Nuggets vs Cavaliers prediction NBA · Friday, January 2
At a glance
The Cleveland Cavaliers (19-16) host the Denver Nuggets (23-10) on Friday, January 2 at 7:30 PM ET at Rocket Arena in NBA action. Final score: Nuggets 108 – Cavaliers 113. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Cavaliers a 52% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Cavaliers are 12-8 at home and the Nuggets are 13-5 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 5-5 for the Cavaliers and 6-4 for the Nuggets (current streaks: Cavaliers W2, Nuggets W1).
The analysis Model
Close to a coin flip: nothing really sets either side apart. The model projects Cavaliers 120 – 119 Nuggets, a margin of about 0.6 points in favor of the Cavaliers and a total around 239 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- The Nuggets need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Nuggets' offense (124.0 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
DENCLE
Top performers
Nuggets
Jamal MurrayG · #2734pts / gameJamal MurrayG · #277assistsJamal MurrayG · #276reboundsCavaliers
Donovan MitchellG · #4533pts / game
Darius GarlandG · #108assists
Jarrett AllenC · #3112reboundsRecent form
DENCLE
DEN
Team comparison
| DEN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 23-10 | Record | 19-16 |
| 124.0 | Points scored / game | 120.2 |
| 117.7 | Points allowed / game | 115.9 |
| +5.3 | Adjusted margin / game | +3.6 |
| W1 | Current streak | W2 |
| 6-4 | Last 10 games | 5-5 |
| 13-5 road | Home / road record | 12-8 home |
| 50-32 (+3.9) | Last season | 64-18 (+9.5) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Nuggets
Injury report Cavaliers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.