3.964th/30
14.8013th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
15.664th/30
20.218th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
21.7417th/30
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