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Washington Wizards vs Cleveland Cavaliers Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: March 17, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET

Venue: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse — Cleveland, OH

Article updated Mar 16, 2:14 PM EDT

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Washington Wizards are on the road playing the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse stadium on Friday, 3/17/2023 @ 7:30pm EST. Cleveland is the betting

Game outlook

The Washington Wizards are on the road playing the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse stadium on Friday, 3/17/2023 @ 7:30pm EST. Cleveland is the betting favorite opening at -5 and the current line is Cleveland -5.5.

Wizards vs Cavaliers Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Cavaliers to win tonight's game by 7 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Cleveland Cavaliers to cover the 5.5 point spread and the total to go over 221 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Washington 116 to Cleveland 123

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Washington Wizards and Cleveland Cavaliers, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

57% of SportsJaw players predict Cleveland Cavaliers to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Cleveland will win straight-up is 68%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be WAS 105, CLE 116.

OddsShark 's prediction is Cleveland will win, washington will cover, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

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Washington Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 18, Washington is ranked #21 in offense (scoring an average of 112.99 per game), #15 in defense (allowing an average of 113.19 points to be scored against them per game) and are 32-37 (32-34-3 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Wizards hit an average of 48.58% of their field goals (ranked #7) and 79.01% of their free throws (ranked #13) and makes an average of 35.77% of their three pointers ranked #18 in the NBA). They average 43.80 rebounds per game (ranked # 12) and average 25.26 offensive assists and 13.55 turnovers per game (ranked # 13 and 15 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Washington allows an average of 46.63% field goals (ranked #7) and 80.50% free throws (ranked #28 in the NBA) The Wizards allow an average of 36.15% of the three pointers (ranked #17) and averages 42.58 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 42.58) Finally, the Wizards average 24.04 defensive assists and 11.80 turnovers per game (ranked # 8 and 29 respectively).

Cleveland Key Betting Stats

Cleveland Cavaliers has a power ranking of 3 and are #25 for offense (scoring an average of 112.13 per game), #1 for defense (giving up an average of 106.62 points per game) and 44-28 (37-32-3 ATS) overall. Washington went 3-0 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Cleveland.

For offense, the Cavaliers hit an average of 48.75% of their field goals (ranked #6) and 77.88% of their free throws (ranked #20) and makes an average of 36.46% of their three pointers (ranked #12 in the NBA). They average 41.52 rebounds per game (ranked # 24) and average 24.93 offensive assists and 12.66 turnovers per game (ranked # 18) and 5 respectively).

On defense, Cleveland allows an average of 46.78% field goals (ranked #10) and 77.85% free throws (ranked #11 in the NBA) The Cavaliers allow an average of 36.99% of the three pointers (ranked #22) and averages 40.72 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 40.72) Finally, the Cavaliers average 23.01 defensive assists and 14.61 turnovers per game (ranked # 2 and 7 respectively).

Betting Summary

Cleveland has the advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Cleveland Cavaliers to cover the 5.5 point spread and the total to go over 221 points.

For the best predictions available, make sure to checkout the best bets made by our certified NBA experts.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NBA Predictions

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About our editorial process

SportsJaw Wizards vs Cavaliers archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Wizards vs Cavaliers matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Washington Wizards+160 → +185Moved
  • Moneyline · Cleveland Cavaliers-185 → -215Moved
  • Spread · Washington Wizards+5 (-110) → +5.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Cleveland Cavaliers-5 (-110) → -5.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over221.5 (-110) → 221 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under221.5 (-110) → 221 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Washington Wizards
2-2 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 5-4-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Cleveland Cavaliers
2-1 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-03-16T18:14:06.899Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Washington Wizards and Cleveland Cavaliers, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-02-06Cleveland Cavaliers 114 · Washington Wizards 91
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Cleveland Cavaliers defeated Washington Wizards 117-94

Cleveland Cavaliers defeated Washington Wizards 117-94 on March 17, 2023, a 23-point decision in the series. Cleveland Cavaliers' strongest period was the 4th quarter, when it outscored its opponent 33-20. Against SportsJaw's recorded Washington Wizards +5.5 (-110) spread, Cleveland Cavaliers covered, while the 211 combined points finished under the recorded total of 221.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • DawhizTotal · Over 219.5 (-110)Loss
  • EmcTotal · Over 219.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Washington Wizards +5.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Washington Wizards +5.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 221.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Cleveland Cavaliers -5.5 (-110)Win
  • MebsygamingSpread · Cleveland Cavaliers -5.5 (-110)Win
  • MebsygamingMoneyline · Cleveland Cavaliers -215Win