Cavaliers vs Wizards prediction NBA · Friday, December 12
At a glance
The Washington Wizards (3-19) host the Cleveland Cavaliers (14-11) on Friday, December 12 at 7:00 PM ET at Capital One Arena in NBA action. Final score: Cavaliers 130 – Wizards 126. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Cavaliers a 88% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Wizards are 2-8 at home and the Cavaliers are 5-5 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 2-8 for the Wizards and 4-6 for the Cavaliers (current streaks: Wizards L3, Cavaliers L1).
The analysis Model
On paper, the Cavaliers dominate this matchup. The model projects Wizards 110 – 125 Cavaliers, a margin of about 14.6 points in favor of the Cavaliers and a total around 235 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- The overall strength gap (-12.5 vs +4.4 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 (114.4 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
CLEWSH
Top performers
Cavaliers
Donovan MitchellG · #4548pts / game
Evan MobleyC · #46assistsEvan MobleyC · #413reboundsWizards
Bub CarringtonG · #727pts / gameBub CarringtonG · #78assists
Marvin Bagley IIIF · #313reboundsRecent form
CLEWSHHead-to-head
CLE lead 4-0 this season.
CLE
Team comparison
| CLE | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 14-11 | Record | 3-19 |
| 119.7 | Points scored / game | 110.9 |
| 114.4 | Points allowed / game | 125.5 |
| +4.4 | Adjusted margin / game | -12.5 |
| L1 | Current streak | L3 |
| 4-6 | Last 10 games | 2-8 |
| 5-5 road | Home / road record | 2-8 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.