Celtics vs Cavaliers prediction NBA · Sunday, November 30
At a glance
The Cleveland Cavaliers (12-8) host the Boston Celtics (10-9) on Sunday, November 30 at 6:00 PM ET at Rocket Arena in NBA action. Final score: Celtics 117 – Cavaliers 115. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Cavaliers a 61% chance to win: prediction missed. This season, the Cavaliers are 8-3 at home and the Celtics are 4-5 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 5-5 for the Cavaliers and 6-4 for the Celtics (current streaks: Cavaliers L2, Celtics L1).
The analysis Model
Slight edge to the Cavaliers, but the Celtics have what it takes to keep it close. The model projects Cavaliers 116 – 112 Celtics, a margin of about 3.6 points in favor of the Cavaliers and a total around 228 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace. The Celtics played yesterday: fatigue often shows in the fourth quarter.
- The Celtics need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Cavaliers' offense (120.1 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Celtics' defense allows clearly fewer points (109.3 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
BOSCLE
Top performers
Celtics
Payton PritchardG · #1142pts / game
Jaylen BrownG · #711assistsJaylen BrownG · #712reboundsCavaliers
Evan MobleyC · #427pts / game
Darius GarlandG · #108assistsEvan MobleyC · #414reboundsRecent form
BOSCLE
CLE
Team comparison
| BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 10-9 | Record | 12-8 |
| 115.4 | Points scored / game | 120.1 |
| 109.3 | Points allowed / game | 114.4 |
| +5.1 | Adjusted margin / game | +4.9 |
| L1 | Current streak | L2 |
| 6-4 | Last 10 games | 5-5 |
| 4-5 road | Home / road record | 8-3 home |
| 61-21 (+9.1) | Last season | 64-18 (+9.5) |
| Yes | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Celtics
Injury report Cavaliers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.