76ers vs Cavaliers Game Breakdown & Projections – Fri, Mar 29th 2024

Well, hoop fans, it’s that time again! Tonight, we’re getting served a sizzling dish of NBA action as the Philadelphia 76ers, who’ve been shooting hoops and breaking hearts all the way from the City of Brotherly Love, roll into the ‘Land to face off against the Cleveland Cavaliers at the glorious Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. With the 76ers lagging behind like a three-legged racehorse in the Eastern conference, they’re going to need more than brotherly love to take on the Cavs, who are hot on the heels of the conference leaders. But hey, it’s not all doom and gloom for the Philly boys; the betting lines have them at 7.5, just a hair’s breadth away from the Cavs at -7.5, with an over/under set to make your head spin faster than a Lebron dunk at 212.5. Both teams are licking their wounds after recent losses, the Cavs to CHA and the 76ers to LAC, so you know they’re both hungry for a win. So, buckle up, folks, because tonight, it’s not about brotherly love or cavalier attitudes, it’s about who wants it more. And boy, are we in for a slam dunk of a showdown!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: March 29, 2024 07:30PM EST

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland

Vegas Odds

	PHI ML	CLE ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+260	-320	211.0	7.5/-7.5
Recent	+255	-310	212.5	8.0/-8.0
Difference	-5	+10	+1.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

18W-17L

28.2% Win Probability

LAST 10

3W-7L

HOME

23W-13L

71.8% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
02/23/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	25	25	20	27		97	Under
02/23/24	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	25	28	21	30		104	Under
02/12/24	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	34	32	25	32		123	Over
02/12/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	33	29	30	29		121	Over
11/21/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	27	38	23	22	12	122	Over
11/21/23	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	24	29	26	31	9	119	Over
03/15/23	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	29	26	29	34		118	Over
03/15/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	24	36	23	26		109	Over
02/15/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	24	14	32	42		112	Over
02/15/23	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	38	25	24	31		118	Over
11/30/22	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	21	27	18	19		85	Under
11/30/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	25	44	21	23		113	Under
04/03/22	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	21	28	32	31		112	Over
04/03/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	23	32	25	28		108	Over
03/16/22	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	30	42	13	33		118	Over
03/16/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	23	36	31	24		114	Over
03/04/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	43	28	28	20		119	Over
03/04/22	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	30	33	34	28		125	Over
02/12/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	23	28	20	22		93	Under
02/12/22	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	36	22	22	23		103	Under

76ers Vs Over/Under

Cavaliers Vs Over/Under

76ers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
03/27	@ LAC	107-108L	51	17	12	82
03/25	vs SAC	96-108L	47	18	15	82
03/24	vs LAC	121-107W	37	32	8	90
03/22	vs LAL	94-103L	42	20	8	98
03/20	vs PHX	102-115L	40	33	9	95
03/18	@ MIA	98-91W	46	23	12	85
03/16	@ CHA	109-98W	41	25	15	81
03/14	vs MIL	105-114L	30	20	11	79
03/12	vs NYK	79-106L	31	17	8	81
03/10	vs NYK	79-73W	47	20	13	80

Cavaliers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
03/27	vs CHA	111-118L	32	33	13	85
03/25	@ CHA	115-92W	47	41	12	86
03/24	vs MIA	84-121L	30	24	17	72
03/22	vs MIN	91-104L	41	22	12	80
03/20	@ MIA	104-107L	37	30	11	75
03/18	vs IND	108-103W	39	27	14	80
03/16	vs HOU	103-117L	45	22	15	82
03/13	vs NOP	116-95W	46	38	9	92
03/11	@ PHX	111-117L	37	30	12	86
03/10	@ BRO	101-120L	31	25	12	76

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia 76ers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Mo Bamba C	18.5	23.5	15.3	47%	17.8
Tobias Harris PF	36.3	32.1	32.3	100%	31.1
Kyle Lowry SG	23.3	16.4	18.4	83%	19.2
Tyrese Maxey PG	44.3	37.8	40.9	100%	39.2
Kelly Oubre Jr. SF	33.9	38.4	29.2	80%	28.4

