Washington Wizards vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 2/26/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Wizards vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Saturday, February 26, 2022

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: NBC Sports Washington

The Cleveland Cavaliers (35-23) will compete against the Washington Wizards (27-31) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Saturday.

The Wizards faced the Nets and went home with a win by a final score of 117-103 in their last game. Washington walked away from the game having earned a 55.4% field goal percentage (46 out of 83) and knocked down 12 of their 24 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Wizards converted 13 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 81.3%. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they earned 38 with 8 of them being offensive. They also recorded 26 assists in the game as well as creating 5 turnovers and having 10 steals. With respect to defense, Washington allowed 40.4% from the floor on 36 of 89 shooting. Brooklyn recorded 42 assists and had 19 steals in the game. Additionally, Brooklyn grabbed 27 rebounds (15 offensive, 12 defensive) and had 7 rejections. Brooklyn finished the game at 70.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of 24 tries. They also buried 14 out of their 38 tries from 3-point land. In relation to personal fouls, the Wizards walked away with 21 while the Nets recorded 15 personal fouls.

Ish Smith is a guy who was important for this contest. Smith finished the contest at 70.0% from the floor and recorded 6 dimes. He saw the court for 27 minutes and collected 2 boards. He accumulated 15 points on 7 of 10 shooting.

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Washington will enter this game with a mark of 27-31 this year. They are averaging 107.1 points per game (22nd in the league) while connecting on 46.4% from the floor. The Wizards are connecting on 32.8% on shots from downtown (589 of 1,795) and 78.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Washington is snagging 43.8 rebounds per contest and has earned 1,393 dimes so far this season, which ranks 22nd in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.3 times per contest and as a group they commit 18.8 fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Wizards are forcing 11.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.2 fouls. They give up 35.2% from 3-point land and they are 17th in the league in PPG allowed (109.8). The Wizards defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.7% (2,354 of 5,148) and they concede 44.8 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 7th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,343 relinquished on the campaign.

In their last game, the Cavaliers took a loss by a score of 124-116 when they faced the Hawks. Concerning cleaning the glass, Cleveland allowed Atlanta to collect 28 in total (7 offensive). They went 42.4% from distance by shooting 14 of 33 and ended up shooting 24 of 27 from the charity stripe (88.9%). The Cavaliers allowed the Hawks to convert 43 of 80 attempts from the field which had them shooting 53.8% for the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Cavaliers ended up shooting 45 out of 88 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.1%. When discussing 3-point shots, Cleveland converted 16 out of their 41 attempts (39.0%). They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 83.3%. The Hawks earned 11 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Cavaliers to the free throw line for a total of 12 shots. They coughed it up 13 times, while recording 8 steals for the game. The Cavaliers were able to pull down 25 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards totaling 39 in the matchup.

Evan Mobley ended up having an impact for the Cavaliers for this contest. Mobley tallied 22 points in his 35 minutes on the court and added 4 assists in the game. He made 9 of 16 for this contest for a rate of 56.3%, and tallied 10 rebounds.

Cleveland has a record of 35-23 for the year. The Cavaliers are committing 16.9 fouls per contest while shooting 75.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 25.3 times per game (8th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.8 times per contest. Cleveland has accounted for 6,186 points for the year (106.7 per contest) and they collect 44.9 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cavaliers are hitting on 46.6% from the field, which is 7th in the league.

The Cavaliers are ranked 1st in the league in PPG allowed with 102.5. They are able to force 13.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.2% from the floor (4th in the league). The Cleveland defense surrenders 34.0% on shots from distance (660 of 1,942) and their opposition makes 75.8% of their free throw attempts. They concede 23.1 assists and 43.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 5th and 9th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland

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