Data last updated Season 2026-27Model v20261029-acb94a
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39% PHI win61% CLE win
Predicted winner
Cleveland Cavaliers
Low confidence

Low: close to a coin flip.

Why

Cleveland Cavaliers' better point margin this season (+5.0 vs +3.9 per game) drives most of this prediction towards Cleveland Cavaliers.

Model vs betting line

ModelMarket
CLE win probability61%–
SpreadCLE -3.7–
Total points222.7–

No betting line stored yet for this game. Betting markets have been more accurate than this model historically (see Performance), so a big gap more often means missing information (injuries, rest decisions) than a mispriced line.

Recent form (last 5)

Philadelphia 76ers
W127–116v MIL
L93–106v DET
W114–109@ IND
W98–93v NY
W109–104@ CHA
Cleveland Cavaliers
W125–121v BKN
W127–125v MIN
W121–111v WSH
L111–114@ ATL
W136–111@ MIL

Season so far

PHICLE
Record6-14-2
Conference rank14
Last 106-14-2
StreakW3W1
Points for / game108.7121.0
Points against / game104.9116.0
Average margin3.95.0

CLE at home · PHI on the road

This seasonLast season
CLE at home3-0 · 124.3–119.033-17
PHI away3-0 · 109.7–104.325-22

W-L, then points scored–allowed per game. Regular season and playoffs.

Rest · Philadelphia 76ers
6.1 days
Last played Charlotte Hornets, Oct 31, 2026
Rest · Cleveland Cavaliers
6.0 days
Last played Milwaukee Bucks, Oct 31, 2026

Head to head (last 10)

7 CLE wins3 PHI wins
  • LOct 22, 2026CLE 106 @ PHI 114
  • WMar 9, 2026PHI 101 @ CLE 115
  • WJan 16, 2026CLE 117 @ PHI 115
  • WJan 14, 2026CLE 133 @ PHI 107
  • WNov 5, 2025PHI 121 @ CLE 132
  • LJan 24, 2025CLE 129 @ PHI 132
  • WDec 21, 2024PHI 99 @ CLE 126
  • WNov 13, 2024CLE 114 @ PHI 106
  • WMar 29, 2024PHI 114 @ CLE 117
  • LFeb 23, 2024CLE 97 @ PHI 104

W/L from Cleveland Cavaliers's point of view.

What moves this prediction

← favours PHIfavours CLE →
  • Season record+1 pts
  • Recent point differential+1 pts
  • Elo strength rating+0 pts

Change in CLE's win probability when the two teams are made equal on that group of inputs.

  • Elo (weight 35%)CLE 58%
  • Margin model (weight 50%)CLE 62%
  • Gradient boosting (weight 15%)CLE 63%

Model version v20261029-acb94a. Weights chosen on the 2016–2020 validation seasons.