76ers visit Cavaliers Friday in NBA Cup group stage

Philadelphia 76ers (8-1, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (4-4, sixth in the Eastern Conference)

Cleveland; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST

LINE: Cavaliers -1.5; over/under is 234.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia 76ers travel to play the Philadelphia 76ers in an NBA Cup in-season tournament group play matchup.

Cleveland went 52-30 overall, 33-19 in Eastern Conference games and 27-14 at home during the 2025-26 season. The Cavaliers averaged 119.5 points per game last season, 52.0 in the paint, 18.4 off of turnovers and 14.3 on fast breaks.

Philadelphia went 45-37 overall and 27-25 in Eastern Conference play during the 2025-26 season. The 76ers averaged 18.9 points off of turnovers, 15.4 second-chance points and 32.4 bench points last season.

The teams meet for the second time this season. The 76ers won 114-106 in the last meeting on Oct. 22. Tyrese Maxey led the 76ers with 32 points, and Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 32 points.

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INJURIES: Cavaliers: Nae'Qwan Tomlin: out (back), Jaylon Tyson: day to day (ankle), Peyton Watson: day to day (hamstring).

76ers: Ariel Hukporti: out for season (achilles), Dominick Barlow: out (back).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.