The Brooklyn Nets host the Cleveland Cavaliers in an NBA playoff play-in tournament matchup at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, with the winner earning the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs. Brooklyn is favored by 9.5 points at Caesars Sportsbook, while the Over-Under is set at 226.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). 

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The model knows the Nets are led by superstars. Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are both averaging more than 27 points per game with elite efficiency, and the Nets are scoring nearly 1.23 points per possession when they play together. Brooklyn is an elite offensive team as a result, with a top-five mark in field goal percentage (47.5 percent). The Nets are also in the top 10 in 3-point accuracy, free throw accuracy, assists per game, fast break points and offensive rebound rate.

The model also knows the Cavaliers are tremendous on defense. Cleveland ranks in the top five of the NBA in overall defensive efficiency, yielding fewer than 1.09 points per possession. The Cavaliers boost efficiency by preventing free throw attempts (19.4 per game), and Cleveland is holding opponents to 45.2 percent shooting. Cleveland also ranks in the top five in 2-point accuracy allowed (51.4 percent) and second-chance points allowed (12.5 per game), with above-average marks in assists allowed and points allowed in the paint.

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