Cleveland Cavaliers at Washington Wizards

Washington Wizards -12

Over/Under 217.5

  • This game is the second of a back-to-back for the Cavaliers, who collected their second win of the season Tuesday night against Charlotte.

  • Jeff Green has been exceptionally hot of late, averaging 17.0 points and 6.3 rebounds over his past three games.

  • Kyle Korver and Cedi Osman both missed Tuesday’s game, and while Korver will be out again Wednesday, Osman is questionable. If Osman is out, Cleveland will be thin on the wing once again. Larry Nance Jr. played a season-high 35 minutes Tuesday, finishing with seven points and 12 rebounds. J.R. Smith had 13 points, three rebounds and five assists in a team-high 39 minutes Tuesday.

  • John Wall is fourth in the NBA with 8.2 assists per game, but he is the only Wizard dishing assists with any regularity. Washington ranks 22nd in the NBA in assists rate at 55.7 percent.

  • Cleveland has been even worse this season, with a 51.0 percent assist rate.

  • As you might expect from a team giving Tristan Thompson and Larry Nance Jr. heavy minutes, Cleveland is an above-average rebounding team, with a 51.2 percent rebounding rate. Washington, on the other hand, is dead last in rebounding rate, but they are a more-respectable 22nd since Dwight Howard returned from a back injury.

  • Tristan Thompson has had four consecutive double-doubles, averaging 15.5 points and 16.0 rebounds over that span.

  • John Wall is 10th in the NBA in usage rate at 32.2 percent, according to Cleaning the Glass. Bradley Beal has a 25.9 percent usage rate, which is nearly identical to Kevin Love ’s rate before he went down.

  • Jordan Clarkson leads Cleveland with a 28.3 percent usage rate. Collin Sexton is next at 23.5 percent.

  • Cleveland’s 17.2 percent turnover rate ranks 24th in the NBA. The Wizards have been marginally better at 14.7 percent.

  • Kelly Oubre Jr. is struggling right now for Washington, as he has just six points total in 39 minutes over his last two games.

  • Cleveland has the third lowest offensive rating in the NBA at 100.9. The Cavaliers might benefit from playing faster, as their 96.00 pace is fourth lowest in the NBA.

  • Washington is second in the NBA with 6.5 blocks per game.