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Washington Wizards vs Cleveland Cavaliers Preview & Odds — October 28, 2026

Washington Wizards

Top scorer Anthony Davis20 games

Cleveland Cavaliers

Top scorer Donovan Mitchell70 games

Wednesday, October 28 · 7:10 PM ET

WASOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)CLE

28th108.8

Offensive ratingpoints scored per 100 possessions

116.76th

25th112.9

PPG

119.34th

WASDefenseCLE

29th120.3

Defensive ratingpoints allowed per 100 possessions

112.715th

29th124.9

Opp PPG

115.215th

WASTeamCLE

30th−11.5

Net ratingoffensive minus defensive rating

+4.09th

WASLast 10 gamesCLE

Game by game

2-8

Last 10

10-0

-48

Net points

+26

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel

WASRest & travelCLE

2 days

Days of rest

2 days

305 mi490 km

Travel to the game

Home

WASKey injuriesCLE

AJ Dybantsa FOut

Players out or limited

None listed

About these numbers

Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

No key players listed.

Key players only. Injury report as of October 28, 9:40 a.m. ET.

Matchup preview

The Wizards visit the Cavaliers on Wednesday, October 28 at 7:10 PM ET.

Last season (2025-26), the Wizards scored 112.9 points per game (25th of 30) and allowed 124.9 (29th). The Cavaliers scored 119.3 points per game (4th of 30) and allowed 115.2 (15th).

Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Wizards 108.8 (28th), Cavaliers 116.7 (6th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Wizards 120.3 (29th), Cavaliers 112.7 (15th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Wizards −11.5 (30th), Cavaliers +4.0 (9th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.

The Cavaliers are 9.5-point favorites at home against the Wizards. The spread opened at Cavaliers -10.5. The total is 239.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the moneyline (Wizards +310, Cavaliers -400) prices the Wizards at 23% and the Cavaliers at 77%.

Built from public team and player data; ranks are league-wide and update daily until kickoff.

Market

Odds and line movement

Spreadmoved 1

OpenCavaliers -10.5 (-105)
Wizards +10.5 (-115)

NowCavaliers -9.5 (-114)
Wizards +9.5 (-107)

Totalno move

Open239.5 (o -110 / u -110)

Now239.5 (o -105 / u -115)

Moneyline

OpenWizards +300 24%
Cavaliers -395 76%

NowWizards +310 23%
Cavaliers -400 77%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. The Now column updates from our odds board. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Best available prices on Oct 28

Wizards +9.5+102Novig
Cavaliers -9.5-106Novig
Over 239.5+102ProphetX
Under 239.5-111ProphetX
Wizards+335Novig
Cavaliers-344Novig

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G&W Line

G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics

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Spread

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Matchup

Players to watch

Wizards

20 games · Anthony Davis

Points per game20.439th
Rebounds per game11.16th
Assists per game2.8125th
Minutes per game31.3

15 games · Trae Young

Points per game17.9
Rebounds per game2.0
Assists per game8.0
Minutes per game25.6

Cavaliers

70 games · Donovan Mitchell

Points per game27.97th
Rebounds per game4.5141st
Assists per game5.728th
Minutes per game33.5

70 games · James Harden

Points per game23.623rd
Rebounds per game4.8128th
Assists per game8.06th
Minutes per game34.8

Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 391 players with at least 20 games.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 21 times since 2022: the Wizards won 0 and the Cavaliers 21.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Apr 12, 2026	Wizards 117, Cavaliers 130 Cavaliers won
Apr 12, 2026	Wizards 117, Cavaliers 130 Cavaliers won
Apr 12, 2026	Wizards 117, Cavaliers 130 Cavaliers won
Apr 12, 2026	Wizards 117, Cavaliers 130 Cavaliers won
Apr 12, 2026	Wizards 117, Cavaliers 130 Cavaliers won

Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Result

After the final: score vs the closing line, the box score vs the close and the graded official play, if there was one, appear here on this same page.

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