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Pelicans at Cavaliers · Sat, Jan 30 · 7:30 PM ET

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

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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

Pelicans edges

No clear mismatch in New Orleans' favor.

Cavaliers edges

No clear mismatch in Cleveland's 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
NOPRankStatRankCLE
115.420thOffensive rating6th120.2
119.925thDefensive rating15th116.0
-4.521stNet rating9th+4.1
99.511thPace13th99.1
52.727thEffective FG %4th56.1
11.79thTurnover %9th11.7
27.08thOffensive rebound %9th26.9
22.26thFree throw rate16th20.6
55.522ndOpponent eFG %14th54.3
11.819thForced turnover %13th12.5
71.428thDefensive rebound %11th74.4
19.913thOpponent FT rate17th20.9

Game plan

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03Form and season series

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

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

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

04Key players

Current roster · 2025-26 numbers