NBA Best Bets: Cavaliers vs. Wizards Picks for October 26

Published 5:48 am Saturday, October 26, 2024

The Washington Wizards (0-1) are 9.5-point underdogs against the Cleveland Cavaliers (2-0) at Capital One Arena on Saturday, October 26, 2024. The game begins at 7:00 PM ET on MNMT and FDSOH.

For the best bets you can place on Saturday’s game, based on our computer predictions, see below.

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Cavaliers vs. Wizards Game Info

  • When: Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
  • Where: Capital One Arena in Washington D.C.
  • TV: MNMT and FDSOH
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Cavaliers vs. Wizards Best Bets

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Evan Mobley Over 15.5 PTS

  • Last season the Cavaliers were the league’s 20th-ranked scoring team (112.6 points per game), while the Wizards allowed the most points conceded per game (123).
  • Last season the Cavaliers averaged 10.4 fewer points (112.6 per game) than the Wizards conceded (123).

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Jordan Poole Over 21.5 PTS

  • The 17th-ranked scoring team in the NBA was Washington a season ago (113.7 points per game), while Cleveland was seventh-ranked defensively (110.2 points conceded per game).
  • When it scored more than 110.2 points, Washington went 11-36.

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Pick ATS: Wizards (+ 9.5)

  • Cleveland had 40 wins in 82 games against the spread last year.
  • Washington’s record against the spread last year was 37-45-0.
  • As 9.5-point favorites or more, the Cavaliers went 6-10 against the spread last year.
  • The Wizards went 21-21 as underdogs of 9.5 points or greater last season.

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Pick OU:

Under (229.5)

  • Cavaliers games last season went over this contest’s total of 229.5 points 30 times.
  • The Wizards played 52 games last season that ended with a point total over 229.5 points.
  • The average amount of points in Cleveland’s matchups last season was 222.6, which is 6.9 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • Washington had a 236.5 average amount of points in its outings last year, seven more than the over/under for this game.

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Moneyline Pick: Wizards (+333)

  • The Cavaliers went 37-16 in games they were favored on the moneyline last season (winning 69.8% of those games).
  • The Wizards won 12, or 16.7%, of the 72 games they played as underdogs last season.
  • Cleveland had a record of 11-4 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -450 or shorter last year (73.3%).
  • Washington had a record of 4-33, a 10.8% win rate, when it was set as the underdog by +333 or more by oddsmakers last season.
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Cavaliers’ implied win probability is 81.8%.

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