NBA DFS Matchup: Cavaliers-Nets (2024-02-08)

In tonight’s NBA DFS face-off (Thursday, February 8th at 7:30 PM EST), the first-ranked Central Division team, Cleveland Cavaliers, will be playing against the Brooklyn Nets, the fourth seed in the Atlantic Division. The game will be held in Brooklyn, NY at the Barclays Center. With an away record of 18 wins – 8 losses and a total season record of 33 wins – 16 losses, the Cavaliers, led by coach J.B. Bickerstaff, will compete against the Nets, who have a home record of 12 wins – 15 losses and overall season record of 20 wins – 30 losses. The Nets are under the tutelage of coach Jacque Vaughn. The Cavaliers will be missing one player due to injury, while the Nets will be down by five.

As for the season averages, the data below provides the latest update as of today.

Cavaliers-Nets NBA DFS Matchup

At present, the Cavaliers possess 5,623 points, 2,210 rebounds, and 1,319 assists with a 48.1% field goal rate. Meanwhile, the Nets have accumulated 5,707 points, 2,257 rebounds, and 1,340 assists along with a field goal rate of 46.1%.

Status & Injury Report

No.	Player Name	Team	Status	Issue
2	Cameron Johnson	Brooklyn Nets	Out	Soreness (Leg)
28	Dorian Finney-Smith	Brooklyn Nets	Out	Sprain (Leg)
8	Lonnie Walker IV	Brooklyn Nets	Out	Soreness (Leg)
20	Day’Ron Sharpe	Brooklyn Nets	Out	Inflammation (Leg)
0	Dariq Whitehead	Brooklyn Nets	Out	Surgery (Leg)
2	Ty Jerome	Cleveland Cavaliers	Out	Surgery (Leg)

Cleveland Cavaliers Roster

No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
45	Donovan Mitchell
		Shooting Guard		Active		$9,900		$10,400		39.26
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		34.2	2.9	4.6	0.3	8.9	4.2	24.9	4.3	1.4	2.8
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
4	Evan Mobley
		Power Forward		Active		$7,000		$8,000		35.63
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		33.7	0.3	2.7	1.6	6.4	2.5	15.7	8.9	0.8	1.9
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
10	Darius Garland
		Point Guard		Active		$7,100		$7,100		32.32
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		33.8	2.2	6.6	0.1	6.8	2.7	18.6	2.6	1.2	3.1
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
31	Jarrett Allen
		Center		Active		$7,500		$8,200		29.8
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		27.9	0.0	1.6	1.3	4.9	2.5	12.4	9.0	0.6	1.4
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
3	Caris LeVert
		Shooting Guard		Active		$6,000		$6,200		27.26
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		28.0	1.5	4.0	0.3	5.3	2.2	14.2	3.8	1.1	1.8
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
1	Max Strus
		Shooting Guard		Active		$5,800		$5,900		18.54
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		25.1	2.3	2.0	0.2	3.7	0.8	10.5	3.2	0.5	0.9
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
35	Isaac Okoro
		Small Forward		Active		$4,200		$4,700		16.98
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		27.4	0.9	1.6	0.4	3.0	1.5	8.3	2.9	0.8	0.9
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
9	Craig Porter
		Guard		Active		N/A		N/A		15.55
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		15.0	0.2	2.9	0.4	2.7	1.0	6.7	2.5	0.5	1.1
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
2	Ty Jerome
		Shooting Guard		Out		N/A		N/A		14.36
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		17.3	1.1	2.6	0.1	2.6	0.7	7.0	1.8	0.6	0.8
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
32	Dean Wade
		Power Forward		Active		$3,200		$4,200		13.03
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		19.1	1.1	0.9	0.3	1.9	0.4	5.2	3.4	0.6	0.4
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
30	Damian Jones
		Center		Active		N/A		N/A		12.09
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		13.9	0.1	0.7	0.7	1.9	1.0	5.0	3.2	0.3	0.7
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
20	Georges Niang
		Small Forward		Active		$3,300		$4,100		11.41
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		16.3	1.5	0.9	0.1	2.4	0.4	6.8	2.3	0.3	0.6
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
5	Sam Merrill
		Shooting Guard		Active		$3,400		$4,300		9.55
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		11.9	1.5	1.1	0.0	1.9	0.2	5.6	1.5	0.3	0.3
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
15	Isaiah Mobley
		Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		6.35
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		6.5	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.9	0.3	2.4	1.5	0.3	0.1
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
21	Emoni Bates
		Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		4.7
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		7.6	0.5	0.6	0.2	0.6	0.1	1.8	1.0	0.1	0.1

