Cavaliers vs. Nets Prediction, Odds, Picks - Oct. 24

The Brooklyn Nets (0-1) battle the Cleveland Cavaliers (0-1) on October 24, 2025 at Barclays Center. Friday's matchup between the Cavaliers and the Nets features the Cavaliers as sizable 11.5-point favorites. The game has a point total of 230.5.

Here is everything you need to know about the Cavaliers-Nets game, from the point spread, moneyline, total Over/Under and expert picks, as well as TV channel and streaming information.

Cavaliers vs. Nets Game Information, TV Channel & Odds

• When: Friday, October 24, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York
• TV: YES and FDSOH
• Live Boxscore: FOX Sports

Cavaliers vs. Nets Prediction

ATS Pick: Nets (+ 11.5)
O/U Pick: Over (230.5)
Score Prediction: Cavaliers 125 - Nets 117

Cavaliers vs. Nets Betting Insights

• In 48 of 82 games last season, the Cavaliers and their opponents scored more than 230.5 points.
• The Nets games last season had a combined scoring total higher than 230.5 points in 20 of 82 outings.
• The two teams combined to score 227 points per contest last season, 3.5 fewer points than this game's point total.
• These teams gave up a combined 224.6 points per game last year, 5.9 fewer points than the over/under for this contest.
• The average point total in Cavaliers outings last season was 231, 0.5 more points than the over/under for this game.
• The average over/under for Nets outings last year was 217.9, 12.6 fewer points than this game's point total.

Cavaliers Recent Trends

• Cleveland went 47-33-2 ATS last season.
• When playing as at least a 11.5-point favorite last season, Cleveland had an ATS record of 9-11-1.
• Cleveland and its opponent combined to hit the over 50 out of 82 times last season.
• Last year, the Cavaliers recorded 121.9 points per game, 9.7 more points than the 112.2 the Nets allowed.
• Cleveland went 42-24-1 against the spread and 56-11 overall last season when scoring more than 112.2 points.
• The Cavaliers made 49.1% of their shots from the field last season, which was 1.1 percentage points higher than the Nets allowed to their opponents (48%).
• The Cavaliers covered the spread in a lower percentage of their home games than away games last season. They covered 23 times in 41 games at home, and they covered 24 times in 41 games when playing on the road.
• When playing at home last year, Cleveland exceeded the over/under 61% of the time (25 of 41 games). Cleveland hit the over in the same percentage of road games (25 of 41 contests).
• The Cavaliers won a higher percentage of their matchups as a moneyline favorite at home last year, going 34-6 (.850). When playing on the road as a moneyline favorite, they owned a record of 26-8 (.765).

Cavaliers Recent Stats

Cavaliers Leaders

• Donovan Mitchell posted 24 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5 assists last season. He also drained 44.3% of his shots from the floor and 36.8% from beyond the arc, with 3.3 triples per game (eighth in league).
• Per game, Evan Mobley put up 18.5 points, 9.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists. He also delivered 0.9 steals and 1.6 blocks (fourth in NBA).
• Darius Garland put up 20.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 6.7 assists. He also drained 47.2% of his shots from the floor and 40.1% from 3-point range, with 2.8 treys per contest.
• Jarrett Allen's numbers last season were 13.5 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. He sank 70.6% of his shots from the floor (first in league).
• De'Andre Hunter posted 17 points, 4 boards and 1.4 assists per game, plus 0.8 steals and 0.2 blocks.

Cavaliers Player Props

Nets Recent Trends

• The Nets won 40 games against the spread last season, while failing to cover or pushing 42 times.
• Against the spread, as an underdog of 11.5 points or more, Brooklyn went 12-11-1 last year.
• The Nets and their opponents combined to hit the over 38 out of 82 times last year.
• The Nets' 105.1 points per game last year were 7.3 fewer points than the 112.4 the Cavaliers allowed.
• When it scored more than 112.4 points last season, Brooklyn went 17-5-1 against the spread and 12-11 overall.
• The Nets shot at a 43.7% rate from the field last season, 1.7 percentage points below the 45.4% shooting opponents of the Cavaliers averaged.
• In 2024-25 against the spread, the Nets had a lower winning percentage at home (.366, 15-24-2 record) than on the road (.610, 25-15-1).
• In 2024-25, a higher percentage of Brooklyn's games finished above the over/under at home (51.2%, 21 of 41) compared to on the road (41.5%, 17 of 41).
• The Nets' winning percentage at home when moneyline favorites was .556 (5-4) last season, and on the road it was .333 (1-2).

Nets Recent Stats

Nets Leaders

• Michael Porter Jr. scored 18.2 points, pulled down seven boards and distributed 2.1 assists per game last season.
• Porter knocked down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.5 per contest a season ago.
• Haywood Highsmith averaged 0.9 steals per game, while Nic Claxton collected 1.4 blocks per contest.

Nets Player Props

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