7:00 PM EST, NBA TV - Line: Raptors -6.5, Over/Under: 215 After a one-sided Game One in which one team washed away years of recent mediocrity, the other looks to square things away before a change in venue as the Toronto Raptors host the Washington Wizards in Game Two of their First Round Series from Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Canada. Well, this can't be what the Wizards (43-39, 8th in Eastern Conference) wanted as they were angling their … [Read more...]
Boston Celtics @ Washington Wizards
7:00 PM EST, TNT - Line: Wizards -6.5, Over/Under: 205 With the Playoffs set to kick off over the Weekend, we get both a rematch from last year's Postseason and a potential First Round Preview as the Boston Celtics travel to the Nation's Capital to face the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center, in Washington, D.C. In their penultimate game of the Regular Season, the Celtics (54-26, 2nd in Eastern Conference) find themselves in a proverbial … [Read more...]
Philadelphia 76ers @ Washington Wizards
8:00 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Wizards -1.5, Over/Under: 211.5 A pair of teams looking to shatter the monopoly in the Eastern Conference face off tonight in the Nation's Capital, as the Washington Wizards play host to the Philadelphia 76ers from Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. Don't look now, folks, but the 76ers (32-25, 7th in Eastern Conference) are making a charge up the standings in the East, winning a season-high seven consecutive games. … [Read more...]
Washington Wizards @ Cleveland Cavaliers
8:00 PM EST, TNT - Line: Cavaliers -5, Over/Under: 221 With the All-Star Break now behind us, the march to the Playoffs amps up, particularly in the Eastern Conference as the revitalized Cleveland Cavaliers host the Washington Wizards at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. For the second consecutive season, the Wizards (33-24, 4th in Eastern Conference) look to be the stereotypical second-half team, finally coming together after meandering … [Read more...]
Boston Celtics @ Washington Wizards
6:30 PM EST, TNT - Line: Wizards -4.5, Over/Under: 216 Let's play the feud!!! Seriously, there must be something in the air as the tension between teams from the Massachusetts and Baltimore/DC areas seems to be getting thicker by the day. First the Red Sox and Orioles engage in an ugly war at Camden Yards, and now the Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards continue to combat each other in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, with a pivotal Game … [Read more...]
Washington Wizards @ Atlanta Hawks
5:30 PM EST, TNT - Line: Hawks -2.5, Over/Under: 209.5 It's desperate times in Atlanta, Georgia, as the Hawks look to avoid falling into an insurmountable three-game hole against the Washington Wizards in Game Three of the First Round of the Playoffs from Phillips Arena. In terms of this particular matchup, the Wizards (49-33, 4th in Eastern Conference) certainly own the momentum, having not only won the first two games of this series, but five … [Read more...]
Detroit Pistons @ Washington Wizards
8:00 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Washington -1.5, Over/Under: 208.5 A pair of teams jockeying for the eighth and final seed in the Eastern Conference clash tonight in the Nation's Capital as the Washington Wizards host the Detroit Pistons at the Verizon Center. At the moment, Detroit (34-32, 3rd in Central Division) currently possess a slim grip on the last spot in the East, a full two games ahead of division rival Chicago. Few teams helped … [Read more...]
Washington Wizards @ Indiana Pacers
8:00 PM EST, TNT - Line: Indiana -7.0 On the eve of the final day of the Regular Season, plenty is left to be decided as teams continue to jockey for postseason positioning, which is precisely the case at Banker's Life Fieldhouse as the surging Indiana Pacers host the Washington Wizards. After an offseason ravaged by defections and injuries, and a dreadful stretch in which they lost nine of eleven, many left the Pacers (37-43, 4th in Central) … [Read more...]
Chicago Bulls @ Washington Wizards
8:00 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Washington -1.5 Eastern Conference heavyweights clash in the Nation's Capital, as the Washington Wizards host the Chicago Bulls in a rematch of last year's playoff series. When these teams met during the 2014 postseason, the young, upstart Wizards slew the more experienced Bulls in five games, pulling off what many in the league refer to as the five-game sweep. However, that particular Chicago team looks like a distant … [Read more...]