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

Scoreboard	1	2	3	4	Odds
New Orleans Pelicans 26-56	22	38	31	27	+249.5
Cleveland Cavaliers 52-30	32	37	41	31	-9.5

Date	Result	Competition
05/25/26	New York Knicks NY ( 53-29 ) Cleveland Cavaliers CLE ( 52-30 ) 130 - 93	NBA Atlantic
05/23/26	New York Knicks NY ( 53-29 ) Cleveland Cavaliers CLE ( 52-30 ) 121 - 108	NBA Atlantic
05/21/26	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE ( 52-30 ) New York Knicks NY ( 53-29 ) 93 - 109	NBA Central
05/19/26	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE ( 52-30 ) New York Knicks NY ( 53-29 ) 104 - 115	NBA Central
05/17/26	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE ( 52-30 ) Detroit Pistons DET ( 60-22 ) 125 - 94	NBA Central
05/15/26	Detroit Pistons DET ( 60-22 ) Cleveland Cavaliers CLE ( 52-30 ) 115 - 94	NBA Central
04/12/26	New Orleans Pelicans NO ( 26-56 ) Minnesota Timberwolves MIN ( 49-33 ) 126 - 132	NBA Southwest
04/10/26	New Orleans Pelicans NO ( 26-56 ) Boston Celtics BOS ( 56-26 ) 118 - 144	NBA Southwest
04/07/26	Utah Jazz UTA ( 22-60 ) New Orleans Pelicans NO ( 26-56 ) 137 - 156	NBA Northwest
04/05/26	Orlando Magic ORL ( 45-37 ) New Orleans Pelicans NO ( 26-56 ) 112 - 108	NBA Southeast
04/03/26	New Orleans Pelicans NO ( 26-56 ) Sacramento Kings SAC ( 22-60 ) 113 - 117	NBA Southwest
04/02/26	New Orleans Pelicans NO ( 26-56 ) Portland Trail Blazers POR ( 42-40 ) 106 - 118	NBA Southwest

Team	Spread	Moneyline	Over / Under
New Orleans Pelicans NO	+9.5 0	0	U+249.50
Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	-9.5 0	0	O+249.50

time	fav	spread	money line	total
Opening 23 Dec 3:45am	NO	-9.5 -110	-	O +236.5 -115
Closing 23 Dec 3:45am	NO	-9.5 -110	-	O +236.5 -115

Derik Queen Center Cleveland	11.7	Points	3.7	Larry Nance Jr. Small Forward New Orleans
Derik Queen Center Cleveland	3.7	Assists	1.3	Olivier Sarr Center New Orleans
Josh Oduro Power Forward Cleveland	7.7	Rebounds	2.8	Olivier Sarr Center New Orleans
Olivier Sarr Center New Orleans	71.4	FG%	64.7	Josh Oduro Power Forward Cleveland
Derik Queen Center Cleveland	1.0	Steals	0.6	Larry Nance Jr. Small Forward New Orleans
Derik Queen Center Cleveland	0.9	Blocks	0.8	Olivier Sarr Center New Orleans

Larry Nance Jr. Small Forward New Orleans	Points
Larry Nance Jr. Small Forward New Orleans	Assists
Larry Nance Jr. Small Forward New Orleans	Rebounds	Did not qualify
Larry Nance Jr. Small Forward New Orleans	FG%
Larry Nance Jr. Small Forward New Orleans	Steals
Larry Nance Jr. Small Forward New Orleans	Blocks

New Orleans Pelicans NO Cleveland Cavaliers CLE

	Stat
8	Games Won	16
22	Games Lost	14
1-9	Last 10	7-3
0-0	W L Streak	0-0
18-12	Against The Spread	8-22
0	Money	0
0-0	Home	0-0
0-0	Away	0-0
20-10	Total	14-16

