Cleveland @ Portland props

In comparison to last season's 38.6% clip, Dean Wade's shooting ability has been reduced this season to 30.0%. Dean Wade has tallied a mere 11.8 minutes per game this year, a significant dropoff from his 20.3 minutes per game last year. Dean Wade has been called for 0.0 technical fouls per game while on his home court this year, ranking in the 77th percentile -- among the NBA's most-whistled when it comes to getting T'ed up. The Cavaliers are expected to suffer a drop-off in plays in this game from facing the 5th-least up-tempo pace home team in the NBA this year (the Portland Trail Blazers). Offensive rebounds save possession and generate bonus opportunities for scoring and assists, but the Cleveland Cavaliers grade out 10thworst in in the NBA with the home court advantage with just 9.3 offensive rebounds per game this year.

The Cavaliers have played at the 10th-speediest tempo in the league over the last 5 games, which ought to lead to more possessions for the Portland Trail Blazers. Toumani Camara has converted 100.0% of his free throws since the start of last season, ranking in the 100th percentile among all players in the league. In terms of getting to the free-throw line, the Portland Trail Blazers's stellar 24.9 free throws per game as the road team places 9th-best in the league since the start of last season. The matchup vs. the Cavaliers is a favorable one for getting to the foul line; opposing starting SFs have attempted a massive 4.2 foul shots per game since the start of last season (30th-most in the NBA). Toumani Camara figures to see a spike in production in all stat categories on account of controlling the home court advantage in this game.

The Cavaliers have played at the 10th-speediest tempo in the league over the last 5 games, which ought to lead to more possessions for the Portland Trail Blazers. Deandre Ayton has successfully made an impressive 100.0% of his free throw attempts this year, a significant increase from his 72.1 mark last year. In terms of getting to the free-throw line, the Portland Trail Blazers's stellar 24.9 free throws per game as the road team places 9th-best in the league since the start of last season. Deandre Ayton will possess the home court advantage in this game. Playing on your home court usually improves stat production for all stats.

Skylar Mays has successfully made 42.7% of his shot attempts from the field over the last 5 games on the road, 6.1% more than he's sunk overall this year when playing away from home. Skylar Mays has converted 29.6% of his 3-point shots over the last 5 games on the road, 9.6% higher than he's converted from beyond the arc in all games this year on the road. Skylar Mays has averaged 21.6 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 8.9 more than he's averaged overall this year. The Cavaliers have played at the 10th-speediest tempo in the league over the last 5 games, which ought to lead to more possessions for the Portland Trail Blazers. In terms of getting to the free-throw line, the Portland Trail Blazers's stellar 24.9 free throws per game as the road team places 9th-best in the league since the start of last season.

Caris LeVert has attempted 15.3 shots per game this season, a big improvement over his 10.2 mark last season. Caris LeVert has attempted 6.0 3-point shots per game this season, a significant increase from his 4.6 mark last season. Among all players in the NBA, Caris LeVert rates in the 75th percentile for playing time, logging an enormous 31.3 minutes per game while on his home court this year. The Cavaliers have been the 8th-most efficient 3-point shooting team in the league as the visting team this year. This year when they are the visiting team, opposing teams have shot 32.0% on 3-pointers (4th-weakest in the league) vs. the Trail Blazers, branding this as a hard matchup.

Max Strus has committed 0.3 technical fouls per game this year, a significant increase from his 0.1 technicals per game last year. The Cavaliers are expected to suffer a drop-off in plays in this game from facing the 5th-least up-tempo pace home team in the NBA this year (the Portland Trail Blazers). Offensive rebounds save possession and generate bonus opportunities for scoring and assists, but the Cleveland Cavaliers grade out 10thworst in in the NBA with the home court advantage with just 9.3 offensive rebounds per game this year. The matchup vs. Portland is a challenging one for getting to the free-throw line; the opposing team's starting SGs have attempted a mere 2.3 free throws per game this year when the Portland Trail Blazers are on the road (7th-least in the league). Max Strus stands to suffer a drop-off in productivity in all facets of the game on account of playing away from hom in this game.

