New Orleans Pelicans vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, Odds & Stats - December 23, 2025

Final Score
New Orleans
Pelicans
Cleveland
Cavaliers
118
141
New Orleans Pelicans
Cleveland Cavaliers
Scoreboard 1 2 3 4 Odds
New Orleans Pelicans 8-31 22 38 31 27 +249.5
Cleveland Cavaliers 21-18 32 37 41 31 -9.5

Betting Action

Line History

time fav line total
Opening 23 Dec 3:45am NO O +236.5 -115
Closing 24 Dec 2:23am NO O +261.5 -118

Line History

Recent Meetings

date home-away ats o/u CLE:Points CLE:Assists CLE:Field Goal % NO:Points NO:Assists NO:Field Goal %
12/23/2025 CLE 141 - NO 118 CLE -9.5 Over 236.5 141 40 0 118 26 0
11/20/2024 CLE 128 - NO 100 NO +14 Over 222 100 23 0 128 29 0
11/06/2024 NO 122 - CLE 131 CLE -6.5 Over 224 131 33 0 122 21 0
03/13/2024 NO 95 - CLE 116 CLE +7 Under 215 116 38 0 95 22 0
12/21/2023 CLE 104 - NO 123 NO +1.5 Under 229 123 32 0 104 34 0
02/10/2023 NO 107 - CLE 118 CLE -1.5 Over 223.5 118 28 0 107 25 0
01/16/2023 CLE 113 - NO 103 CLE -7 Under 223.5 103 26 0 113 22 0
01/31/2022 CLE 93 - NO 90 NO +7.5 Under 207 90 26 0 93 26 0
12/28/2021 NO 108 - CLE 104 NO +5.5 Over 210 104 27 0 108 24 0
04/11/2021 CLE 109 - NO 116 CLE +9 Under 228.5 116 30 0 109 29 0
03/12/2021 NO 116 - CLE 82 NO -6.5 Under 229 82 13 0 116 25 0
02/28/2020 NO 116 - CLE 104 CLE +13 Under 235.5 104 27 0 116 36 0
01/28/2020 CLE 111 - NO 125 NO -7 Over 231.5 125 29 0 111 25 0
01/09/2019 NO 140 - CLE 124 NO -14.5 Over 222 124 27 0 140 33 0
01/05/2019 CLE 98 - NO 133 NO -7 Over 222 133 29 0 98 22 0
03/30/2018 CLE 107 - NO 102 CLE -4 Under 229.5 102 25 0 107 22 0
10/28/2017 NO 123 - CLE 101 NO +2.5 Over 216.5 101 19 0 123 33 0
01/23/2017 NO 124 - CLE 122 NO +9.5 Over 216 122 24 0 124 26 0
01/02/2017 CLE 90 - NO 82 NO +9 Under 216 82 26 0 90 16 0
date score ats o/u Points Assists Field Goal %
01/07/2026 ATL 117 - NO 100 L +10.5 Under 241.5 100 26 0
01/06/2026 NO 103 - LAL 111 L +5.5 Under 236.5 111 30 0
01/04/2026 MIA 125 - NO 106 L +7.5 Under 246.5 106 28 0
01/02/2026 NO 109 - POR 122 L +3.5 Under 241.5 122 27 0
12/31/2025 CHI 134 - NO 118 L -1.5 Over 244.5 118 25 0
12/29/2025 NO 125 - NY 130 W +8.5 Over 240.5 130 35 0
12/27/2025 NO 114 - PHO 123 L +4.5 Under 239.5 123 26 0
12/26/2025 NO 108 - PHO 115 L +3.5 Under 239.5 115 26 0
12/23/2025 CLE 141 - NO 118 L +9.5 Over 236.5 118 26 0
12/22/2025 NO 119 - DAL 113 W +1.5 Under 239.5 113 29 0
date score ats o/u Points Assists Field Goal %
01/08/2026 MIN 131 - CLE 122 L +2.5 Over 238.5 131 33 0
01/06/2026 IND 116 - CLE 120 L -6.5 Over 232.5 116 32 0
01/04/2026 CLE 110 - DET 114 L -4.5 Under 239.5 110 23 0
01/02/2026 CLE 113 - DEN 108 L -13.5 Under 241.5 113 32 0
12/31/2025 CLE 129 - PHO 113 W -5.5 Over 236.5 129 31 0
12/29/2025 SA 101 - CLE 113 W +3.5 Under 241.5 101 21 0
12/27/2025 HOU 117 - CLE 100 L +2.5 Under 235.5 117 27 0
12/25/2025 NY 126 - CLE 124 W +4.5 Over 229.5 126 28 0
12/23/2025 CLE 141 - NO 118 W -9.5 Over 236.5 141 40 0
12/22/2025 CLE 139 - CHA 132 L -9.5 Over 237.5 139 36 0

