Cavaliers vs Clippers prediction NBA · Wednesday, February 4
At a glance
The LA Clippers (23-26) host the Cleveland Cavaliers (30-21) on Wednesday, February 4 at 10:30 PM ET at Intuit Dome in NBA action. Final score: Cavaliers 124 – Clippers 91. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Cavaliers a 52% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Clippers are 13-10 at home and the Cavaliers are 13-10 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 7-3 for the Clippers and 8-2 for the Cavaliers (current streaks: Clippers L1, Cavaliers W1).
The analysis Model
Close to a coin flip: nothing really sets either side apart. The model projects Clippers 115 – 116 Cavaliers, a margin of about 0.7 points in favor of the Cavaliers and a total around 230 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The Clippers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Cavaliers' offense (119.8 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Clippers' defense allows clearly fewer points (112.0 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
CLELAC
Top performers
Cavaliers
Donovan MitchellG · #4529pts / gameDonovan MitchellG · #459assists
Jarrett AllenC · #3111reboundsClippers
Kawhi LeonardF · #225pts / game
Kris DunnG · #86assists
Yanic Konan NiederhauserC · #148reboundsRecent form
CLELAC
LAC
Team comparison
| CLE | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 30-21 | Record | 23-26 |
| 119.8 | Points scored / game | 112.7 |
| 115.5 | Points allowed / game | 112.0 |
| +3.7 | Adjusted margin / game | +0.7 |
| W1 | Current streak | L1 |
| 8-2 | Last 10 games | 7-3 |
| 13-10 road | Home / road record | 13-10 home |
| 64-18 (+9.5) | Last season | 50-32 (+4.7) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Cavaliers
Injury report Clippers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.