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Oklahoma City Thunder at Cleveland Cavaliers: preview and win probability

Oklahoma City Thunder visit Cleveland Cavaliers. Thunder are 1-0 and have gone L-W-L-L-W in their last 5, while Cavaliers have not played a regular-season game yet.

The model leans toward Thunder: about 54% to win, with a projected score of Oklahoma City Thunder 114, Cleveland Cavaliers 114. That is close to a toss-up. These are model estimates built from past results, not guarantees.

The teams have met 4 times in our recent records. Thunder lead 3-1, and the average margin has been 13.2 points in favor of Thunder.

On the injury report, Khalifa Diop (CLE), Nae'Qwan Tomlin (CLE), Thomas Sorber (OKC), and Nikola Topic (OKC) are listed as out.

Keys to the game

  • Home court is worth roughly three points in our model, which helps Cavaliers.
  • Watch the rotation: 5 players are listed as out across the two teams.

Recent meetings

  • Feb 22: CLE 113, OKC 121
  • Jan 19: OKC 136, CLE 104
  • Jan 16: CLE 114, OKC 134
  • Jan 8: OKC 122, CLE 129

Injury report

Oklahoma City Thunder
  • Thomas Sorber Out · back Oct 26
  • Nikola Topic Out · back Oct 26
  • Otega Oweh Out · back Jul 1
Cleveland Cavaliers
  • Khalifa Diop Out · back Oct 24
  • Nae'Qwan Tomlin Out · back Nov 16
  • Jarrett Allen Questionable · back Oct 22

Win probability

54%
46%
ThunderCavaliers

Projected score: Thunder 114, Cavaliers 114

Model estimate for information and entertainment.

Matchup at a glance

OKCCLE
Record1-00-0
Last 5LWLLWWLLLL
Points per game116–
Allowed per game104–
Days of rest12–
Rating17051579

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