Matchup Edge - Scoring Stats

avg rank edge in rank avg
114.46 22 Points Per Game 7 119.28
122.67 28 Points Allowed Per Game 19 117.15
91.21 6 Field Goals Attempted Per Game 2 92.21
1239 25 3 Point Attempts Per Game 2 1651
28.0 29 3 Point Field Goal % 8 37.3
24.77 26 Assists Per Game 9 27.92
12.49 7 Offensive Rebounds Per Game 10 12.23
30.79 25 Defensive Rebounds Per Game 11 32.69
43.28 21 Total Rebounds Per Game 9 44.92
9.03 8 Steals Per Game 9 8.85
4.28 23 Blocks Per Game 9 5.18
14.59 14 Turnovers Per Game 9 14.13
28.77 21 1st Quarter Scoring Per Game 10 30.13
31.56 26 1st Quarter Scoring Allowed Per Game 7 28.54
27.95 21 2nd Quarter Scoring Per Game 23 27.64
29.67 20 2nd Quarter Scoring Allowed Per Game 28 31.1
27.38 28 3rd Quarter Scording Per Game 3 30.97
30.51 25 3rd Quarter Scoring Allowed Per Game 13 29.21
29.28 6 4th Quarter Scoring Per Game 1 30.28
29.56 28 4th Quarter Scoring Allowed Per Game 16 27.79
28.0 29 % Of Points From 3 Point FG 8 37.3
.519 22 Effective Field Goal % 11 .548
.627 22 True Shooting % 13 .647

Team Leaders

New Orleans Pelicans NO
Cleveland Cavaliers CLE
Donovan Mitchell
Donovan Mitchell
Shooting Guard New Orleans
29.8 Points 22.4
Zion Williamson
Power Forward Cleveland
Zion Williamson
Darius Garland
Darius Garland
Point Guard New Orleans
6.9 Assists 4.1
Derik Queen
Center Cleveland
Derik Queen
Evan Mobley
Evan Mobley
Center New Orleans
8.7 Rebounds 7.2
Derik Queen
Center Cleveland
Derik Queen
DeAndre Jordan
DeAndre Jordan
Center Cleveland
80 FG% 59.4
Jarrett Allen
Center New Orleans
Jarrett Allen
Herbert Jones
Herbert Jones
Power Forward Cleveland
1.7 Steals 1.5
Donovan Mitchell
Shooting Guard New Orleans
Donovan Mitchell
Evan Mobley
Evan Mobley
Center New Orleans
1.8 Blocks 1.2
Yves Missi
Center Cleveland
Yves Missi

Matchup Details

team win loss last 10 w/l streak ats money home away total
New Orleans Pelicans New Orleans Pelicans
8 22 1-9 9L 18-12 0 0-0 0-0 20-10
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers
16 14 6-4 1L 8-22 0 0-0 0-0 14-16

Team Rankings

offence
New Orleans Pelicans NO
Season stats rank
Points / G 114.46 22
Field Goal % 46 23
3 Point % 34 27
Free Throw % 78 21
Rebounds / G 12.49 7
Cleveland Cavaliers CLE
Season stats rank
Points / G 119.28 7
Field Goal % 47 12
3 Point % 35 19
Free Throw % 78 17
Rebounds / G 12.23 10
defence
New Orleans Pelicans NO
Season stats rank
Points / G 114.46 22
Field Goal % 46 23
3 Point % 34 27
Free Throw % 78 21
Rebounds / G 12.49 7
Cleveland Cavaliers CLE
Season stats rank
Points / G 119.28 7
Field Goal % 47 12
3 Point % 35 19
Free Throw % 78 17
Rebounds / G 12.23 10

Injuries

New Orleans Pelicans NO
Cleveland Cavaliers CLE

Western Conference Standings

Eastern Conference Standings