Cavaliers vs. Wizards betting: NBA preview for February 7

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The Washington Wizards (9-41) are heavy underdogs (+17.5) as they try to end a seven-game home losing streak when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers (41-10) on Friday, February 7, 2025 at Capital One Arena. The game airs at 7:00 PM ET on MNMT and FDSOH. The over/under in the matchup is 235.5.

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Cavaliers vs. Wizards betting lines

  • Cavaliers odds to win: -1818
  • Wizards odds to win: +988
  • Spread: Cavaliers (-17.5)
  • Total: 235.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Cavaliers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Cleveland has a 15-8 ATS record in road games so far while putting up a record of 17-6 overall in those contests.
  • Cavaliers games have hit the over on the set point total 15 times on the road this year.
  • Recent performance seems to trend against Cleveland to beat the total. Their road games have averaged a total of 228.3 points per contest this season.

Cavaliers Recent Trends

  • The Cavaliers are 6-4 overall and 5-5 against the spread in their past 10 games.
  • The Cavaliers’ last 10 contests saw five hit the over.
  • The past 10 Cavaliers games averaged 2.4 fewer points (233.1) than this matchup’s point total.
  • Across their last 10 games, the Cavaliers have scored 0.4 more points per contest compared to their season-long scoring average.

Cavaliers Betting Records

  • The Cavaliers have gone 39-8 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 83% of those games).
  • Cleveland has played as a moneyline favorite of -1818 or shorter in just one game this season, and won.
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Cavaliers’ implied win probability is 94.8%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.7 (second in NBA) 45.6 (seventh) 44.6 (13th) 43.6 (12th) 29 (fifth) 12.4 (fourth)

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Wizards Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • The Wizards have hit the over in 14 of their 25 home games this year with a set over/under (56%).
  • The Wizards are 5-20 in home contests and have covered the spread 10 times at home.
  • The Wizards and their opponents have averaged a total of 231.0 points per home contest this year, 4.5 points fewer than this game’s projected total.

Wizards Recent Trends

  • The Wizards are 3-7 overall and 4-6 against the spread over their past 10 games.
  • The final scores of the last 10 Wizards games have gone over the set total four times.
  • The past 10 Wizards games averaged 9.4 fewer points (226.1) than this matchup’s point total.
  • Over their past 10 games, the Wizards have a 102.4 points-per-game average, 5.1 points below their season-long scoring average.

Wizards Betting Records

  • Washington has entered the game as underdogs 50 times this season and won nine, or 18%, of those games.
  • The Wizards have not won as an underdog of +988 or more on the moneyline this season in three such games.
  • The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 9.2% chance of a victory for the Wizards.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.6 (29th in NBA) 47.5 (25th) 44 (17th) 48.4 (30th) 25 (23rd) 15.2 (26th)
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