The Cleveland Cavaliers will face the Brooklyn Nets in NBA action at Rocket Arena on Thursday, starting at 7:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations and today’s injury reports, Dimers’ advanced NBA model predicts the Cavaliers as the most likely winner of the Nets vs. Cavaliers game.

This prediction follows the latest NBA Injury Report, which suggests the Cavaliers lineup will feature stars like Donovan Mitchell, James Harden and Evan Mobley, while the Nets will rely on Michael Porter, Noah Clowney and Egor Demin.

This article offers a closer look at Thursday’s matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and player prop picks.

Nets vs. Cavs prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the result of Thursday’s NBA matchup between the Nets and Cavaliers 10,000 times as part of our NBA predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives the Cavaliers an 89% chance of beating the Nets. Our predicted final score has the Cavaliers winning 122-107.

According to our model, the Nets (+16) have a 57% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 229.5 points has a 51% chance of staying under.

 

Nets vs. Cavaliers odds

We have researched the best NBA odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type
Nets
Cavaliers

Spread
+16 (-108)
-16 (-112)

Moneyline
+730
-1050

Total
o229.5 (-115)
u229.5 (-105)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Nets vs. Cavaliers picks and best bet

After matching our probabilities against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: