Suns vs Cavaliers prediction NBA · Wednesday, December 31
At a glance
The Cleveland Cavaliers (18-16) host the Phoenix Suns (19-13) on Wednesday, December 31 at 3:30 PM ET at Rocket Arena in NBA action. Final score: Suns 113 – Cavaliers 129. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Cavaliers a 66% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Cavaliers are 11-8 at home and the Suns are 9-8 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 4-6 for the Cavaliers and 6-4 for the Suns (current streaks: Cavaliers W1, Suns W4).
The analysis Model
The Cavaliers are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Cavaliers 119 – 114 Suns, a margin of about 5.3 points in favor of the Cavaliers and a total around 232 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- The Suns need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Cavaliers' offense (120.0 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
PHXCLE
Top performers
Suns
Devin BookerG · #1532pts / game
Collin GillespieG · #125assists
Jordan GoodwinG · #2315reboundsCavaliers
Donovan MitchellG · #4534pts / gameDonovan MitchellG · #457assists
Jarrett AllenC · #3111reboundsRecent form
PHXCLE
PHX
Team comparison
| PHX | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 19-13 | Record | 18-16 |
| 114.7 | Points scored / game | 120.0 |
| 114.2 | Points allowed / game | 116.0 |
| +0.4 | Adjusted margin / game | +3.4 |
| W4 | Current streak | W1 |
| 6-4 | Last 10 games | 4-6 |
| 9-8 road | Home / road record | 11-8 home |
| 36-46 (-3.0) | Last season | 64-18 (+9.5) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Suns
Injury report Cavaliers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.