date	home-away	ats	o/u	CLE:Points	CLE:Assists	NO:Points	NO:Assists
03/21/2026	NO 106 - CLE 111	CLE -4.5	Under 237.5	111	26	106	30
12/23/2025	CLE 141 - NO 118	CLE -9.5	Over 236.5	141	40	118	26
11/20/2024	CLE 128 - NO 100	NO +14	Over 222	100	23	128	29
11/06/2024	NO 122 - CLE 131	CLE -6.5	Over 224	131	33	122	21
03/13/2024	NO 95 - CLE 116	CLE +7	Under 215	116	38	95	22
12/21/2023	CLE 104 - NO 123	NO +1.5	Under 229	123	32	104	34
02/10/2023	NO 107 - CLE 118	CLE -1.5	Over 223.5	118	28	107	25
01/16/2023	CLE 113 - NO 103	CLE -7	Under 223.5	103	26	113	22
01/31/2022	CLE 93 - NO 90	NO +7.5	Under 207	90	26	93	26
12/28/2021	NO 108 - CLE 104	NO +5.5	Over 210	104	27	108	24
04/11/2021	CLE 109 - NO 116	CLE +9	Under 228.5	116	30	109	29
03/12/2021	NO 116 - CLE 82	NO -6.5	Under 229	82	13	116	25
02/28/2020	NO 116 - CLE 104	CLE +13	Under 235.5	104	27	116	36
01/28/2020	CLE 111 - NO 125	NO -7	Over 231.5	125	29	111	25
01/09/2019	NO 140 - CLE 124	NO -14.5	Over 222	124	27	140	33
01/05/2019	CLE 98 - NO 133	NO -7	Over 222	133	29	98	22
03/30/2018	CLE 107 - NO 102	CLE -4	Under 229.5	102	25	107	22
10/28/2017	NO 123 - CLE 101	NO +2.5	Over 216.5	101	19	123	33
01/23/2017	NO 124 - CLE 122	NO +9.5	Over 216	122	24	124	26
01/02/2017	CLE 90 - NO 82	NO +9	Under 216	82	26	90	16

date	score	ats	o/u	Points	Assists
04/12/2026	MIN 132 - NO 126	L +3.5	Over 233.5	126	20
04/10/2026	BOS 144 - NO 118	L +17.5	Over 227.5	118	23
04/07/2026	NO 156 - UTA 137	W -6.5	Over 242.5	137	38
04/05/2026	NO 108 - ORL 112	W +3.5	Under 236.5	112	27
04/03/2026	SAC 117 - NO 113	L -6.5	Under 234.5	113	24
04/02/2026	POR 118 - NO 106	L +6.5	Under 230.5	106	25
03/29/2026	NO 102 - HOU 134	L +5.5	Over 226.5	134	33
03/27/2026	TOR 119 - NO 106	L +8.5	Under 229.5	106	21
03/26/2026	DET 129 - NO 108	L +5.5	Over 226.5	108	26
03/24/2026	NY 121 - NO 116	W +8.5	Over 231.5	116	33

date	score	ats	o/u	Points	Assists
05/25/2026	CLE 93 - NY 130	L +1.5	Over 215.5	93	21
05/23/2026	CLE 108 - NY 121	L	Over 0	108	22
05/21/2026	NY 109 - CLE 93	L	Over 0	109	32
05/19/2026	NY 115 - CLE 104	L	Over 0	115	20
05/17/2026	DET 94 - CLE 125	W +4.5	Over 205.5	94	21
05/15/2026	CLE 94 - DET 115	L -4.5	Under 209.5	94	15
05/13/2026	DET 113 - CLE 117	W +3.5	Over 212.5	113	28
05/11/2026	CLE 112 - DET 103	W +3.5	Over 212.5	112	23
05/09/2026	CLE 116 - DET 109	W -4.5	Over 212.5	116	22
05/07/2026	DET 107 - CLE 97	L +3.5	Under 215.5	107	21

New Orleans Pelicans NO Cleveland Cavaliers CLE

avg	rank	edge in	rank	avg
126.5	2	Points Per Game	19	113.5
131	27	Points Allowed Per Game	15	118.75
98	1	Field Goals Attempted Per Game	6	92.75
69	28	3 Point Attempts Per Game	10	185
21.3	29	3 Point Field Goal %	7	39.6
22.5	21	Assists Per Game	10	27.25
14.5	6	Offensive Rebounds Per Game	10	13.5
29.5	24	Defensive Rebounds Per Game	27	28.25
44	18	Total Rebounds Per Game	25	41.75
8.5	20	Steals Per Game	1	16.25
3	23	Blocks Per Game	1	10.75
15.5	5	Turnovers Per Game	1	12.5
24.5	26	1st Quarter Scoring Per Game	5	32
32	22	1st Quarter Scoring Allowed Per Game	19	30.5
32	6	2nd Quarter Scoring Per Game	25	21
28.5	15	2nd Quarter Scoring Allowed Per Game	13	28
32	6	3rd Quarter Scording Per Game	7	30.75
36.5	26	3rd Quarter Scoring Allowed Per Game	16	28.75
38	1	4th Quarter Scoring Per Game	8	29.75
34	25	4th Quarter Scoring Allowed Per Game	21	31.5
21.3	29	% Of Points From 3 Point FG	7	39.6
.536	13	Effective Field Goal %	19	.504
.645	16	True Shooting %	23	.612

