Cavaliers-Wizards Preview

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Washington Wizards will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Verizon Center.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Wizards listed as 4-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Wizards scored in the dying seconds to earn a thrilling 88-87 win over the Cavaliers on Wednesday and now trail the first-round series 3-2. The Wizards won Game 5 as a 5.5-point underdog, and the combined 175 points fell UNDER the posted total of 191.

Caron Butler dropped a team-high 32 points with nine rebounds and five assists for the Wizards. DeShawn Stevenson chipped in with 17 points in the win.

LeBron James tossed in a game-high 34 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double in the loss.

Team records:
Cleveland: 45-37 SU, 37-45 ATS
Washington: 43-39 SU, 46-35-1 ATS

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
After playing Washington are 6-4
After a loss are 7-3

Washington most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
After playing Cleveland are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Cleveland's last 11 games
Cleveland is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cleveland's last 10 games when playing on the road against Washington
Cleveland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games at home
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington's last 10 games when playing at home against Cleveland

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