Cleveland Cavaliers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jarrett Allen C	42.1	38.6	36.4	100%	36.7
Darius Garland SG	37.2	31.2	30.5	100%	30.7
Donovan Mitchell PG	41.0	32.5	48.1	100%	46.6
Evan Mobley PF	32.9	29.9	35.8	100%	36.1
Max Strus SF	19.3	27.1	23.1	100%	22.4

76ers Notable Injuries

Jeff Dowtin (PG/SG): Avg: 5.2pts, 1.7reb, 2.7ast, 13.6 minutes. Last game: 03/24/24. Impact: 1.9
Ricky Council IV (SG/SF): Avg: 6.0pts, 1.6reb, 0.4ast, 9.0 minutes. Last game: 03/25/24. Impact: 1.5

Cavaliers Notable Injuries

Craig Porter Jr. (PG): Avg: 5.3pts, 2.1reb, 2.2ast, 12.2 minutes. Last game: 03/27/24. Impact: 1.7
Damian Jones (C): Avg: 2.8pts, 1.7reb, 0.4ast, 7.1 minutes. Last game: 03/25/24. Impact: 1.7
Emoni Bates (SG): Avg: 2.5pts, 0.9reb, 0.5ast, 7.0 minutes. Last game: 03/25/24. Impact: 0.8
Pete Nance (PF): Avg: 0.0pts, 0.5reb, 0.0ast, 2.6 minutes. Last game: 03/25/24. Impact: 0.1

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
Donovan Mitchell	CLE	Pts	18.5	22.7	+4.2	40%	60%	73%	73%	PHI	-3.6	#2
Tobias Harris	PHI	Pts	16.5	18.6	+2.1	20%	30%	33%	33%	CLE	-3.2	#6
Kyle Lowry	PHI	Reb	2.5	3.6	+1.1	40%	40%	40%	40%	CLE	+0.2	#21
Jarrett Allen	CLE	Reb	11.5	12.0	+0.5	60%	30%	47%	47%	PHI	+1.2	#26
Tyrese Maxey	PHI	Ast	5.5	6.1	+0.6	60%	40%	33%	33%	CLE	+0.5	#26
Kelly Oubre Jr.	PHI	Ast	1.5	1.8	+0.3	100%	70%	67%	67%	CLE	-1.0	#7

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76ers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#4	#26	#17	#17	0.2%
PF	#25	#25	#17	#27	7.5%
PG	#9	#1	#14	#5	-15.8%
SF	#19	#29	#1	#17	1.1%
SG	#2	#23	#7	#2	-11.9%

Cavaliers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#6	#27	#5	#14	-1.3%
PF	#28	#7	#13	#19	3.3%
PG	#5	#6	#11	#4	-17.1%
SF	#6	#28	#7	#11	-7.6%
SG	#4	#21	#26	#13	-1.6%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

102.8

105.9

Rebounds per Game

41.9

40.4

Assists per Game

24.0

29.2

Steals per Game

7.7

6.4

Blocks per Game

6.5

4.4

Shots per Game

87.3

84.3

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.5

14.9

2-Pt Percentage per Game

49.3

53.2

3-Pt Percentage per Game

35.0

37.4

Turnovers per Game

10.6

12.3

Fouls per Game

19.3

17.1

Recent Trends

Nicolas Batum (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 30.6% to 22.9, 33.0 min average previous 3 games.
Robert Covington (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 38.8% to 10.8, 17.6 min average previous 3 games.
Jeff Dowtin (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 35.2% to 10.7, 16.5 min average previous 3 games.
Buddy Hield (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 56.3% to 27.0, 17.3 min average previous 3 games.
Isaac Okoro (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 30.3% to 24.9, 35.7 min average previous 3 games.
Dean Wade (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 60.2% to 28.1, 17.5 min average previous 3 games.