Cavaliers vs Wizards Game Breakdown

Get ready to light up your screens and your fantasy lineups as the Cleveland Cavaliers, riding high with a flawless 2-0 record, charge into the Capital One Arena to face the Washington Wizards, who are eager to cast a spell and notch their first win of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. With the majority of the opening games turning into blowouts, tonight’s 07:00 PM EST showdown promises to be a breath of fresh air, offering tighter competition and thrilling plays. The Cavs are looking to maintain their lead in the Eastern Conference, while the Wizards hope to rebound from a tough loss and close the gap. With the stakes high and the over/under tantalizingly set at 230, all eyes will be on this clash of conference contenders. So, as the Cavaliers aim to gallop past the competition and the Wizards seek to conjure a victory, expect a magical duel where only the spells and dunks fly higher than the stakes!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: October 26, 2024 07:00PM EST

Location: Capital One Arena, Washington

Vegas Odds

	CLE ML	WAS ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-460	+340	229.5	-9.0/9.0
Recent	-220	+165	230.0	-10.0/10.0
Difference	+240	-175	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

22W-19L

68.8% Win Probability

LAST 10

1W-9L

HOME

7W-35L

31.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
02/25/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	27	28	32	27	00	114	Under
02/25/24	Washington Wizards WAS	31	23	26	25	00	105	Under
02/07/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	27	30	23	34	00	114	Under
02/07/24	Washington Wizards WAS	27	30	22	27	00	106	Under
01/05/24	Washington Wizards WAS	26	14	19	31	00	90	Under
01/05/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	36	16	32	30	00	114	Under
01/03/24	Washington Wizards WAS	31	24	20	26	00	101	Over
01/03/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	34	33	34	39	00	140	Over
03/17/23	Washington Wizards WAS	24	20	30	20	00	94	Under
03/17/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	31	30	23	33	00	117	Under
02/06/23	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	37	29	30	18	00	114	Under
02/06/23	Washington Wizards WAS	25	21	26	19	00	91	Under
10/23/22	Washington Wizards WAS	31	20	25	27	40	107	Under
10/23/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	30	27	26	20	140	117	Under
02/26/22	Washington Wizards WAS	23	19	28	16	00	86	Under
02/26/22	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	18	22	26	26	00	92	Under
12/30/21	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	30	21	21	21	00	93	Under
12/30/21	Washington Wizards WAS	31	27	33	19	00	110	Under
12/03/21	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	34	31	34	17	00	116	Under
12/03/21	Washington Wizards WAS	29	17	26	29	00	101	Under
11/10/21	Washington Wizards WAS	24	20	24	29	00	97	Under
11/10/21	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	22	27	25	20	00	94	Under

Cavaliers Vs Over/Under

Wizards Vs Over/Under

Cavaliers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
10/25	@ DET	113-101W	39	28	12	82
10/23	vs TOR	136-106W	36	29	12	87
04/12	@ IND	129-120W	41	28	9	95
04/10	@ MEM	110-98W	47	27	13	82
04/07	vs LAC	118-120L	36	27	11	88
04/06	vs LAL	97-116L	40	24	18	90
04/03	vs PHX	101-122L	37	28	15	83
04/02	vs UTA	129-113W	41	38	13	85
03/31	vs DEN	101-130L	28	26	15	82
03/29	@ PHI	117-114W	37	34	13	84

Wizards Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
10/24	@ BOS	102-122L	40	27	13	95
04/12	@ CHI	127-129L	39	32	12	86
04/09	vs MIN	121-130L	41	26	13	89
04/07	vs TOR	122-130L	43	29	15	89
04/05	@ POR	102-108L	45	24	9	88
04/03	@ LAL	120-125L	39	26	18	91
04/02	@ MIL	117-113W	44	26	10	93
03/31	@ MIA	107-119L	42	27	15	88
03/29	@ DET	87-96L	47	22	18	89
03/27	@ BRO	119-122L	44	26	13	91

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Cavaliers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jarrett Allen C	41.0	37.0	37.4	100%	37.8
Darius Garland PG	35.0	29.9	31.8	100%	32.2
Caris LeVert SF	23.0	28.6	27.4	33%	35.4
Donovan Mitchell SG	42.0	43.9	42.8	100%	43.2
Evan Mobley PF	39.0	41.4	36.6	100%	37.0

