This is a 10* on OVER

Cleveland is perhaps the biggest surprise team in the league so far. That’s reflected by a remarkable 24-8-2 ATS record, easily the best in the league. But this surprise start by the Cavaliers has taken a hit in recent days, not just due to COVID, but also PG Rubio was lost to a season-ending ACL injury. The injury occurred in Tuesday’s 108-104 loss to New Orleans, a game where the Cavs clearly ran out of gas in the second half. Here, facing Washington, we do see the Cavs at least scoring enough to make sure the game goes Over the total. The Wizards have struggled at the defensive end all month. Going back to December 6th, there’s been only one game where the Wizards did not give up at least 113 points. Their last three games have all gone Over and what was significant about the last one is that it was an undermanned team (Miami), similar to the Cavs here. Despite dealing with COVID-related absences themselves, the Over is 10-3 for the Wizards this month. That trend should continue here as the total set by the oddsmakers is simply too low. It was 116-101 Cavs when these teams played back on December 1st. Play on OVER

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