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Cleveland Cavaliers 125-121 Brooklyn Nets: Result, Game Stats and Our Prediction

Cleveland Cavaliers 0-1
125-121Final
Brooklyn Nets 0-1
Cleveland

Our picks against the result

10 of 26 right

  • Winner Cleveland Cavaliers80% 125-121
  • First half Cleveland Cavaliers ahead69% 68-54 at half-time
  • Total points Below average 246 points · average 231.5
  • Cleveland Cavaliers points Above average 125 points · average 115.5
  • Brooklyn Nets points Below average 121 points · average 115.5
  • Total points 246 points 221.5 over60% 231.5 under62% 241.5 under80%
  • James Harden 12 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST PTS under 22.574% REB under 4.555% AST under 7.581%
  • Evan Mobley 20 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST PTS under 17.563% REB under 8.555% AST under 3.561%
  • Donovan Mitchell 22 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST PTS under 27.562% REB under 4.553% AST under 5.584%
  • Julius Randle 23 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST PTS under 20.575% REB under 6.556% AST under 4.578%
  • Michael Porter Jr. 28 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST PTS under 24.576% REB under 7.569% AST under 3.582%
  • Egor Dëmin 22 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST PTS under 10.576% REB under 3.568% AST under 3.582%

Game stats

Cleveland Cavaliers Brooklyn Nets
  • 125 Points 121
  • 68 First half 54
  • 57 Second half 67

Points of each team: the final score, the first half and the rest of the game.

Before tip-off

What this page showed before the game: our reasons, the injury report, form and records as they were then.

Game summary

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Brooklyn Nets sits in the NBA regular season on Saturday 24 October 2026, and our model takes a Cleveland Cavaliers win while seeing the total points below the league average.

Why this pick?

Our model makes the Cleveland Cavaliers the pick because it rates them clearly the stronger side, eighth of 30 against Brooklyn's 27th, with both teams at 0‑1. The one reservation is Cleveland's absences on the injury report. Even so, the case for the pick is clearly heavier: the gap in team rating is the strong reason, home court adds a little, and the Cavaliers have won each of the last five meetings, including a 112‑84 win in February. Brooklyn also come in off a home loss to Charlotte. The call is a clear one.

Total points: The pace is the main drag, with both teams playing slower than a typical NBA game, and their games also produce fewer points per possession. That is why the model puts the total below the league average.

Official injury report

Cleveland Cavaliers

No player who matters is listed.

Brooklyn Nets

No player who matters is listed.

The report of 24 Oct, 19:00 (US Eastern time), players with real minutes only.

Last five games

Cleveland Cavaliers

  • L 106-114 at Philadelphia 76ers (A) 22 Oct

Brooklyn Nets

  • L 103-110 vs Charlotte Hornets (H) 21 Oct

Most recent first, all games of the season, overtime included.

Team facts

CLEBKN
Record 0-1 0-1
At home 0-0 0-1
On the road 0-1 0-0
Conference 11 of 15, Eastern Conference 9 of 15, Eastern Conference
Streak – –
Days of rest 1 2
Our team rating #8 of 30 #27 of 30
Pace #11 of 30 #23 of 30

Last meetings

  • 1 Mar 2026Brooklyn Nets 102-106 Cleveland Cavaliers
  • 20 Feb 2026Cleveland Cavaliers 112-84 Brooklyn Nets
  • 24 Oct 2025Brooklyn Nets 124-131 Cleveland Cavaliers
  • 11 Mar 2025Cleveland Cavaliers 109-104 Brooklyn Nets
  • 21 Feb 2025Brooklyn Nets 97-110 Cleveland Cavaliers

Game details

Stage
NBA, Regular season
Tip-off
City
Cleveland

Questions and answers

What was the score of Cleveland Cavaliers vs Brooklyn Nets?

Cleveland Cavaliers 125-121 Brooklyn Nets in the NBA (Regular season) on Saturday 24 October 2026, US date. It was 68-54 at half-time.

Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Cleveland Cavaliers vs Brooklyn Nets right?

Yes: our pick was Cleveland Cavaliers win, and Cleveland Cavaliers won. 10 of our 26 picks and markets for this game were right.

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