76ers vs Cavaliers Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse as the underdog Philadelphia 76ers, fresh off a morale-boosting victory, gear up to challenge the high-flying Cleveland Cavaliers in a first-round NBA Playoff clash that promises more fireworks than the Fourth of July! With the Cavs looking virtually unstoppable this season and the Sixers aiming to shake up the Eastern conference pecking order, tonight’s 9 PM tipoff is the place to be. Odds makers are betting on a high-scoring affair, setting the stakes with a hefty over/under. Both teams are coming in hot from decisive wins, but will the Sixers’ recent spark enable them to ‘Trust the Process’ against the Cavs’ ‘All for One’ squad in a battle that’s anything but cavalier?

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 21, 2024 09:00PM EST

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland

Vegas Odds

	PHI ML	CLE ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+450	-650	219.0	12.0/-12.0
Recent	+370	-510	220.5	10.5/-10.5
Difference	-80	+140	+1.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

26W-24L

21.3% Win Probability

LAST 10

8W-2L

HOME

40W-13L

78.7% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
11/13/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	31	17	34	32	00	114	Under
11/13/24	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	27	27	24	28	00	106	Under
03/29/24	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	25	30	32	27	00	114	Over
03/29/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	28	29	28	32	00	117	Over
02/23/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	25	25	20	27	00	97	Under
02/23/24	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	25	28	21	30	00	104	Under
02/12/24	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	34	32	25	32	00	123	Over
02/12/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	33	29	30	29	00	121	Over
11/21/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	27	38	23	22	120	122	Over
11/21/23	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	24	29	26	31	90	119	Over
03/15/23	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	29	26	29	34	00	118	Over
03/15/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	24	36	23	26	00	109	Over
02/15/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	24	14	32	42	00	112	Over
02/15/23	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	38	25	24	31	00	118	Over
11/30/22	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	21	27	18	19	00	85	Under
11/30/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	25	44	21	23	00	113	Under
04/03/22	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	21	28	32	31	00	112	Under
04/03/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	23	32	25	28	00	108	Under
03/16/22	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	30	42	13	33	00	118	Over
03/16/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	23	36	31	24	00	114	Over
03/04/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	43	28	28	20	00	119	Over
03/04/22	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	30	33	34	28	00	125	Over
02/12/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	23	28	20	22	00	93	Under
02/12/22	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	36	22	22	23	00	103	Under

76ers Vs Over/Under

Cavaliers Vs Over/Under

76ers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/20	@ CHA	108-98W	39	30	14	83
12/13	@ IND	107-121L	47	18	15	85
12/08	vs CHI	108-100W	56	25	15	92
12/06	@ ORL	102-94W	37	23	15	79
12/04	@ ORL	102-106L	35	23	14	82
12/03	vs CHA	110-104W	31	26	12	82
11/30	vs DET	111-96W	50	19	14	85
11/24	@ LAC	99-125L	33	22	13	86
11/22	@ BRO	113-98W	40	25	11	92
11/20	vs MEM	111-117L	41	21	14	87

Cavaliers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/20	@ MIL	124-101W	48	30	15	91
12/13	@ WAS	115-105W	50	27	11	91
12/08	vs MIA	113-122L	36	25	9	86
12/07	vs CHA	116-102W	47	28	11	84
12/05	@ DEN	126-114W	47	32	15	94
12/03	@ WAS	118-87W	45	31	11	89
12/01	@ BOS	115-111W	44	22	17	80
11/29	vs ATL	101-117L	40	21	13	93
11/24	@ TOR	122-108W	49	27	13	97
11/20	@ NOP	128-100W	52	29	11	93

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia 76ers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Andre Drummond C	33.0	14.3	22.3	30%	26.7
Paul George SF	50.0	37.5	36.2	100%	36.6
Tyrese Maxey PG	47.0	38.9	42.7	100%	43.1
Kelly Oubre Jr. SG	35.0	32.8	27.1	90%	28.7

