Celtics vs Cavaliers prediction NBA · Thursday, October 8
At a glance
The Cleveland Cavaliers host the Boston Celtics on Thursday, October 8 at 7:00 PM ET at Rocket Arena in NBA action. Final score: Celtics 124 – Cavaliers 113. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Celtics a 52% chance to win: prediction correct.
The analysis Model
A wide-open game: the model barely separates the two teams. The model projects Cavaliers 114 – 115 Celtics, a margin of about 0.8 points in favor of the Celtics and a total around 228 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace. Early season: the numbers still lean heavily on last season, so confidence stays cautious.
- The Cavaliers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Cavaliers' offense (119.5 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Celtics' defense allows clearly fewer points (107.2 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
BOSCLE
Top performers
Celtics
Luka GarzaC · #5222pts / game
Hugo GonzalezG · #285assistsLuka GarzaC · #5210reboundsCavaliers
Jaylon TysonG · #2014pts / game
Craig Porter Jr.G · #910assists
Mario HezonjaF · #335reboundsRecent form
BOSCLEHead-to-head
3 meetings scheduled this season.
CLE
Team comparison
| BOS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 1-0 | Record | 0-1 |
| 114.9 | Points scored / game | 119.5 |
| 107.2 | Points allowed / game | 115.4 |
| +6.5 | Adjusted margin / game | +3.5 |
| – | Current streak | – |
| – | Last 10 games | – |
| – | Home / road record | – |
| 56-26 (+7.7) | Last season | 52-30 (+4.1) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Celtics
Injury report Cavaliers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data; early in the season they rely heavily on last season. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.