Dallas Mavericks visit Cleveland Cavaliers. Mavericks are 0-1 and have gone L-L-L-W-L in their last 5, while Cavaliers have not played a regular-season game yet.
The model leans toward Cavaliers: about 85% to win, with a projected score of Dallas Mavericks 109, Cleveland Cavaliers 119. A win for Mavericks would count as a real upset. These are model estimates built from past results, not guarantees.
The teams have met 4 times in our recent records. Cavaliers lead 3-1, and the average margin has been 19.5 points in favor of Cavaliers.
On the injury report, Khalifa Diop (CLE) and Nae'Qwan Tomlin (CLE) are listed as out.