Cleveland Cavaliers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jarrett Allen C	30.0	30.4	33.1	100%	33.6
Darius Garland PG	34.0	34.8	34.7	100%	35.1
Donovan Mitchell SG	40.0	40.1	42.7	100%	43.1
Evan Mobley PF	38.0	37.2	37.4	100%	37.8
Dean Wade SF	18.0	21.4	14.9	43%	18.1

76ers Notable Injuries

Joel Embiid (C): Avg: 32.8pts, 10.5reb, 5.5ast, 33.9 minutes. Last game: 12/20/24. Impact: 7.9
Jared McCain (PG): Avg: 15.8pts, 2.2reb, 2.8ast, 26.6 minutes. Last game: 12/13/24. Impact: 4.3
Caleb Martin (SF/PF): Avg: 9.7pts, 4.3reb, 2.2ast, 28.1 minutes. Last game: 12/08/24. Impact: 2.5

Cavaliers Notable Injuries

Isaac Okoro (SF/PF): Avg: 8.1pts, 2.6reb, 1.7ast, 25.0 minutes. Last game: 12/13/24. Impact: 2.6
Craig Porter Jr. (PG): Avg: 4.7pts, 1.8reb, 2.0ast, 11.3 minutes. Last game: 12/20/24. Impact: 1.4
Tristan Thompson (C): Avg: 2.8pts, 3.1reb, 1.0ast, 10.2 minutes. Last game: 12/20/24. Impact: 1.3
JT Thor (PF): Avg: 3.0pts, 2.1reb, 0.4ast, 11.4 minutes. Last game: 12/08/24. Impact: 1.5
Jaylon Tyson (SG/SF): Avg: 2.0pts, 1.6reb, 0.7ast, 7.6 minutes. Last game: 12/20/24. Impact: 0.8
Luke Travers (SF): Avg: 1.6pts, 1.0reb, 1.0ast, 7.6 minutes. Last game: 12/08/24. Impact: 0.6

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
Paul George	PHI	Pts	20.5	26.9	+6.4	40%	30%	20%	20%	CLE	+1.3	#24
Kelly Oubre Jr.	PHI	Pts	13.5	18.6	+5.1	40%	40%	33%	33%	CLE	+1.3	#24
Andre Drummond	PHI	Reb	10.5	12.5	+2.0	20%	10%	20%	20%	CLE	-1.0	#7
Tyrese Maxey	PHI	Reb	3.5	4.0	+0.5	60%	60%	53%	53%	CLE	+0.3	#20
Jarrett Allen	CLE	Ast	1.5	2.0	+0.5	60%	50%	53%	53%	PHI	0.0	#17

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76ers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#5	#1	#17	#3	-9.2%
PF	#14	#26	#9	#14	0.6%
PG	#5	#4	#14	#4	-10.4%
SF	#12	#13	#9	#8	-5.1%
SG	#12	#14	#23	#15	-2.1%

Cavaliers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#8	#7	#19	#5	-6.2%
PF	#10	#17	#19	#12	-1.2%
PG	#15	#20	#5	#9	-4.3%
SF	#24	#22	#20	#23	5.8%
SG	#11	#1	#16	#4	-8.6%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

104.3

121.7

Rebounds per Game

40.7

43.6

Assists per Game

21.9

27.9

Steals per Game

9.1

Blocks per Game

4.0

4.6

Shots per Game

85.1

88.4

3-Pointers Made per Game

10.7

15.6

2-Pt Percentage per Game

53.1

58.6

3-Pt Percentage per Game

31.2

40.3

Turnovers per Game

13.7

12.8

Fouls per Game

20.3

18.5

Recent Trends

Ty Jerome (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 32.5% to 15.8, 11.9 min average previous 3 games.
Kyle Lowry (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 41.0% to 11.8, 20.0 min average previous 3 games.
Caleb Martin (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 33.0% to 15.0, 22.4 min average previous 3 games.
Guerschon Yabusele (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 59.6% to 13.8, 34.2 min average previous 3 games.