Washington Wizards	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Bilal Coulibaly SG	23.0	22.3	18.2	50%	19.5
Kyle Kuzma SF	39.0	33.1	37.6	100%	36.4
Jordan Poole PG	40.0	45.0	35.7	60%	37.4
Alexandre Sarr PF	31.0	13.8	13.0	100%	13.8
Jonas Valanciunas C	33.0	29.4	22.6	100%	22.1

Cavaliers Notable Injuries

Craig Porter Jr. (PG): Avg: 5.0pts, 1.9reb, 2.1ast, 11.4 minutes. Last game: 10/25/24. Impact: 1.0
Tristan Thompson (C): Avg: 2.8pts, 3.2reb, 1.1ast, 10.6 minutes. Last game: 10/23/24. Impact: 1.0
Jaylon Tyson (SG/SF): Avg: 2.0pts, 1.0reb, 0.5ast, 4.0 minutes. Last game: 10/25/24. Impact: 0.4

Wizards Notable Injuries

Jared Butler (PG): Avg: 5.9pts, 1.4reb, 3.0ast, 13.6 minutes. Last game: 10/24/24. Impact: 3.5
Patrick Baldwin Jr. (PF): Avg: 4.2pts, 3.1reb, 0.8ast, 12.3 minutes. Last game: 10/24/24. Impact: 3.1
Anthony Gill (SF/PF): Avg: 3.5pts, 1.7reb, 0.6ast, 8.9 minutes. Last game: 10/24/24. Impact: 2.7

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Jarrett Allen	CLE	Pts	15.5	18.1	+2.6	60%	70%	73%	73%	WAS	+1.7	#22
Jordan Poole	WAS	Pts	20.5	22.1	+1.6	80%	70%	53%	53%	CLE	-1.8	#3
Alexandre Sarr	WAS	Reb	6.5	11.3	+4.8	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	CLE	+0.2	#20
Dean Wade	CLE	Reb	4.5	5.1	+0.6	40%	30%	20%	20%	WAS	-0.1	#14
Isaac Okoro	CLE	Ast	0.5	1.2	+0.7	100%	90%	80%	80%	WAS	+0.4	#20
Caris LeVert	CLE	Ast	3.5	3.7	+0.2	20%	20%	20%	20%	WAS	+0.1	#19
Bilal Coulibaly	WAS	3Pt	0.5	1.1	+0.6	40%	50%	47%	47%	CLE	-0.4	#4

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Cavaliers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#3	#10	#2	#3	-11.6%
PF	#30	#17	#24	#27	7.1%
PG	#7	#5	#10	#4	-9.5%
SF	#6	#20	#16	#13	-4.0%
SG	#3	#10	#5	#3	-7.6%

Wizards Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#22	#24	#11	#17	3.0%
PF	#29	#30	#27	#30	12.9%
PG	#17	#26	#18	#23	3.3%
SF	#20	#14	#20	#22	4.9%
SG	#29	#29	#19	#29	8.4%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

111.7

111.4

Rebounds per Game

40.9

42.1

Assists per Game

29.5

27.6

Steals per Game

7.3

7.4

Blocks per Game

5.0

4.6

Shots per Game

85.3

92.3

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.8

12.7

2-Pt Percentage per Game

56.4

53.9

3-Pt Percentage per Game

37.8

33.9

Turnovers per Game

12.3

13.8

Fouls per Game

16.4

20.5

Recent Trends

Marvin Bagley III (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 35.3% to 14.9, 23.1 min average previous 3 games.
Patrick Baldwin Jr. (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 73.4% to 29.0, 16.7 min average previous 3 games.
Justin Champagnie (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 41.6% to 11.6, 19.9 min average previous 3 games.
Bilal Coulibaly (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 45.2% to 31.4, 21.6 min average previous 3 games.
Anthony Gill (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 37.7% to 18.5, 29.8 min average previous 3 games.
Sam Merrill (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 90.7% to 19.9, 10.4 min average previous 3 games.