Wizards vs Cavaliers prediction NBA · Sunday, April 12
At a glance
The Cleveland Cavaliers (51-30) host the Washington Wizards (17-64) on Sunday, April 12 at 6:00 PM ET at Rocket Arena in NBA action. Final score: Wizards 117 – Cavaliers 130. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Cavaliers a 91% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Cavaliers are 26-14 at home and the Wizards are 6-34 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 7-3 for the Cavaliers and 1-9 for the Wizards (current streaks: Cavaliers L1, Wizards L9).
The analysis Model
The Cavaliers start with a clear edge. The model projects Cavaliers 126 – 110 Wizards, a margin of about 16.5 points in favor of the Cavaliers and a total around 236 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- The overall strength gap (+4.0 vs -10.2 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 (115.0 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
WSHCLE
Top performers
Wizards
Jamir WatkinsG · #524pts / game
Bub CarringtonG · #79assists
Anthony GillF · #166reboundsCavaliers
Nae'Qwan TomlinF · #3526pts / game
Tyrese ProctorG · #248assistsTyrese ProctorG · #2411reboundsRecent form
WSHCLEHead-to-head
CLE lead 4-0 this season.
CLE
Team comparison
| WSH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 17-64 | Record | 51-30 |
| 112.2 | Points scored / game | 119.7 |
| 124.3 | Points allowed / game | 115.0 |
| -10.2 | Adjusted margin / game | +4.0 |
| L9 | Current streak | L1 |
| 1-9 | Last 10 games | 7-3 |
| 6-34 road | Home / road record | 26-14 home |
| 18-64 (-12.4) | Last season | 64-18 (+9.5) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Wizards
Injury report Cavaliers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.