Wizards-Cavaliers Preview

The Washington Wizards and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Quicken Loans Arena.

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

The Cavaliers defeated Washington 100-97 as a 5.5-point underdog in Game 4 on Sunday. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (190).

LeBron James scored 34 points to go along with 12 rebounds and seven assists for Cleveland and Delonte West added 21 points in the win.

Antawn Jamison led the Wizards with 23 points and 11 rebounds, while Caron Butler deposited 19 points.

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

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

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

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Washington's last 22 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Washington's last 15 games
Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games at home
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cleveland's last 10 games

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