Wizards vs Cavaliers Game Breakdown

Get ready for a clash of David and Goliath proportions as the struggling Washington Wizards zip into the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, ready to conjure up some magic against the soaring Cleveland Cavaliers. Tonight’s NBA Playoff game, tipping off at 8 PM EST, promises to break the first-round curse of blowouts and bring some edge-of-your-seat action. While the Cavs look to continue their dominant run, fresh off a nail-biter win against Boston, the Wizards are desperate to shake off the dust from their recent stumble against Milwaukee. With the odds stacked and the scoreboard ready, tonight’s game is not just about points and plays—it’s about pride. So, will the Wizards pull a rabbit out of their hats, or will the Cavaliers continue to gallop ahead? Tune in as we find out if it’s magic or might that rules the court tonight!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 03, 2024 08:00PM EST

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland

Vegas Odds

	WAS ML	CLE ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+800	-1600	236.0	16.0/-16.0
Recent	+300	-450	234.5	16.0/-16.0
Difference	-500	+1150	-1.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

0W-10L

AWAY

9W-39L

25.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

8W-2L

HOME

36W-13L

75.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
10/26/24	Cleveland Cavaliers CLE	28	31	38	38	00	135	Over
10/26/24	Washington Wizards WAS	25	28	28	35	00	116	Over
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

Wizards Vs Over/Under

Cavaliers Vs Over/Under

Wizards Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/30	vs MIL	114-124L	41	24	12	87
11/26	@ CHI	108-127L	43	27	12	91
11/24	vs IND	103-115L	41	24	16	79
11/22	@ BOS	96-108L	48	19	19	90
11/18	vs NYK	106-134L	41	23	10	91
11/17	@ DET	104-124L	39	21	17	83
11/15	vs ATL	117-129L	52	28	15	106
11/13	vs SAS	130-139L	41	27	18	95
11/11	vs HOU	92-107L	34	21	18	88
11/10	vs ORL	94-121L	37	20	16	72

Cavaliers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/01	@ BOS	115-111W	44	22	17	80
11/29	vs ATL	101-117L	40	21	13	93
11/24	@ TOR	122-108W	49	27	13	97
11/20	@ NOP	128-100W	52	29	11	93
11/19	vs BOS	117-120L	41	30	7	93
11/17	@ CHA	128-114W	48	26	20	77
11/15	@ CHI	144-126W	40	33	13	93
11/13	vs PHI	114-106W	46	25	11	85
11/11	vs CHI	119-113W	43	26	8	97
11/09	@ BRO	105-100W	33	24	14	74

Starting Lineups

Washington Wizards	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Malcolm Brogdon SG	32.0	29.1	26.1	67%	32.5
Bilal Coulibaly SF	27.0	24.9	22.2	90%	23.4
Jordan Poole PG	40.0	36.7	36.2	90%	37.8
Alexandre Sarr PF	32.0	26.9	25.1	100%	25.5
Jonas Valanciunas C	34.0	24.2	24.8	60%	25.5

Cleveland Cavaliers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jarrett Allen C	31.0	29.3	34.1	100%	34.5
Darius Garland PG	36.0	38.2	33.7	100%	34.2
Donovan Mitchell SG	42.0	40.1	43.2	100%	43.6
Evan Mobley PF	39.0	37.5	36.2	100%	36.5
Isaac Okoro SF	13.0	14.7	12.2	57%	14.0

Wizards Notable Injuries

Kyle Kuzma (PF): Avg: 21.1pts, 6.4reb, 3.8ast, 31.7 minutes. Last game: 11/26/24. Impact: 4.8

Cavaliers Notable Injuries

Tristan Thompson (C): Avg: 2.9pts, 3.1reb, 1.0ast, 10.3 minutes. Last game: 11/20/24. Impact: 1.2
JT Thor (PF): Avg: 3.0pts, 2.1reb, 0.4ast, 11.6 minutes. Last game: 11/20/24. Impact: 1.5
Luke Travers (SF): Avg: 2.0pts, 1.2reb, 1.2ast, 9.1 minutes. Last game: 11/24/24. Impact: 0.8

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
Alexandre Sarr	WAS	Pts	10.5	12.3	+1.8	40%	50%	47%	47%	CLE	-0.4	#9
Jonas Valanciunas	WAS	Pts	13.5	14.6	+1.1	40%	30%	40%	40%	CLE	-3.6	#3
Jordan Poole	WAS	Reb	2.5	3.3	+0.8	60%	60%	53%	53%	CLE	-0.6	#2

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Wizards Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#30	#21	#3	#23	5.0%
PF	#21	#30	#29	#29	9.7%
PG	#25	#22	#28	#29	10.5%
SF	#19	#11	#16	#17	1.6%
SG	#27	#28	#9	#25	6.4%

Cavaliers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#3	#6	#6	#2	-11.3%
PF	#30	#20	#26	#27	8.4%
PG	#21	#14	#11	#16	-0.9%
SF	#9	#21	#24	#18	2.0%
SG	#2	#2	#8	#1	-9.5%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

110.1

115.3

Rebounds per Game

42.1

40.9

Assists per Game

25.8

28.3

Steals per Game

7.5

8.2

Blocks per Game

4.9

4.5

Shots per Game

89.2

85.9

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.4

14.1

2-Pt Percentage per Game

54.3

57.4

3-Pt Percentage per Game

33.8

38.9

Turnovers per Game

14.6

13.0

Fouls per Game

21.8

17.6

Recent Trends

Richaun Holmes (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 43.3% to 15.8, 27.9 min average previous 3 games.
Ty Jerome (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 31.0% to 19.1, 27.7 min average previous 3 games.
Corey Kispert (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 30.8% to 30.2, 23.1 min average previous 3 games.