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Cavaliers at Pelicans · Mon, Jan 25 · 8:00 PM ET

Cleveland at New Orleans. Here is where each team has the edge.

ClevelandNew Orleans

8:00 PM ET
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Pregame win chance

The win-chance line starts at tip-off.

Every basket moves it.

From team Elo ratings, home court and rest. How this works

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01Where the edges are

Based on 2025-26

Cavaliers edges

No clear mismatch in Cleveland's favor.

Pelicans edges

No clear mismatch in New Orleans' favor.

An edge is where one team ranks top 5 on a four-factor battle and the other ranks bottom 8. How edges work

Using last season's numbers until both teams have played 10 games this season. Rosters may have changed.

02Tale of the tape

Based on 2025-26
CLERankStatRankNOP
120.26thOffensive rating20th115.4
116.015thDefensive rating25th119.9
+4.19thNet rating21st-4.5
99.113thPace11th99.5
56.14thEffective FG %27th52.7
11.79thTurnover %9th11.7
26.99thOffensive rebound %8th27.0
20.616thFree throw rate6th22.2
54.314thOpponent eFG %22nd55.5
12.513thForced turnover %19th11.8
74.411thDefensive rebound %28th71.4
20.917thOpponent FT rate13th19.9

Game plan

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03Form and season series

Cavaliers4-6 in the last 10

  1. L
  2. L
  3. L
  4. L
  5. W
  6. L
  7. W
  8. W
  9. W
  10. L

Pelicans1-9 in the last 10

  1. L
  2. L
  3. W
  4. L
  5. L
  6. L
  7. L
  8. L
  9. L
  10. L

2025-26 series: Tue, Dec 23 NOP 118, CLE 141 · Sat, Mar 21 CLE 111, NOP 106

04Key players

Current roster · 2025-26 numbers