Cavaliers-Wizards Pointers

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

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Wizards listed as 5-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

LeBron James had 30 points, 12 assists, and nine rebounds as the Cavaliers defeated the Wizards 116-86 in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinals series on Monday night.

Cleveland covered as 2-point home favorites as the teams played over the 186.5-point total listed by sportsbooks.

Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 16 points and nine boards for the Cavaliers, who got 15 points from Wally Szczerbiak in the blowout.

Caron Butler led Washington with 12 points and seven rebounds, while DeShawn Stevenson and Darius Songaila also netted 12 points for the Wizards.

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

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Washington are 7-3
After playing Washington are 7-3
After a win are 4-6

Washington most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Cleveland are 4-6
After playing Cleveland are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cleveland's last 8 games
Cleveland is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Washington
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games at home
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Washington's last 13 games

Next up:
Cleveland at Washington, Sunday, April 27
Washington home to Cleveland, Sunday, April 27

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