The Cavaliers have been the 8th-most efficient 3-point shooting team in the league as the visting team this year. This year when they are away from home, opposing clubs have averaged 10.2 three-pointers per game (2nd-fewest in the NBA) vs. the Trail Blazers, labeling this as a tough matchup. The Cavaliers have played at the 10th-quickest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 5 games. Georges Niang has made an impressive 100.0% of his free throws this season, significantly more than his 83.7 rate last season.

Shaedon Sharpe has logged 19.5 points per game away from home this year, putting him in the 83rd percentile -- among the NBA's best by this metric. Among all players in the league, Shaedon Sharpe places in the 88th percentile for shots from behind the three-point arc playing at home, registering 6.6 per game this year. Compared to last year's 21.8 rate, Shaedon Sharpe's playing time has increased this year to 39.1 minutes per game. The Cavaliers have played at the 10th-speediest tempo in the league over the last 5 games, which ought to lead to more possessions for the Portland Trail Blazers. Shaedon Sharpe has attempted 5.2 foul shots per game this season, a big improvement over his 1.3 mark last season.

This year when they are the visiting squad, their opposition has tallied 86.8 shot attempts per game (7th-fewest in the league) against the Cavaliers, marking this as a hard matchup. The Cavaliers have played at the 10th-speediest tempo in the league over the last 5 games, which ought to lead to more possessions for the Portland Trail Blazers. In terms of getting to the free-throw line, the Portland Trail Blazers's stellar 24.9 free throws per game as the road team places 9th-best in the league since the start of last season. Jabari Walker will have the home court advantage in this game. Playing in your home city usually improves player production in all facets of the game.

Among all players in the league, Evan Mobley rates in the 77th percentile for playing time, tallying a massive 32.1 minutes per game away from home this year. The Cavaliers have been the 8th-most efficient 3-point shooting team in the league as the visting team this year. The Cavaliers have played at the 10th-quickest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 5 games.

The Cavaliers have been the 8th-most efficient 3-point shooting team in the league as the visting team this year. Since the start of last season when they have the home court advantage, opposing starting Cs have averaged 3.0 three attempts per game (30th-highest in the NBA) against the Trail Blazers, marking this as a strong matchup. The Cavaliers have played at the 10th-quickest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 5 games. This year when they have the home court advantage, the other team's starting Cs have attempted 6.0 foul shots per game (28th-most in the NBA) against the Portland Trail Blazers, succeeding in their efforts to get to the foul line.

Jerami Grant has totaled 28.0 points per game over the last 5 games while playing on the road, 4.9 more than he's totaled overall this year on the road. Jerami Grant has converted 3.6 threes per game over the last 5 games, 1.2 higher than he's converted from beyond the arc overall this season. Out of all players in the NBA, Jerami Grant slots into the 98th percentile for playing time, tallying a whopping 35.9 minutes per game without the home court advantage this year. The Cavaliers have played at the 10th-speediest tempo in the league over the last 5 games, which ought to lead to more possessions for the Portland Trail Blazers. Jerami Grant has attempted 6.6 free throws per game this year, a significant increase from his 5.4 mark last year.

Out of all players in the league, Donovan Mitchell measures in the 99th percentile for shots taken while playing at home, totaling 21.7 per game this year. Out of all players in the league, Donovan Mitchell places in the 98th percentile for 3-point attempts when playing on the road, posting 9.3 per game this year. Among all players in the league, Donovan Mitchell ranks in the 97th percentile for playing time, registering an enormous 36.3 minutes per game when playing on the road this year. The Cavaliers have been the 8th-most efficient 3-point shooting team in the league as the visting team this year. The Cavaliers have played at the 10th-quickest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 5 games.