New Orleans Pelicans NO

	Season stats	rank
Points / G	120.02	24
Field Goal %	48	21
3 Point %	35	5
Free Throw %	77	7
Rebounds / G	31.66	10

Cleveland Cavaliers CLE

	Season stats	rank
Points / G	115.41	15
Field Goal %	46	5
3 Point %	37	26
Free Throw %	79	17
Rebounds / G	32.71	19

New Orleans Pelicans NO

	Season stats	rank
Points / G	115.52	16
Field Goal %	47	17
3 Point %	35	22
Free Throw %	78	18
Rebounds / G	12.22	8

Cleveland Cavaliers CLE

	Season stats	rank
Points / G	119.52	4
Field Goal %	48	5
3 Point %	36	12
Free Throw %	78	14
Rebounds / G	11.72	12

New Orleans Pelicans NO

player (position)	status		ats*current	o/u*	notes
Yves Missi (C)	Ques Feb. 20	Calf - 12 / 02 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Trey Murphy III (SF)	Ques Feb. 20	Shoulder - 12 / 02 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Micah Peavy (PG)	Ques Feb. 20	Toe - 10 / 02 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Trey Murphy III (SF)	Prob Sun	Hand - 25 / 01 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Zion Williamson (PF)	Ques Wed	Illness - 21 / 01 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Jose Alvarado (PG)	Late Jan	Oblique - 07 / 01 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Trey Murphy III (SF)	Ques Fri	Back - 07 / 01 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Herbert Jones (PF)	Out indefinitely	Ankle - 07 / 01 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Trey Murphy III (SF)	Ques Sun	Lower Body - 02 / 01 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Derik Queen (C)	Ques Sun	Quadricep - 01 / 01 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details

Cleveland Cavaliers CLE

player (position)	status		ats*current	o/u*	notes
Larry Nance Jr. (SF)	Ques Mon	Illness - 15 / 05 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Larry Nance Jr. (SF)	Ques Fri	Illness - 24 / 03 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Tyrese Proctor (PG)	Ques Wed	Illness - 09 / 02 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Dean Wade (SF)	Ques Feb. 19	Ankle - 07 / 02 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Evan Mobley (C)	Out indefinitely	Calf - 27 / 01 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
De'Andre Hunter (PF)	Ques Wed	Knee - 24 / 01 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Darius Garland (PG)	Mid Feb	Foot - 15 / 01 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Sam Merrill (PG)	Ques Wed	Personal - 15 / 01 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Jaylon Tyson (SG)	Prob Thurs	Illness - 08 / 01 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details
Darius Garland (PG)	Ques Thurs	Hand - 08 / 01 / 26	0-0	0-0	Details

New Orleans Pelicans NO

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Cleveland Cavaliers CLE

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New Orleans Pelicans NO

Over is 15-6 in Pelicans last 21 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.

Pelicans are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games as an underdog of 0.5-4.5.

Over is 6-2 in Pelicans last 8 games as a favorite of 11.0 or greater.

Over is 4-1 in Pelicans last 5 Tuesday games.

Pelicans are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.

Cleveland Cavaliers CLE

Cavaliers are 7-26-1 ATS in their last 34 home games.

Cavaliers are 12-25 ATS in their last 37 games as an underdog of 0.5-4.5.

Over is 7-2 in Cavaliers last 9 games as a favorite of 11.0 or greater.

Over is 4-1 in Cavaliers last 5 Tuesday games.

Over is 4-1 in Cavaliers last 5 vs. a team with a losing straight up record.

Team	Win / Loss	ATS	OU
Oklahoma City Thunder OKC	64-18	56-36	44-48
San Antonio Spurs SA	62-20	50-42	45-47
Denver Nuggets DEN	54-28	43-38	54-27
L.A. Lakers Lakers LAL	53-29	42-42	48-36
Houston Rockets HOU	52-30	45-38	45-38
Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	49-33	53-35	41-47
Portland Trail Blazers POR	42-40	44-37	41-40
Phoenix Suns PHO	45-37	39-41	45-35
Golden State Warriors GS	37-45	34-43	48-29
L.A. Clippers Clippers LAC	42-40	34-43	48-29
New Orleans Pelicans NO	26-56	40-35	41-34
Dallas Mavericks DAL	26-56	36-40	34-42
Memphis Grizzlies MEM	25-57	33-41	37-37
Sacramento Kings SAC	22-60	33-41	39-35
Utah Jazz UTA	22-60	35-41	49-27

