Cleveland Cavaliers vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 2/7/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Washington Wizards

Date: Friday, February 7, 2025

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

The Washington Wizards (9-41) are welcoming the Cleveland Cavaliers (41-10) at Capital One Arena on Friday.

The Cavaliers took the court against the Pistons and walked away with a win by a score of 118-115 in their last game. Cleveland finished the game having earned a 48.2% FG percentage (41 of 85) and made 16 out of their 38 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Cavaliers made 20 of their 24 attempts for a rate of 83.3%. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 46 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 28 assists for this game in addition to creating 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. When discussing defense, Cleveland allowed the other team to shoot 39.8% from the field on 39 of 98 shooting. Detroit recorded 22 assists and had 13 steals in the matchup. In addition, Detroit snagged 45 rebounds (17 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 7 blocked shots. Detroit walked away from this one shooting 89.3% when shooting free throws by converting 25 of 28 tries. They knocked down 12 out of their 37 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In reference to fouls, the Cavaliers walked away with 22 and the Pistons accumulated 21 fouls.

Evan Mobley is a guy who came through in this matchup. Mobley finished the game at 62.5% from the field and also recorded 7 assists. He was on the court for 35 mins played and collected 9 boards. He walked away with 30 points on 10 of 16 shooting.

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Cleveland will enter this matchup with a mark of 41-10 for the season. They average 122.2 pts per game (2nd in the NBA) while hitting 49.7% from the field. The Cavaliers are connecting on 39.4% on shots from 3-point land (825 of 2,093) and 78.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Cleveland is collecting 44.6 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,481 dimes on the year, which ranks 5th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.0 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.4 fouls every game.

On defense, the Cavaliers are forcing their opponents into 14.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.5 personal fouls. They are surrendering 36.5% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 10th in basketball in PPG allowed (111.9). The Cavaliers are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.6% (2,094 of 4,595) and they relinquish 43.6 boards per contest as a group. They are 13th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,307 conceded on the year.

In their last game, the Wizards walked away with a victory by a final of 119-102 when they faced the Nets. Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Washington permitted Brooklyn to grab 37 in total (12 on the offensive glass). They finished 34.2% from behind the 3-point line by going 13 of 38 and finished the game at 17 of 23 from the free throw line (73.9%). The Wizards allowed the Nets to bury 36 of their 83 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 43.4% in this game. Overall, the Wizards walked away from this one shooting 44 for 81 from the floor which had them shooting 54.3%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, Washington converted 20 of 43 tries (46.5%). They were able to convert 11 of the free throws for a percentage of 78.6%. The Nets were called for 20 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Wizards to the charity stripe for 14 tries. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while earning 6 steals for the matchup. The Wizards were able to snag 33 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 40 for this contest.

Jordan Poole ended up having an impact for the Wizards in this contest. Poole had 19 points in his 30 minutes on the court and had 8 dimes in the matchup. He made 6 out of 15 in this contest for a field goal rate of 40.0%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Washington has a record of 9-41 on the campaign. As an offense, the Wizards are shooting 43.6% from the field, which is 29th in basketball. Washington has scored 5,376 pts for the campaign (107.5 per game) and they average 44.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.0 times per contest (23rd in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 16.0 times per contest. The Wizards have committed 20.4 personal fouls every game and they hit 77.5% from the charity stripe.

The Wizards on the defensive side of the court are 30th in the league in points allowed per game with 121.3. They are able to force 13.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.5% from the floor (25th in the league). The Washington defense allows 36.4% from downtown (719 of 1,974) and opponents are making 79.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 28.6 dimes and 48.4 rebounds every game, which is 26th and 30th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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