Cavaliers vs Trail Blazers prediction NBA · Sunday, February 1
At a glance
The Portland Trail Blazers (23-26) host the Cleveland Cavaliers (29-21) on Sunday, February 1 at 9:00 PM ET at Moda Center in NBA action. Final score: Cavaliers 130 – Trail Blazers 111. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Cavaliers a 61% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Trail Blazers are 13-11 at home and the Cavaliers are 12-10 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 4-6 for the Trail Blazers and 7-3 for the Cavaliers (current streaks: Trail Blazers L4, Cavaliers L1).
The analysis Model
Slight edge to the Cavaliers, but the Trail Blazers have what it takes to keep it close. The model projects Trail Blazers 115 – 118 Cavaliers, a margin of about 3.4 points in favor of the Cavaliers and a total around 233 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- The overall strength gap (-2.2 vs +3.5 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Trail Blazers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Cavaliers' offense (119.7 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
CLEPORTop performers
Cavaliers
Jarrett AllenC · #3140pts / game
Craig Porter Jr.G · #912assistsJarrett AllenC · #3117reboundsTrail Blazers
Caleb LoveG · #821pts / game
Donovan ClinganC · #235assists
Robert Williams IIIC · #3512reboundsRecent form
CLEPOR
POR
Team comparison
| CLE | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 29-21 | Record | 23-26 |
| 119.7 | Points scored / game | 114.3 |
| 115.6 | Points allowed / game | 116.9 |
| +3.5 | Adjusted margin / game | -2.2 |
| L1 | Current streak | L4 |
| 7-3 | Last 10 games | 4-6 |
| 12-10 road | Home / road record | 13-11 home |
| 64-18 (+9.5) | Last season | 36-46 (-3.0) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Cavaliers
Injury report Trail Blazers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.