CLE122
FINAL
128ORL
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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Orlando Magic — Win Probability

FINAL
Cleveland Cavaliers logo
Cleveland Cavaliers
40-25
122
VS
Orlando Magic logo
Orlando Magic
34-27
128
Model expected score: Cleveland Cavaliers 115.6 – Orlando Magic 118.9 (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
ORL
  • Jalen SuggsOut
  • Jonathan IsaacOut
  • Paolo BancheroOut
  • Noah PendaOut
  • Izaiyah NelsonOut

Prediction vs. Result

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PREGAME WIN PROBABILITY
Magic 61%
ACTUAL RESULT
✓ Magic won by 6
COMBINED SCORE
250

Margin of Victory — Orlando Magic (Home)

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

Lost
41%
Won by 1-3
8%
Won by 4-7 ← actual result
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 250.

O/U LINE 210
90% over ✓10% under
O/U LINE 220
78% over ✓22% under
O/U LINE 230 MODEL'S PICK
59% over ✓41% under
O/U LINE 240
39% over ✓61% under
O/U LINE 250
21% over79% under ✓
O/U LINE 260
9% over91% 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
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

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
118.79
T-3rd / 30
Points
ORL
115.28
17th / 30
CLE
44.27
12th / 30
Rebounds
ORL
43.63
17th / 30
CLE
28.23
8th / 30
Assists
ORL
26.56
13th / 30
CLE
99.63
13th / 30
Pace
PaceAn estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team.
ORL
99.57
15th / 30
CLE
55.51%
8th / 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.
ORL
53.07%
23rd / 30
CLE
11.77%
12th / 30
TOV%
Turnover PercentageEstimated turnovers per 100 plays.
ORL
11.62%
9th / 30
CLE
27.11%
9th / 30
OREB%
Offensive Rebound PercentageEstimated percentage of available offensive rebounds grabbed.
ORL
25.00%
19th / 30
CLE
.260
18th / 30
FT Rate
Free Throw Attempt RateFTA / FGA -- how often a team gets to the line relative to its field goal attempts.
ORL
.306
2nd / 30
CLE
119.23
7th / 30
Off Rating
Offensive RatingPoints produced per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
ORL
115.77
18th / 30
CLE
115.22
13th / 30
Def Rating
Defensive RatingPoints allowed per 100 possessions (Dean Oliver method), team-pace-adjusted.
ORL
114.24
9th / 30
CLE
+4.01
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.
ORL
+1.54
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
47.50%10th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
46.46%20th/30
14.577th/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
11.7224th/30
40.597th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
34.0224th/30
35.89%14th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
34.46%25th/30
28.5917th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
29.499th/30
50.2824th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
54.678th/30
56.87%4th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
53.93%18th/30
18.3419th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
21.642nd/30
23.6017th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
27.151st/30
77.71%19th/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
79.71%8th/30
12.039th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
11.0620th/30
32.4116th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
32.7514th/30
8.7812th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
8.6314th/30
5.239th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
5.1212th/30
13.5012th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
13.238th/30
19.8613th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
20.9021st/30
Opponent
46.25%8th/30
FG%
Field Goal PercentageField Goals made / Field Goal Attempts.
47.42%22nd/30
13.8823rd/30
3P
3-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
11.722nd/30
37.7020th/30
3PA
3-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
33.522nd/30
36.83%26th/30
3P%
3-Point Field Goal Percentage3-Point Field Goals made / 3-Point Field Goal Attempts.
34.97%8th/30
27.446th/30
2P
2-Point Field GoalsPer 100 possessions.
29.9124th/30
51.6510th/30
2PA
2-Point Field Goal AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
54.2823rd/30
53.12%6th/30
2P%
2-Point Field Goal Percentage2-Point Field Goals made / 2-Point Field Goal Attempts.
55.10%16th/30
18.6916th/30
FT
Free ThrowsPer 100 possessions.
19.2520th/30
23.6515th/30
FTA
Free Throw AttemptsPer 100 possessions.
24.9225th/30
79.04%21st/30
FT%
Free Throw PercentageFree Throws made / Free Throw Attempts.
77.27%5th/30
11.5917th/30
ORB
Offensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
10.704th/30
32.3510th/30
DRB
Defensive ReboundsPer 100 possessions.
33.1918th/30
8.7019th/30
STL
StealsPer 100 possessions.
7.898th/30
4.385th/30
BLK
BlocksPer 100 possessions.
5.4926th/30
14.758th/30
TOV
TurnoversPer 100 possessions.
14.3312th/30
20.5919th/30
PF
Personal FoulsPer 100 possessions.
21.5926th/30
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