Brooklyn Nets Roster

No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
10	Ben Simmons
		Point Guard		Active		$5,900		$6,700		39.03
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		32.7	0.0	7.5	0.7	6.0	2.6	14.5	7.9	1.6	3.2
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
33	Nic Claxton
		Center		Active		$7,100		$7,800		28.07
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		24.9	0.0	1.5	1.8	4.4	1.4	10.2	7.6	0.7	1.0
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
1	Mikal Bridges
		Small Forward		Active		$7,500		$8,000		27.17
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		32.6	1.6	2.5	0.6	5.2	2.2	14.1	4.1	1.2	1.1
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
26	Spencer Dinwiddie
		Point Guard		Active		$5,200		$5,600		26.57
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		28.0	1.6	5.3	0.3	4.4	3.2	13.6	3.1	0.7	1.7
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
4	Dennis Smith Jr.
		Point Guard		Active		$4,200		N/A		22.25
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		23.7	0.8	4.3	0.3	3.9	1.4	10.0	3.0	1.1	2.0
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
2	Cameron Johnson
		Small Forward		Out		N/A		N/A		21.38
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		25.5	2.2	1.6	0.3	4.1	1.3	11.7	3.9	0.8	0.7
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
28	Dorian Finney-Smith
		Power Forward		Out		N/A		N/A		18.82
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		27.8	1.5	1.4	0.5	3.0	0.7	8.3	4.6	0.8	0.9
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
00	Royce O’Neale
		Power Forward		Active		$4,500		$4,900		18.76
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		26.5	1.4	2.4	0.4	2.4	0.6	6.7	4.8	0.8	1.0
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
24	Cam Thomas
		Shooting Guard		Active		$7,400		$7,600		18.66
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		20.2	1.1	1.6	0.2	4.5	2.5	12.4	2.3	0.5	1.2
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
8	Lonnie Walker IV
		Guard		Out		N/A		N/A		17.01
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		20.7	1.4	1.5	0.3	3.8	1.2	10.1	2.3	0.6	0.9
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
20	Day’Ron Sharpe
		Center		Out		N/A		N/A		16.21
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		13.1	0.1	0.9	0.7	2.5	1.0	6.0	5.3	0.4	0.9
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
9	Trendon Watford
		Power Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		15.64
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		16.9	0.3	1.8	0.3	2.8	1.2	7.0	3.7	0.5	1.0
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
14	Harry Giles III
		Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		13.17
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		12.1	0.1	1.1	0.4	2.4	0.8	5.6	3.6	0.4	0.9
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
45	Keon Johnson
		Guard		Active		N/A		N/A		11.57
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		14.5	0.8	1.7	0.2	2.1	0.9	6.0	1.6	0.6	1.2
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
22	Jalen Wilson
		Forward		Active		$3,100		$3,800		9.91
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		10.2	0.3	0.9	0.1	1.6	1.4	4.9	2.3	0.3	0.3
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
21	Noah Clowney
		Forward		Active		N/A		N/A		8.8
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		8.8	0.0	0.8	0.3	1.8	1.0	4.5	2.0	0.0	0.3
No.	Player	Position		Status		DraftKings Salary		FanDuel Salary		FPPG
0	Dariq Whitehead
		Forward		Out		N/A		N/A		7.65
		MPG	3PM	APG	BPG	FGM	FTM	PPG	RPB	SPG	TOPG
		12.0	0.0	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.5	2.0	0.0	0.0

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