Cavaliers vs Wizards prediction NBA · Friday, November 7
At a glance
The Washington Wizards (1-7) host the Cleveland Cavaliers (5-3) on Friday, November 7 at 7:00 PM ET at Capital One Arena in NBA action. Final score: Cavaliers 148 – Wizards 115. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Cavaliers a 88% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Wizards are 0-3 at home and the Cavaliers are 2-2 on the road. Since the start of the season: 1-7 for the Wizards and 5-3 for the Cavaliers (current streaks: Wizards L6, Cavaliers W2).
The analysis Model
On paper, the Cavaliers dominate this matchup. The model projects Wizards 109 – 124 Cavaliers, a margin of about 15.0 points in favor of the Cavaliers and a total around 233 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- The overall strength gap (-11.9 vs +5.4 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Wizards need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Cavaliers' offense (119.7 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Cavaliers' defense allows clearly fewer points (113.3 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
CLEWSH
Top performers
Cavaliers
Donovan MitchellG · #4524pts / game
Darius GarlandG · #109assists
Jarrett AllenC · #3114reboundsWizards
CJ McCollumG · #325pts / game
Bub CarringtonG · #711assists
Justin ChampagnieF · #911reboundsRecent form
CLEWSHHead-to-head
CLE lead 4-0 this season.
CLE
Team comparison
| CLE | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 5-3 | Record | 1-7 |
| 119.7 | Points scored / game | 109.5 |
| 113.3 | Points allowed / game | 123.5 |
| +5.4 | Adjusted margin / game | -11.9 |
| W2 | Current streak | L6 |
| 5-3 | Last 10 games | 1-7 |
| 2-2 road | Home / road record | 0-3 home |
| 64-18 (+9.5) | Last season | 18-64 (-12.4) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Cavaliers
Injury report Wizards
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.