Cavaliers vs Wizards

Will the Cavs take care of business on St. Patrick's Day?

Cavs injury report: Jarrett Allen (OUT - eye contusion), Sam Merrill (OUT - G League), Isaiah Mobley (OUT - two-way) Mobley is certainly capable, as he is an elite defender both on the inside and the perimeter, but the Cavs have famously this season had issues defending the three. With no Jarrett Allen once again, and Porzingis being a perimeter threat with a 37.7% shooting average from deep, Evan Mobley will be tasked with covering the Latvian.

The Washington Wizards (32-37) are facing the Cleveland Cavaliers (44-28) in a one-game road trip before heading back home on Saturday to face Sacramento.

We go over some of the best betting options for Friday's matchup between the Washington Wizards and Cleveland Cavaliers.

On the road, the under is 21-14-1 for the Wizards. The Wizards have been decent on the road as they are 18-16-2 against the spread on the road. Allen being out for the Cavaliers is a major loss. The Cavaliers will be without Jarrett Allen, who is dealing with a right eye contusion. [DraftKings Sportsbook](https://www.draftkings.com/sportsbook) and the point total sits at 220. This is the third and final matchup between these two teams with the Cavaliers winning the previous two.

The Washington Wizards will travel to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in a Friday night NBA matchup at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

Cleveland has shot 48.7 percent from the field, which ranks sixth in the league. From behind the arc, Cleveland has shot 36.4 percent, which ranks 13th. Darius Garland, whom the team managed to keep through the Mitchell sweepstakes, is second with 21.9 points and leads the team with 7.8 assists per game. Despite the strong shooting numbers, Washington has scored just 113.0 points per game, 21st in the league. Beal has shot an impressive 51.2 percent from the field. Kuzma has shot 44.7 percent from the field. Donovan Mitchell has proved himself worth the haul that Cleveland surrendered, leading the team with 27.5 points and 1.5 steals while adding 4.7 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game. Caris LeVert, who has appeared mostly off the bench, is the fifth and final Cav in double-digits, scoring 11.9 points per game. Washington’s offense has drained shots effectively, ranking seventh in the league with a 48.6 field goal percentage. Monte Morris has averaged 10.3 points per game, shooting 39.4 percent from behind the arc. A huge offseason has parlayed into a strong regular season for the Cavs. Cleveland has gone 44-28 this season, good for fourth place in the Eastern Conference.

CLEVELAND (AP) Darius Garland had 24 points and nine assists, Donovan Mitchell scored 20 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers never trailed in a 117-94 ...

F Dean Wade, who made nine starts, has not appeared in five of the last six games. “Xavier is coming off a championship run (with the Sydney Kings) and had another excellent season,” coach Wes Unseld Jr. Washington (32-38) lost for the sixth time in eight games and fell into a tie with Indiana and Chicago for the final East play-in tournament spot. The Cavaliers only made 4 of 19 3-pointers with Mitchell and Garland combining to miss their first 10 attempts. Corey Kispert scored 12 points and Monte Morris had 10 points, but Washington committed 17 turnovers that cost it 21 points. The Cavaliers’ next two games are in Brooklyn.

Cavs are tough. With the season winding down and the importance of each game increasing for those trying to jockey for playoff position, the Wizards are having ...

This game puts him just 196 points short of Elvin Hayes for the Wizards/Bullets franchise scoring record. as a result of his improvement with the Capital City Go-Go. The early miscues allowed Cleveland to capture the momentum and they never released their grip. The Cavs beat the Wizards much like the Sixers did on Sunday and the Hawks, Bucks and Raptors have in recent games. The Wizards have developed an unfortunate trend recently of committing too many turnovers in key games against playoff-caliber teams. They lost another one on Friday on the road against the very good Cavaliers, as they never found an offensive rhythm against the league's top-ranked defense.

Find out how to watch, live stream or TV channel and game time information for the March 17, 2023 matchup between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Washington ...