Cavaliers vs Jazz prediction NBA · Monday, March 30
At a glance
The Utah Jazz (21-54) host the Cleveland Cavaliers (46-28) on Monday, March 30 at 9:00 PM ET at Delta Center in NBA action. Final score: Cavaliers 122 – Jazz 113. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Cavaliers a 76% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Jazz are 13-25 at home and the Cavaliers are 22-14 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 1-9 for the Jazz and 7-3 for the Cavaliers (current streaks: Jazz L5, Cavaliers W1).
The analysis Model
On paper, the Cavaliers dominate this matchup. The model projects Jazz 115 – 123 Cavaliers, a margin of about 8.9 points in favor of the Cavaliers and a total around 238 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- The overall strength gap (-7.0 vs +4.2 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Jazz 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.
- The Cavaliers' defense allows clearly fewer points (114.8 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
CLEUTAH
Top performers
Cavaliers
Evan MobleyC · #434pts / game
James HardenG · #114assistsEvan MobleyC · #417reboundsJazz
Cody WilliamsF · #926pts / game
Kyle FilipowskiF · #25assistsKyle FilipowskiF · #210reboundsRecent form
CLEUTAH
UTAH
Team comparison
| CLE | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46-28 | Record | 21-54 |
| 119.7 | Points scored / game | 116.6 |
| 114.8 | Points allowed / game | 124.8 |
| +4.2 | Adjusted margin / game | -7.0 |
| W1 | Current streak | L5 |
| 7-3 | Last 10 games | 1-9 |
| 22-14 road | Home / road record | 13-25 home |
| 64-18 (+9.5) | Last season | 17-65 (-9.3) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Cavaliers
Injury report Jazz
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.