The Cleveland Cavaliers (5-3) and Washington Wizards (1-7) will face off in the NBA tonight. Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m. EST from Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. The game will broadcast live on FDSOH.
The Cavaliers are 13.5-point favorites over the Wizards on the spread (Cavaliers -13.5), with the over/under set at 241.5 total points. Cleveland is a -850 favorite to win outright on the moneyline, while Washington is +575 to pull off the upset.
Let's get into my Cavaliers vs. Wizards predictions and NBA picks for Friday, November 7.
My Cavaliers vs Wizards Prediction
- Cavaliers vs Wizards picks: Cavaliers -13.5 (-110), Wizards Team Total Under 113.5 (-115)
My Wizards vs Cavaliers best bets are on Cleveland to cover the spread and Washington's team total under, with the best price tags currently available at bet365. But as always, make sure to find the best odds by checking our live NBA odds page.
Cavaliers vs Wizards Odds
| Cavaliers Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-13.5 -110 | 241.5 -110 / -110 | -850 |
| Wizards Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+13.5 -110 | 241.5 -110 / -110 | +575 |
Cavaliers vs Wizards NBA Preview, Predictions
I make this spread for this game Cavaliers -17, and they’re just now starting to get back to full health with Darius Garland back. Although Max Strus is still a ways off.
An interesting trend based on shot selection: Road favorites of more than six points with fewer made field goals but more made three-pointers: 139-94-4 ( 59.7%) ATS.
So, that sounds confusing.
The way to think of it is that the Cavaliers play slower, but more efficiently, and that differential in efficiency pays off.
The biggest problem with the Wizards is that they run too much.
The Wizards rank third in pace, and third in percentage of plays spent in transition. But they are also 29th in transition offense.
When they actually run their stuff? Pretty good! But they don’t do that often.
Meanwhile, guess who ranks No. 1 in transition defense entering tonight? The Cavaliers.
I don’t want the combined under despite how much this has been steamed up, because Cleveland could easily drop 140 points on the Wizards in this game.
However, the only way Washington hangs in this game is if they slow this game down, and if that happens, they’ll go under the team total anyway.
Cavaliers vs Wizards Best Bets
- Cavaliers -13.5 (-110)
- Wizards Team Total Under 113.5 (-115)
Spread
My Wizards vs Cavaliers betting prediction is on Cleveland to cover the spread at -13.5.
Moneyline
I'm not betting either side of the moneyline in this game.
Over/Under
No play on the total.
Wizards vs Cavaliers Betting Trends
