CLE111
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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls — Win Probability

FINAL
Cleveland Cavaliers logo
Cleveland Cavaliers
15-12
111
VS
Chicago Bulls logo
Chicago Bulls
10-15
127
Model expected score: Cleveland Cavaliers 120.8 – Chicago Bulls 118.1 (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
CHI
  • Norman PowellDay-To-Day
  • Zach CollinsDay-To-Day

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Cavaliers 59%
ACTUAL RESULT
✕ Bulls won by 16
COMBINED SCORE
238

Margin of Victory — Chicago Bulls (Home)

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

Lost
58%
Won by 1-3
8%
Won by 4-7
10%
Won by 8-14
13%
Won by 15-21 ← actual result
7%
Won by 21+
5%

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 238.

O/U LINE 210
94% over ✓6% under
O/U LINE 220
84% over ✓16% under
O/U LINE 230
68% over ✓32% under
O/U LINE 240 MODEL'S PICK
48% over52% under ✓
O/U LINE 250
28% over72% under ✓
O/U LINE 260
13% over87% 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
CHI
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).
Coby WhiteSG
18.6
Collin SextonSG
17.5
Josh GiddeyPG
17.0
Nikola VučevićC
16.9
Matas BuzelisPF
16.3

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
118.43
10th / 30
Points
CHI
117.62
15th / 30
CLE
44.79
13th / 30
Rebounds
CHI
45.23
9th / 30
CLE
26.79
10th / 30
Assists
CHI
28.50
7th / 30
CLE
101.05
8th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
CHI
102.69
3rd / 30
CLE
53.72%
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.
CHI
54.74%
13th / 30
CLE
11.40%
5th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
CHI
12.66%
17th / 30
CLE
27.09%
11th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
CHI
23.47%
25th / 30
CLE
.270
18th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
CHI
.259
23rd / 30
CLE
117.20
10th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
CHI
114.53
23rd / 30
CLE
115.11
13th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
CHI
118.73
21st / 30
CLE
+2.09
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.
CHI
-4.19
23rd / 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
45.67%23rd/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
47.13%13th/30
14.706th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
13.4116th/30
43.443rd/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
37.0816th/30
33.85%28th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
36.16%15th/30
27.0025th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
28.1317th/30
47.8928th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
51.0519th/30
56.38%5th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
55.10%14th/30
19.0820th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
18.0523rd/30
24.6715th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
22.8124th/30
77.36%23rd/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
79.15%15th/30
12.488th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
10.1923rd/30
31.8422nd/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
33.864th/30
8.8010th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
7.8723rd/30
5.239th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.6119th/30
13.156th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
14.2316th/30
21.2420th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
19.252nd/30
Opponent
46.52%12th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
47.72%20th/30
13.0412th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
13.1816th/30
35.599th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
36.2913th/30
36.64%22nd/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
36.33%18th/30
27.536th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
30.3024th/30
51.6412th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
54.8326th/30
53.32%7th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
55.26%17th/30
20.9224th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
18.589th/30
26.2924th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
23.829th/30
79.57%21st/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
77.99%10th/30
11.1310th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
11.6118th/30
33.5823rd/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
33.2220th/30
8.2312th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.9521st/30
4.288th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
5.8427th/30
15.237th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
12.5828th/30
21.7420th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
19.215th/30
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