Washington Wizards vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 3/17/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Friday, March 17, 2023

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is the site where the Cleveland Cavaliers will try to defeat the Washington Wizards on Friday.

The Wizards took the court against the Pistons and notched a win by a score of 117-97 in their last game. Washington ended the contest having earned a 51.8% FG percentage (44 of 85) and made 7 out of their 32 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Wizards made 22 of 22 attempts for a percentage of 100.0%. Regarding grabbing boards, they earned 48 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 24 dimes for this contest as well as forcing 11 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In relation to defense, Washington allowed the other team to go 38.4% from the field on 38 out of 99 shooting. Detroit recorded 18 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Detroit collected 44 rebounds (19 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 9 blocks. Detroit ended up shooting 91.7% from the free throw line by making 11 of their 12 shots. They also made 10 of their 34 attempts from long range. In reference to personal fouls, the Wizards ended up finishing with 12 while the Pistons had 19 personal fouls.

Bradley Beal is one guy who was important for the game. Beal finished the contest at 86.7% from the floor and also dished out 7 dimes. He was on the court for 33 minutes played and also totaled 6 rebounds. He left the arena with 36 points on 13 out of 15 shooting.

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Washington enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 32-37 on the year. They have an average of 113.0 points per outing (21st in the league) while hitting 48.6% from the field. The Wizards are connecting on 35.8% on three-point shots (773 of 2,161) and 79.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Washington is snagging 43.8 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,743 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 15th in basketball in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.3 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.8 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Wizards are forcing 12.2 turnovers per game while drawing 19.4 fouls. They are currently ranked 7th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,659 surrendered this season. The Wizards are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.6% (2,889 of 6,195) and they concede 42.6 boards per contest as a squad. They surrender 36.1% on three-point shots and they rank 13th in the league in PPG allowed (113.2).

For their last game, the Cavaliers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 118-109 when they faced the 76ers. The Cavaliers pulled down 21 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 33 in this game. They also gave up possession 10 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. The 76ers committed 21 fouls for this contest which got the Cavaliers to the free throw line for a total of 22 tries. They were able to knock down 15 of those for a percentage of 68.2%. In terms of shots from beyond the arc, Cleveland made 14 out of their 41 attempts (34.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Cavaliers finished 40 out of 85 from the floor which had them shooting 47.1%. The Cavaliers allowed the 76ers to convert 39 out of their 75 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.0% for this contest. They finished 47.2% from 3-point land by connecting on 17 of 36 and walked away from this one shooting 23 of 27 at the free throw line (85.2%). When talking about attacking the glass, Cleveland allowed Philadelphia to grab 46 in total (13 on the offensive side).

Caris LeVert ended up having an impact for the Cavaliers in the matchup. LeVert recorded 24 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and added 6 assists in this matchup. He converted 8 out of 14 in the game for a rate of 57.1%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

Cleveland has a record of 44-28 so far this season. The Cavaliers are responsible for committing 18.8 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 77.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 24.9 times per contest (18th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.5 times per contest. Cleveland has totaled 8,070 pts for the campaign (112.1 per contest) and they collect 41.4 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cavaliers are connecting on 48.7% from the field, which ranks 6th in the NBA.

The Cleveland defense surrenders 37.2% from downtown (822 of 2,212) and opponents are knocking down 78.0% of their free throw shots. They surrender 23.0 dimes and 40.8 total rebounds per game, ranking them 2nd and 2nd in the NBA. The Cavaliers on the defensive end are ranked 1st in the league in PPG given up with 106.8. They are forcing their opponents into 15.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.8% from the floor (10th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Cleveland and under the total points

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