Cavaliers-Wizards Preview

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Washington Wizards will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Verizon Center.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cavaliers listed as 9-point favorites versus the Wizards, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Cavaliers took control in the first quarter en route to a convincing 117-92 victory over the Bulls on Friday. The Cavaliers easily covered the 12.5-point spread, and the game’s 209 points sailed OVER the posted total of 196.5.
LeBron James had a triple-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists to lead the way. Anderson Varejao tossed in a game-high 26 points in that win.
The Wizards lost to the mighty Celtics 108-83 last time out, as 14.5-point road underdogs. That game’s combined score made it OVER the posted total of 189.
Nick Young had 15 points for the Wizards, and Antawn Jamison netted 14 in the loss.
Current streak:
Washington has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Cleveland: 27-5 SU, 23-9 ATS
Washington: 6-25 SU, 14-17 ATS
Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 3-7
Before playing Charlotte are 4-6
After playing Chicago are 7-3
After a win are 8-2

Washington most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 9-1
Before playing Orlando are 6-4
After playing Boston are 2-8
After a loss are 2-8

A few trends to consider:
Cleveland is 18-2 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Cleveland is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Cleveland is 15-5 ATS in its last 20 games
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington’s last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington’s last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington’s last 7 games
Next up:
Cleveland home to Charlotte, Wednesday, January 7
Washington at Orlando, Tuesday, January 6

 

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