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NBA Playoff Betting: Washington Wizards vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

Posted Pat DeTomasso on 04/17/2008

This Saturday in the first NBA Basketball Playoff Matchup the Washington Wizards and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be gunning for a victory when they square off at Quicken Loans Arena.

StubHub! Game: Washington Wizards (43-39) at Cleveland Cavaliers (45-37)
Date/Time: Saturday, April 19 - 12:30 PM EST
Spread: Cleveland -3.5 Total: 188
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NHL Oddsmakers currently have the Cavaliers listed as 3.5-point favorites versus the Wizards, while the game's total is sitting at 188.

The Wizards lost 103-83 to the Magic in their regular-season finale on Wednesday, as 8-point underdogs. The combined score fell UNDER the posted total of 203.

Andray Blatche scored 20 points and grabbed 11 boards for a double-double in that loss for Washington.

The Cavaliers were defeated 84-74 by the Pistons in their regular-season finale last time out, as 8-point underdogs. The 158 points went UNDER the posted total of 179.

Wally Szczerbiak tossed in a team-high 18 points for the Cavaliers.

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

Washington most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Cleveland are 4-6
After playing Orlando are 8-2
After a loss are 8-2

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

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 11 games
Washington is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Cleveland
Washington is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Cleveland's last 14 games at home
Cleveland is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Washington

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