ORL98
FINAL
114CLE
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Orlando Magic vs Cleveland Cavaliers — Win Probability

FINAL
Orlando Magic logo
Orlando Magic
22-20
98
VS
Cleveland Cavaliers logo
Cleveland Cavaliers
27-20
114
Model expected score: Orlando Magic 115.6 – Cleveland Cavaliers 120.1 (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.

ORL
  • Jalen SuggsOut
  • Jonathan IsaacOut
  • Paolo BancheroOut
  • Noah PendaOut
  • Izaiyah NelsonOut
CLE
  • Sam MerrillDay-To-Day
  • Jaylon TysonOut

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Cavaliers 66%
ACTUAL RESULT
✓ Cavaliers won by 16
COMBINED SCORE
212

Margin of Victory — Cleveland Cavaliers (Home)

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

Lost
37%
Won by 1-3
8%
Won by 4-7
11%
Won by 8-14
18%
Won by 15-21 ← actual result
13%
Won by 21+
12%

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 212.

O/U LINE 210
91% over ✓9% under
O/U LINE 220
80% over20% under ✓
O/U LINE 230
62% over38% under ✓
O/U LINE 240 MODEL'S PICK
41% over59% under ✓
O/U LINE 250
23% over77% under ✓
O/U LINE 260
10% over90% under ✓

Starter Grades

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

ORL
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).
Paolo BancheroPF
22.2
Franz WagnerSF
20.6
Desmond BaneSG
20.1
Anthony BlackPG
15.0
Jalen SuggsPG
13.8
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
ORL
115.02
20th / 30
Points
CLE
119.04
4th / 30
ORL
44.22
14th / 30
Rebounds
CLE
44.83
12th / 30
ORL
26.11
15th / 30
Assists
CLE
28.17
8th / 30
ORL
99.75
18th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
CLE
100.68
9th / 30
ORL
52.51%
27th / 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
55.09%
10th / 30
ORL
11.95%
12th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
CLE
11.92%
11th / 30
ORL
26.63%
11th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
CLE
26.90%
10th / 30
ORL
.309
2nd / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
CLE
.255
21st / 30
ORL
115.31
21st / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
CLE
118.23
8th / 30
ORL
115.71
15th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
CLE
115.71
14th / 30
ORL
-0.40
18th / 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
+2.52
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
46.26%22nd/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
47.09%13th/30
11.1427th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
14.558th/30
33.0425th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
40.826th/30
33.72%29th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
35.63%15th/30
30.059th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
28.2619th/30
56.016th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
50.0924th/30
53.66%20th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
56.42%4th/30
21.791st/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
18.0620th/30
27.512nd/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
23.1521st/30
79.19%11th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
78.02%18th/30
11.8312th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
12.0010th/30
32.5016th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
32.5315th/30
8.2416th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.5911th/30
5.1510th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
5.179th/30
13.7214th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
13.6813th/30
21.1423rd/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
20.3415th/30
Opponent
48.03%24th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
46.25%11th/30
12.123rd/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
13.8620th/30
33.101st/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
36.8714th/30
36.61%22nd/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
37.60%28th/30
30.0125th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
27.315th/30
54.6026th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
52.1614th/30
54.96%19th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
52.36%4th/30
19.3420th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
19.4921st/30
24.7521st/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
24.2918th/30
78.13%14th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
80.24%29th/30
10.724th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
11.4214th/30
32.5912th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
32.6113th/30
7.828th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.6719th/30
5.5525th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
4.436th/30
14.3511th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
14.559th/30
22.1727th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
20.2612th/30
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