Nets vs Cavaliers Game Breakdown

Get ready for a clash of titans as the underdog Brooklyn Nets, with a rocky start to their season, storm into Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse to challenge the undefeated Cleveland Cavaliers in a first-round playoff game that promises more fireworks than the Fourth of July! With the majority of the playoff openers turning into snooze-fests, tonight’s 08:30 PM EST matchup is set to dial up the drama. The Cavs, riding high off a dazzling win against GSW, are looking to cement their spot at the top of the Eastern conference, while the Nets are hungry to claw back from their recent stumble against BOS. With the stakes sky-high and the scoreboards ready to light up past the 221-point over/under, fans are buckled up for a showdown that’s more than just a game—it’s a battle for basketball supremacy. So, as the Nets try to weave a winning web, the Cavaliers are set to gallop past yet another challenger in their unbeaten streak!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: November 09, 2024 08:30PM EST

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland

Vegas Odds

	BRO ML	CLE ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+600	-950	223.5	13.0/-13.0
Recent	+575	-900	221.0	12.5/-12.5
Difference	-25	+50	-2.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

13W-30L

14.8% Win Probability

LAST 10

10W-0L

HOME

30W-13L

85.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
03/10/24	Brooklyn Nets BRO	29	23	44	24	120	Push
03/10/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	28	23	29	21	101	Push
02/08/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	32	27	31	28	118	Under
02/08/24	Brooklyn Nets BRO	21	30	18	26	95	Under
01/11/24	Brooklyn Nets BRO	16	18	26	42	102	Under
01/11/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	26	28	24	33	111	Under
10/25/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	37	26	27	24	114	Over
10/25/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	32	31	24	26	113	Over
03/23/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	31	29	25	31	116	Over
03/23/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	33	28	30	23	114	Over
03/21/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	23	38	33	21	115	Over
03/21/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	30	25	23	31	109	Over
12/26/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	34	31	26	34	125	Over
12/26/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	22	27	30	38	117	Over
04/08/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	19	35	34	19	107	Over
04/08/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	34	28	21	35	118	Over
01/17/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	31	28	29	19	107	Push
01/17/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	30	35	22	27	114	Push
11/22/21	Brooklyn Nets BRO	24	28	32	33	117	Over
11/22/21	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	27	36	19	30	112	Over
11/17/21	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	25	16	32	26	99	Under
11/17/21	Brooklyn Nets BRO	31	31	19	28	109	Under

Nets Vs Over/Under

Cavaliers Vs Over/Under

Nets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/08	vs BOS	104-108L	51	24	12	100
11/03	@ DET	92-106L	27	23	13	71
11/01	@ CHI	120-112W	46	34	10	94
10/30	vs MEM	119-106W	34	27	15	80
10/29	@ DEN	139-144L	41	37	8	96
10/27	@ MIL	115-102W	47	23	12	91
10/25	vs ORL	101-116L	37	22	17	83
10/23	vs ATL	116-120L	43	21	17	91
04/12	vs NYK	107-111L	45	22	12	82
04/10	@ TOR	106-102W	56	25	13	86

Cavaliers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/08	@ GSW	136-117W	43	33	19	85
11/06	vs NOP	131-122W	46	33	11	96
11/01	@ ORL	120-109W	49	25	12	87
10/30	@ LAL	134-110W	36	37	12	97
10/28	vs NYK	110-104W	41	21	13	82
10/26	vs WAS	135-116W	48	27	16	88
10/25	@ DET	113-101W	39	28	12	82
10/23	vs TOR	136-106W	36	29	12	87
04/12	@ IND	129-120W	41	28	9	95
04/10	@ MEM	110-98W	47	27	13	82

Starting Lineups

Brooklyn Nets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Nic Claxton C	35.0	27.4	29.9	80%	31.6
Dorian Finney-Smith PF	23.0	22.4	20.5	100%	20.6
Cameron Johnson SF	32.0	34.5	25.4	63%	29.7
Dennis Schroder PG	36.0	39.0	33.8	100%	34.1
Cam Thomas SG	37.0	32.2	36.6	100%	37.0

