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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Charlotte Hornets — Win Probability

FINAL
Cleveland Cavaliers logo
Cleveland Cavaliers
24-20
94
VS
Charlotte Hornets logo
Charlotte Hornets
16-27
87
Model expected score: Cleveland Cavaliers 117.4 – Charlotte Hornets 120.9 (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
CHA
  • Brandon MillerDay-To-Day
  • Moussa DiabateDay-To-Day
  • Grant WilliamsOut
  • Kon KnueppelOut
  • Dennis SchroderOut

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Hornets 61%
ACTUAL RESULT
✕ Cavaliers won by 7
COMBINED SCORE
181

Margin of Victory — Charlotte Hornets (Home)

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

Lost ← actual result
40%
Won by 1-3
8%
Won by 4-7
11%
Won by 8-14
18%
Won by 15-21
12%
Won by 21+
11%

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 181.

O/U LINE 210
93% over7% under ✓
O/U LINE 220
83% over17% under ✓
O/U LINE 230
67% over33% under ✓
O/U LINE 240 MODEL'S PICK
47% over53% under ✓
O/U LINE 250
27% over73% 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
CHA
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).
Brandon MillerSF
20.2
LaMelo BallPG
20.1
Kon KnueppelSF
18.5
Miles BridgesPF
17.1
Collin SextonSG
14.2

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
119.07
6th / 30
Points
CHA
115.75
19th / 30
CLE
44.91
11th / 30
Rebounds
CHA
45.52
7th / 30
CLE
28.42
8th / 30
Assists
CHA
26.55
13th / 30
CLE
101.01
7th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
CHA
98.19
22nd / 30
CLE
54.91%
12th / 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.
CHA
54.32%
14th / 30
CLE
12.00%
14th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
CHA
12.82%
21st / 30
CLE
26.96%
11th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
CHA
29.27%
6th / 30
CLE
.252
21st / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
CHA
.255
20th / 30
CLE
117.87
10th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
CHA
117.88
9th / 30
CLE
115.96
15th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
CHA
118.04
21st / 30
CLE
+1.91
11th / 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.
CHA
-0.16
16th / 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
46.88%16th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
45.87%25th/30
14.618th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
15.393rd/30
41.325th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
42.014th/30
35.36%17th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
36.64%10th/30
28.0721st/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
26.4127th/30
49.7224th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
49.1125th/30
56.46%5th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
53.77%21st/30
17.9122nd/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
18.8914th/30
22.9521st/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
23.2619th/30
78.04%19th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
81.19%6th/30
12.0810th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
12.527th/30
32.3816th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
33.848th/30
8.6211th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
6.9030th/30
5.1310th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.7216th/30
13.7915th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
14.9124th/30
20.3716th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
19.818th/30
Opponent
46.47%13th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
47.84%24th/30
13.9722nd/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
13.5219th/30
36.7414th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
36.6212th/30
38.02%30th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
36.92%24th/30
27.325th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
30.2525th/30
52.1214th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
54.8827th/30
52.43%4th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
55.12%20th/30
19.4021st/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
16.992nd/30
24.3118th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
21.181st/30
79.82%24th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
80.22%27th/30
11.4215th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
10.743rd/30
32.7114th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
30.253rd/30
8.7120th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.3614th/30
4.477th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.478th/30
14.638th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
12.4527th/30
20.1312th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
21.2223rd/30
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