Warriors vs Cavaliers prediction NBA · Saturday, December 6
At a glance
The Cleveland Cavaliers (14-10) host the Golden State Warriors (11-12) on Saturday, December 6 at 7:30 PM ET at Rocket Arena in NBA action. Final score: Warriors 99 – Cavaliers 94. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Cavaliers a 63% chance to win: prediction missed. This season, the Cavaliers are 9-5 at home and the Warriors are 4-9 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 5-5 for the Cavaliers and 4-6 for the Warriors (current streaks: Cavaliers W1, Warriors L2).
The analysis Model
Slight edge to the Cavaliers, but the Warriors have what it takes to keep it close. The model projects Cavaliers 117 – 112 Warriors, a margin of about 4.2 points in favor of the Cavaliers and a total around 229 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace. The Cavaliers played yesterday: fatigue often shows in the fourth quarter.
- The Warriors need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Cavaliers' offense (120.4 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
GSCLE
Top performers
Warriors
Pat SpencerG · #6119pts / gamePat SpencerG · #617assists
Quinten PostC · #419reboundsCavaliers
Donovan MitchellG · #4529pts / game
Darius GarlandG · #104assists
Nae'Qwan TomlinF · #3512reboundsRecent form
GSCLE
GS
Team comparison
| GS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 11-12 | Record | 14-10 |
| 113.7 | Points scored / game | 120.4 |
| 112.4 | Points allowed / game | 114.9 |
| +1.1 | Adjusted margin / game | +4.7 |
| L2 | Current streak | W1 |
| 4-6 | Last 10 games | 5-5 |
| 4-9 road | Home / road record | 9-5 home |
| 48-34 (+3.3) | Last season | 64-18 (+9.5) |
| No | Played yesterday | Yes |
Injury report Warriors
Injury report Cavaliers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.