Cleveland Cavaliers vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 11/7/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Washington Wizards

Date: Friday, November 7, 2025

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

Capital One Arena is where the Washington Wizards (1-7) will try to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers (5-3) on Friday.

The Cavaliers took the court against the 76ers and earned the victory with a final of 132-121 in their last game. Cleveland walked away from the contest having earned a 53.3% field goal percentage (49 of 92) and converted 18 of their 44 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Cavaliers converted 16 of 17 attempts for a rate of 94.1%. When talking about hauling in boards, they compiled 34 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 33 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In relation to defense, Cleveland allowed the other team to go 48.9% from the field on 44 out of 90 shooting. Philadelphia dished out 26 dimes and had 9 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Philadelphia grabbed 43 boards (15 offensive, 28 defensive) and earned 7 blocked shots. Philadelphia finished the game at 70.0% from the charity stripe by converting 21 of 30 shots. They also made 12 out of their 31 attempts from three-point range. In regard to fouls, the Cavaliers ended up walking away with 22 while the 76ers finished the game with 23 fouls.

Donovan Mitchell is one player who was a contributor for the game. He finished with 46 points on 15 of 21 shooting. He played for 35 mins and also snagged 4 boards. Mitchell went 71.4% from the floor and also dished out 8 assists.

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Cleveland will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 5-3 for the campaign. They average 116.4 points per game (19th in basketball) on 45.6% from the field. The Cavaliers are hitting 35.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (129 of 362) and 77.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Cleveland is snagging 40.3 rebounds per game and has accumulated 213 assists on the campaign, which is 13th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 16.3 times per game and as a team they are committing 22.3 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Cavaliers are forcing their opponents into 18.5 turnovers per game while drawing 23.4 personal fouls. They concede 37.2% on three-point shots and they are 9th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (114.8). The Cavaliers are allowing a shooting percentage of 46.8% (324 of 692) and they relinquish 45.1 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 12th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 207 relinquished for the year.

In their last game, the Wizards walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 136-107 when they faced the Celtics. The Wizards snagged 29 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 40 in the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 19 times, while getting 2 steals in this contest. The Celtics were called for 24 personal fouls for this game which took the Wizards to the free throw line for 27 attempts. They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 74.1%. In regard to shots from distance, Washington made 9 out of 27 tries (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Wizards ended up shooting 39 for 80 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.8%. The Wizards allowed the Celtics to bury 52 out of 95 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.7% in this game. They finished shooting 39.0% from beyond the arc by going 16 out of 41 and ended up going 16 out of 21 at the free throw line (76.2%). In reference to how they rebounded, Washington permitted Boston to pull down 4 in all (12 offensive).

Alex Sarr ended up being a factor for the Wizards in this matchup. Sarr had 31 points in his 29 mins on the hardwood and totaled 2 dimes for this game. He made 12 out of 20 for the contest for a rate of 60.0%, and had 8 rebounds.

Washington has a record of 1-7 for the campaign. The Wizards commit 23.5 personal fouls per game and they shoot 70.9% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 25.9 times per game (20th in basketball) and they turn it over 17.5 times per game. Washington has 895 pts on the campaign (111.9 per contest) and they average 45.9 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Wizards are shooting 45.7% from the field, which has them ranked 20th in the league.

The Washington defense gives up 36.6% from downtown (119 of 325) and opponents are converting on 81.9% of their free throw shots. They have given up 29.3 assists and 48.8 boards per game, which ranks them 29th and 28th in basketball. The Wizards are ranked 30th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 128.1. They have forced 12.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 48.5% from the floor (24th in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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