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Washington Wizards vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
The Washington Wizards and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -4-point favorites versus the Wizards, while the game's total opened at 221.5.
In their last action, Cleveland was a 118-109 loser at home against the 76ers. They failed to cover the +2.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (227) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Washington won its last outing, a 117-97 result against the Pistons on March 14. The Wizards covered in that game as a -12.5-point favorite, while the 214 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Washington:
Team record: 32-37 SU,32-34-3 ATS
Washington is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Washington is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games
Cleveland:
Team record: 44-28 SU,37-32-3 ATS
Cleveland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games
Next up:
Washington home to Sacramento Saturday, March 18
Cleveland at Brooklyn Tuesday, March 21