Cleveland Cavaliers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jarrett Allen C	38.0	35.8	36.0	100%	36.4
Darius Garland PG	37.0	40.2	33.1	100%	33.5
Donovan Mitchell SG	39.0	34.8	40.0	100%	40.4
Evan Mobley PF	37.0	35.2	36.1	100%	36.4
Dean Wade SF	13.0	14.8	13.3	37%	16.4

Nets Notable Injuries

Ben Simmons (PG): Avg: 6.1pts, 7.3reb, 6.0ast, 24.2 minutes. Last game: 11/08/24. Impact: 3.9
Dariq Whitehead (SF): Avg: 1.0pts, 1.7reb, 1.0ast, 8.6 minutes. Last game: 10/27/24. Impact: 0.7
Jaylen Martin (SF): Avg: 1.5pts, 0.0reb, 0.0ast, 1.5 minutes. Last game: 10/30/24. Impact: 0.2
Tyrese Martin (SG): Avg: 0.0pts, 0.5reb, 0.0ast, 1.4 minutes. Last game: 11/03/24. Impact: 0.4
Cui Yongxi (SG): Avg: 0.5pts, 0.0reb, 0.0ast, 1.5 minutes. Last game: 10/30/24. Impact: 0.1

Cavaliers Notable Injuries

Luke Travers (SF): Avg: 4.0pts, 2.0reb, 2.0ast, 4.0 minutes. Last game: 11/01/24. Impact: 1.9
Craig Porter Jr. (PG): Avg: 4.8pts, 1.9reb, 2.0ast, 11.0 minutes. Last game: 11/08/24. Impact: 1.0
Tristan Thompson (C): Avg: 2.8pts, 3.0reb, 1.0ast, 10.2 minutes. Last game: 11/08/24. Impact: 0.8
Jaylon Tyson (SG/SF): Avg: 1.4pts, 0.8reb, 0.4ast, 4.9 minutes. Last game: 11/08/24. Impact: 0.3

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Nic Claxton	BRO	Pts	8.5	12.5	+4.0	60%	50%	60%	60%	CLE	+3.6	#30
Jarrett Allen	CLE	Pts	14.5	16.7	+2.2	60%	70%	80%	80%	BRO	+0.8	#19
Cameron Johnson	BRO	Reb	4.5	5.4	+0.9	60%	40%	40%	40%	CLE	+0.8	#23
Jalen Wilson	BRO	Ast	1.5	2.0	+0.5	80%	70%	53%	53%	CLE	+0.2	#20

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Nets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#19	#22	#9	#17	3.3%
PF	#22	#16	#20	#22	2.4%
PG	#25	#13	#6	#11	-2.5%
SF	#3	#9	#4	#2	-18.2%
SG	#9	#6	#10	#8	-5.0%

Cavaliers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#3	#8	#4	#2	-11.6%
PF	#30	#18	#24	#28	7.9%
PG	#12	#2	#5	#5	-6.5%
SF	#11	#23	#20	#10	-2.8%
SG	#3	#3	#7	#2	-8.5%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

106.6

112.4

Rebounds per Game

42.3

40.5

Assists per Game

24.4

29.4

Steals per Game

6.8

7.6

Blocks per Game

4.5

4.9

Shots per Game

86.5

84.9

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.7

14.1

2-Pt Percentage per Game

52.0

56.3

3-Pt Percentage per Game

35.2

38.6

Turnovers per Game

13.2

12.8

Fouls per Game

19.6

17.2

Recent Trends

Ty Jerome (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 52.0% to 19.3, 12.7 min average previous 3 games.
Isaac Okoro (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 44.9% to 23.2, 16.0 min average previous 3 games.
Trendon Watford (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 39.3% to 28.8, 20.7 min average previous 3 games.