Free NBA Picks Today: Washington Wizards vs Cleveland Cavaliers 2/6/23

Free NBA Picks Today: Washington Wizards vs Cleveland Cavaliers 2/6/23
Mon 6th February 2023

The Washington Wizards (24-28, 12-11 Home) will try to break down the NBA’s top scoring defense when they welcome the Cleveland Cavaliers (33-22, 11-16 Away) on Monday.

Cleveland is playing the second of a back-to-back after blowing out the Indiana Pacers 122-103 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse yesterday. With 24 points and six assists, Darius Garland had a standout performance.

The Cavaliers are fifth in the Eastern Conference. Washington lost a close one on Saturday at Barclays Center, falling to the Brooklyn Nets 125-123. Kristaps Porzingis had 38 points in the losing effort to lead the team.

The Wizards are the 11th seed in the Eastern Conference. The teams are meeting for the final time this season. Cleveland will be seeking a season sweep against Washington after earning the win in the only earlier game 117-107 in overtime at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in October 2022.

Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 37 points. Bradley Beal had 27 points in defeat. The Cavs have been led this season by Mitchell, who is averaging 26.9 points per game. Meanwhile, Garland is dishing 8.1 assists per game, sixth-most in the league, and Jarrett Allen is grabbing 9.8 rebounds per game.

Porzingis and Kyle Kuzma have supplied much of the Wizards’ offense, averaging 22.5 and 21.3 points per game, respectively. Porzingis also has collected 8.7 rebounds per game. Monte Morris has distributed 5.4 assists per game.

The Cavaliers are the top scoring defense in the NBA with 106.8 points per game allowed. The teams have split their last 10 clashes at Capital One Arena (5-5). Meanwhile, the Cavaliers are 5-3 this season when playing the second of a back-to-back and 4-2 in such games against opponents with at least a day of rest.

The Wizards are 3-2 with a rest advantage.Cleveland is 5-5 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +6.3 (112.7-106.4). Washington has gone 6-4 over the last 10, scoring 119.4 points per game on average while holding opponents to 114.9 (+4.5 margin). The Wizards are averaging 113.3 ppg for the full season while allowing 113.5.

CAVALIERS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Ricky Rubio: 16.5 | 12.2 | +4.3
Donovan Mitchell: 20.8 | 35.6 | -14.9
Points per game:
Donovan Mitchell: 13.0 | 26.9 | -13.9

WIZARDS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Daniel Gafford: 23.0 | 14.3 | +8.7
Points per game:
Kristaps Porzingis: 29.0 | 22.5 | +6.5
Kyle Kuzma: 14.6 | 21.3 | -6.7

SportsTips’ NBA Pick:

Cleveland Cavs (-125)

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