The Cleveland Cavaliers (5-3) and Washington Wizards (1-7) will meet in the group stage of the NBA Cup on Friday night. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET 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 240.5 total points. Cleveland is a -850 favorite to win outright on the moneyline, while Washington is +550 to pull off the upset.
Let's get into my Cavaliers vs. Wizards predictions and NBA picks for Friday, November 7.
Cavaliers vs Wizards Prediction, Picks
- 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 for Friday, November 7
| Cavaliers Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-13.5 -110 | 240.5 -110 / -110 | -850 |
| Wizards Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+13.5 -110 | 240.5 -110 / -110 | +550 |
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Washington Wizards NBA Cup Preview
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.
However, Washington also ranks 29th in transition offense.
When the Wizards actually run their stuff? Pretty good! But they don’t do that often.
Meanwhile, guess who ranks first 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 around 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 Betting Predictions, Best Bets
- Cavaliers -13.5 (-110)
- Wizards Team Total Under 113.5 (-115)
Wizards vs Cavaliers Betting Trends
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