The Wizards play the Cavaliers tonight at 7 p.m. You can watch it on NBC Sports Washington or listen to it on Federal News Radio 1500 AM or the Wizards mobile app. A lot of things happened in the last couple days. John Wall’s Achilles tendon was torn and he will miss at least an entire year. Things aren’t going that well for him personally either because his mother has breast cancer though being a new dad helps. Otto Porter and Markieff Morris were traded so the Wizards could have more salary cap space for players to step in while he’s away. And even Bradley Beal was the last reserve picked in the All-Star Game. Most things just haven’t gone that great for D.C.’s NBA team. That said, we may have a chance to see some of the Wizards’ new players like Bobby Portis, Jabari Parker, and Wesley Johnson. It will be interesting to see how they all mesh with the current team if see them get playing time tonight. Otherwise, I just like seeing the Wizards start their first buckets with a Thomas Bryant or Tomas Satoransky slam dunk. Let’s go Wizards.<doc-sep>Cavaliers vs. Wizards Prediction Can the Washington Wizards get back on track when they play host to the struggling Cleveland Cavaliers tonight at 7PM ET? Game Snapshot & Odds 503 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. 504 Washington Wizards Friday, February 8, 2019 7PM ET – Capital One Arena Compare odds and from multiple different online sportsbooks and shop for the best lines at our new NBA Odds & Betting Page. Public Betting Trends According to oddsmakers at BetNow.eu, the Wizards are the clear favorite tonight, as they are getting odds of -10 points against the Cavs. The over/under total for the contest is listed at 221.5 points. The public betting for this game currently has 61 percent going on Cleveland on the road. This information is subject to change, however, so be sure to check out our NBA Public Betting Page for updated figures on the game. Cavs covering Cleveland is coming off a 103-96 loss at home to Boston on Tuesday, but the Cavs have covered the spread in four of their last five games. Cleveland is 11-43 overall, 5-22 on the road, 24-29-1 against the spread and 27-26-1 with the under. The Cavaliers are one of the league’s worst offensive teams, averaging just 102.4 points per game while shooting 44.2 percent from the field. Defensively, Cleveland is giving up 113.1 points per game while opponents shoot a league-best 49.2 percent against them. The team could have Kevin Love finally return tonight from his foot injury. He is listed as questionable to play tonight. Love averaged 19 points and 13.5 rebounds in his four games of action this season. Jordan Clarkson is leading Cleveland this season with 16.6 points per game. Wizards struggling The Washington Wizards are coming off a 148-129 loss at Milwaukee on Wednesday for their third straight loss. The Wizards have failed to cover in five of their last six games. Washington comes into this game at 22-32 overall, 15-11 at home, 23-31 against the spread and 32-22 with the over. Washington has been a mess on defense this season, which really showed in the loss to the Bucks. The Wizards are giving up 116.6 points per game while allowing opponents to shoot 47.7 percent from the field and 37.7 percent from the arc. Offensively, Washington puts up 113.4 points per game. The team made a trade this week, sending Otto Porter Jr. to the Bulls for Bobby Portis and Jabari Parker. Bradley Beal is leading the team with 24.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.1 assists per contest while Trevor Ariza is adding 14.8 points and 5.6 rebounds per contest. NBA Betting Trends Cleveland The Cavaliers have covered the spread in four straight conference games and six of their last seven on two days of rest. Washington The Wizards are 3-9 against the spread in their last 12 Friday games and 3-8 ATS in their last 11 against Central Division opponents. Prediction: The Wizards have not been looking good as of late and just lost at Cleveland 116-113 on Jan. 29. Washington may not have its new pieces from the trade yet, either, so they could be short-handed tonight. The Cavs are certainly not a talented team, but they have been playing competitively lately. If they are able to add Love back, it only should make them more competitive. I think the spread is just too