Team	Win / Loss	ATS	OU
Detroit Pistons DET	60-22	36-54	48-42
Boston Celtics BOS	56-26	45-38	41-42
New York Knicks NY	53-29	50-42	45-47
Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	52-30	37-54	49-42
Toronto Raptors TOR	46-36	44-39	36-47
Atlanta Hawks ATL	46-36	42-41	40-43
Philadelphia 76ers PHI	45-37	45-42	42-45
Orlando Magic ORL	45-37	39-44	48-35
Charlotte Hornets CHA	44-38	47-31	33-45
Miami Heat MIA	43-39	43-34	45-32
Milwaukee Bucks MIL	32-50	32-43	38-38
Chicago Bulls CHI	31-51	36-40	34-42
Brooklyn Nets BK	20-62	33-43	34-42
Indiana Pacers IND	19-63	42-35	40-37
Washington Wizards WAS	17-65	31-45	44-32

New Orleans Pelicans

Pitchers

POS	Player

Hitters

POS	Player

Cleveland Cavaliers

Pitchers

POS	Player

Hitters

POS	Player

Game Statistics

45.7

53.3

Field Goal %

11 - 26

20 - 49

3PM 3PA

21 - 25

9 - 11

FTM FTA

Assists

Rebounds

Turnovers

Team	Last 5 Matches
New Orleans Pelicans NO ( 26-56 )	L L W L L
Cleveland Cavaliers CLE ( 52-30 )	L L L W L

Derik Queen Center Cleveland	11.7	Points	3.7	Larry Nance Jr. Small Forward New Orleans
Derik Queen Center Cleveland	3.7	Assists	1.3	Olivier Sarr Center New Orleans
Josh Oduro Power Forward Cleveland	7.7	Rebounds	2.8	Olivier Sarr Center New Orleans
Olivier Sarr Center New Orleans	71.4	FG%	64.7	Josh Oduro Power Forward Cleveland
Derik Queen Center Cleveland	1.0	Steals	0.6	Larry Nance Jr. Small Forward New Orleans
Derik Queen Center Cleveland	0.9	Blocks	0.8	Olivier Sarr Center New Orleans

Larry Nance Jr. Small Forward New Orleans	Points
Larry Nance Jr. Small Forward New Orleans	Assists
Larry Nance Jr. Small Forward New Orleans	Rebounds	Did not qualify
Larry Nance Jr. Small Forward New Orleans	FG%
Larry Nance Jr. Small Forward New Orleans	Steals
Larry Nance Jr. Small Forward New Orleans	Blocks

Team	Win / Loss	ATS	OU
Oklahoma City Thunder OKC	64-18	56-36	44-48
San Antonio Spurs SA	62-20	50-42	45-47
Denver Nuggets DEN	54-28	43-38	54-27
L.A. Lakers Lakers LAL	53-29	42-42	48-36
Houston Rockets HOU	52-30	45-38	45-38
Minnesota Timberwolves MIN	49-33	53-35	41-47
Portland Trail Blazers POR	42-40	44-37	41-40
Phoenix Suns PHO	45-37	39-41	45-35
Golden State Warriors GS	37-45	34-43	48-29
L.A. Clippers Clippers LAC	42-40	34-43	48-29
New Orleans Pelicans NO	26-56	40-35	41-34
Dallas Mavericks DAL	26-56	36-40	34-42
Memphis Grizzlies MEM	25-57	33-41	37-37
Sacramento Kings SAC	22-60	33-41	39-35
Utah Jazz UTA	22-60	35-41	49-27

Team	Win / Loss	ATS	OU
Detroit Pistons DET	60-22	36-54	48-42
Boston Celtics BOS	56-26	45-38	41-42
New York Knicks NY	53-29	50-42	45-47
Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	52-30	37-54	49-42
Toronto Raptors TOR	46-36	44-39	36-47
Atlanta Hawks ATL	46-36	42-41	40-43
Philadelphia 76ers PHI	45-37	45-42	42-45
Orlando Magic ORL	45-37	39-44	48-35
Charlotte Hornets CHA	44-38	47-31	33-45
Miami Heat MIA	43-39	43-34	45-32
Milwaukee Bucks MIL	32-50	32-43	38-38
Chicago Bulls CHI	31-51	36-40	34-42
Brooklyn Nets BK	20-62	33-43	34-42
Indiana Pacers IND	19-63	42-35	40-37
Washington Wizards WAS	17-65	31-45	44-32

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