big tonight, as the Wizards aren’t a team I like beating anyone by double figures at the moment. NBA Prediction: Cleveland Cavaliers +10<doc-sep>It was the Bobby Portis show in Washington, D.C. on Friday night. The Wizards’ new addition couldn’t miss in a 30-point special in a reserve role. In his 27 minutes, Washington outscored the Cleveland Cavaliers by 19 points, and it took him just 18 shots to hit his point total. When he wasn’t scoring, Bradley Beal was. Collin Sexton was able to put together his second straight positive performance, but it simply wasn’t enough. The Washington Wizards, 119. Your Cleveland Cavaliers, 106. Kevin Love started this game, but played just six minutes. The Cavs say that was the plan all along, and he won’t play tomorrow night against the Pacers. There’s no point in rushing him back, so whatever the doctors say is best makes sense to me. Still, it would be nice to see him out and healthy. Love finished with four points on 1-5 shooting. He went 0-3 on three-pointers. The Cavs got good performances from Larry Nance Jr. and Collin Sexton, guys they want to be part of the team’s future. For now, Love is part of those plans. Hard not to want to see some of these guys play together. Sexton scored 27 points on 18 shots, and you’ll see solid efficiency numbers like that when you attempt three-pointers and make a couple of them. Tonight, he made three of them on seven shots. The attempts are the real step forward, and he needs to keep doing it. He got to the line and made all four of his attempts, and he forced contact a few other times as well. The Cavs, though, simply still can’t sustain defense. Part of that was on Sexton but of course it was. Clarkson felt like a problem at times, but his offensive numbers are actually fine. Also of note was Marquese Chriss, making his Cavs debut. He was all over the place, mixing a really nice three-point stroke with some bizarre turnovers and matador defense. Perhaps as he gets comfortable he can find a way to keep himself relevant in the league. Finally, Larry Nance, Jr. put together 10 points and 19 rebounds on 3-15 shooting. It’s to his credit he’s working as hard as he does. He should be a nice fit next to Love with Tristan Thompson coming off the bench. The Cavs just have to get there. Up next: The Cavs play in Indiana against the Pacers tomorrow at 7 p.m.<doc-sep>
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cleveland Cavaliers (11-43) will play the first game of a road back-to-back against the Washington Wizards (22-32) on Friday night. When: 7 p.m. Where: Capital One Arena TV: FoxSports Ohio Radio: WTAM 1100 AM; WMMS 100.7 FM, La Mega 87.7 FM. Online: FoxSports Go apps Last meeting: The Cavs beat the Wizards 116-113 on Jan. 29 in Cleveland. Cavs minute: This is the final meeting against the Wizards this season. The Cavs have won two of the first three games and are seeking the regular season series win for the third year in a row. ... Rookie Collin Sexton is coming off his highest-scoring game (27 points) since tallying a season-best 29 points against Washington on Dec. 8. ... It was the ninth time Sexton scored at least 20 points. ... Channing Frye is (3,991) is nine rebounds away from 4,000 for his career. ... Over the last three games, the Cavs have outscored their opponents 42-10 in second chance points. ... In three matchups versus the Wizards this season, Sexton is averaging 21.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 34.7 minutes per game. ... Larry Nance Jr. has recorded three straight double-doubles. ... Cedi Osman is expected to miss his second consecutive game with a sprained ankle. Wizards minute: Washington is coming off a loss against the Milwaukee Bucks in which the Wizards allowed the most points in a non-overtime game since 1990. ... That was the Wizards’ five loss in the last six games. ... During the loss, leading scorer Bradley Beal became the youngest player in NBA history to make 1,000 3-pointers. ... Beal has 44 games of 20-plus points. ... Washington has gone 8-15 the past five seasons against Cleveland -- its second-lowest winning percentage against an Eastern Conference team. Probable starters: Cavs F David Nwaba F Deng Adel C Ante Zizic G Jordan Clarkson G Collin Sexton Wizards F Trevor Ariza F Jeff Green C Thomas Bryant G Bradley Beal G Tomas Satoransky