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Friday, 5/2/2008 at 7:00 PM				CLEVELAND (48-39) at WASHINGTON (45-42)
Expanded Matchup \| FoxSheet				Results			Offensive Statistics				Defensive Statistics
Teams	Line	PF	PA	SU	ATS	O/U/P	FG	FT	3PT	O/REB	FG	FT	3PT	O/REB
517: CLEVELAND	187	96.2	96.5	48-39	40-47-0	38-48-1	36-81 43.7%	18-26 71.5%	7-19 35.8%	13-53	36-79 45.4%	19-25 74.8%	6-17 35.4%	10-49
518: WASHINGTON	-2.5	98.5	98.8	45-42	48-38-1	44-42-1	36-81 44.5%	19-25 78.0%	7-20 35.4%	12-50	36-80 45.9%	18-23 75.0%	8-22 38.5%	11-50

Power Rating Line
The power rating system is based on recent game results. The section should be used to compare the relative strength of the two teams involved. A power line is calculated using both teams ratings and home field advantage. Where the power line differs significantly from the current line, the team with the edge is indicated.

	Power Rating
	Estimate	Edge
CLEVELAND
WASHINGTON	-2

Team Trends and Angles
All team trends listed below apply to the current game.

CLEVELAND - Recent ATS Trends
	Against the spread			Over/Under			Straight Up
	Current	Last 3	Since 1996	Current	Last 3	Since 1996	Current	Last 3	Since 1996
Description	W-L	W-L	W-L	O-U	O-U	O-U	W-L	W-L	W-L
in all games	40-47	146-133	478-487	38-48	126-155	473-481	48-39	167-117	457-524
as an underdog	18-19	58-49	248-280	15-22	44-62	259-256	13-24	40-67	147-385
as a road underdog of 3 points or less	3-2	16-11	31-38	3-2	16-10	40-26	3-2	15-12	30-39
in road games	23-20	75-64	229-253	21-22	67-74	235-238	19-24	66-76	164-325
in a road game where where the total is between 185 and 189.5 points	6-6	17-14	50-49	4-8	14-18	50-49	5-7	15-17	36-64
on Friday nights	3-10	22-20	76-84	5-7	14-27	73-83	9-4	29-14	65-99
against Southeast division opponents	11-12	32-36	45-41	12-11	33-36	41-46	14-9	42-27	54-33
in the first round of the playoffs	3-2	8-6	10-8	2-3	7-8	9-10	3-2	11-4	12-7
when leading in a playoff series	2-2	9-6	9-6	2-2	8-8	8-8	2-2	10-6	10-6
revenging a home loss vs opponent	4-8	20-19	90-97	5-7	17-22	97-87	6-6	22-17	66-125
revenging a loss vs opponent	17-20	61-58	249-254	19-18	52-66	248-246	21-16	70-49	212-302
off a upset loss as a favorite	7-6	25-22	65-64	3-10	21-24	59-67	7-6	27-20	61-71
when playing against a team with a winning record	19-21	70-63	234-246	13-27	47-88	210-266	20-20	69-66	179-312
when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season	9-13	44-38	123-132	6-16	28-54	102-147	10-12	41-41	93-167

WASHINGTON - Recent ATS Trends
	Against the spread			Over/Under			Straight Up
	Current	Last 3	Since 1996	Current	Last 3	Since 1996	Current	Last 3	Since 1996
Description	W-L	W-L	W-L	O-U	O-U	O-U	W-L	W-L	W-L
in all games	48-38	130-123	457-494	44-42	135-124	481-458	45-42	130-131	425-546
as a favorite	20-18	63-62	185-197	22-16	71-59	201-175	24-14	87-43	259-131
as a home favorite of 3 points or less	4-2	10-10	43-46	3-3	10-11	44-44	4-2	11-10	47-44
in home games	23-20	58-66	215-256	23-20	68-61	250-218	26-17	80-50	262-222
in a home game where where the total is between 185 and 189.5 points	3-1	4-6	27-39	1-3	5-6	33-35	3-1	6-5	37-32
on Friday nights	12-9	29-29	85-104	10-11	31-28	92-94	10-11	29-30	78-115
against Central division opponents	11-11	37-30	165-152	11-12	33-36	155-160	11-12	33-36	145-184
in the first round of the playoffs	2-3	6-8	12-11	2-3	7-8	12-12	2-3	4-11	8-16
when trailing in a playoff series	2-2	5-4	10-7	2-2	6-4	10-8	2-2	4-6	6-12
off an upset win as an underdog	9-11	17-23	75-80	11-9	23-18	77-78	7-13	18-23	73-85
when playing against a team with a winning record	21-20	54-55	216-247	20-21	58-52	233-225	17-25	43-69	152-325
when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season	14-15	33-32	113-121	14-15	32-34	120-114	11-18	20-46	70-167

Team Statistics
Peformance statistics for each team in various situations are listed below. Categories where a team has performed poorly are denoted in red. Categories where a team has performed well are denoted in green.

CLEVELAND - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread		Team				Opponent
	W-L	Units	W-L	O-U	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.
All Games	48-39	+5.2	40-47	38-48	96.2	47.6	43.7%	53.2	96.5	47.7	45.4%	49.1
Road Games	19-24	+0.8	23-20	21-22	94.6	47.2	43.3%	51.7	98.8	48.8	46.8%	50.0
Last 5 Games	3-2	+0.6	3-2	2-3	93.6	45.8	41.8%	55.4	93.0	44.8	43.2%	48.6
Playoff Games	3-2	+0.6	3-2	2-3	93.6	45.8	41.8%	55.4	93.0	44.8	43.2%	48.6

CLEVELAND Team Statistics
			Shooting		3pt Shooting		Free Throws		Rebounding
	PPG	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	PCT	FTM-A	Pct	Tot	Off	Ast	PF	Stl	TO	Bk
Team Stats (All Games)	96.2	47.6	36-81	43.7%	7-19	35.8%	18-26	71.5%	53	13	20	21	7	13	5
vs opponents surrendering	99.7	49.7	37-81	45.7%	7-18	36.4%	19-25	75.5%	50	11	22	21	7	14	5
Team Stats (Road Games)	94.6	47.2	35-81	43.3%	7-20	37.3%	17-25	69.4%	52	13	18	22	7	14	4
Stats Against (All Games)	96.5	47.7	36-79	45.4%	6-17	35.4%	19-25	74.8%	49	10	21	20	7	13	5
vs opponents averaging	99.4	49.7	37-81	45.5%	7-18	36.2%	19-25	75.6%	50	11	22	21	7	13	5
Stats Against (Road Games)	98.8	48.8	36-78	46.8%	5-16	33.9%	20-27	74.1%	50	10	21	20	7	13	5

WASHINGTON - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread		Team				Opponent
	W-L	Units	W-L	O-U	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.	Score	Half	FG Pct	Reb.
All Games	45-42	+12.3	48-38	44-42	98.5	47.9	44.5%	50.0	98.8	48.2	45.9%	50.2
Home Games	26-17	-1.8	23-20	23-20	100.6	50.7	45.9%	49.2	96.5	48.1	45.5%	48.5
Last 5 Games	2-3	-1.4	2-3	2-3	93.0	44.8	43.2%	48.6	93.6	45.8	41.8%	55.4
Playoff Games	2-3	-1.4	2-3	2-3	93.0	44.8	43.2%	48.6	93.6	45.8	41.8%	55.4

WASHINGTON Team Statistics
			Shooting		3pt Shooting		Free Throws		Rebounding
	PPG	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	PCT	FTM-A	Pct	Tot	Off	Ast	PF	Stl	TO	Bk
Team Stats (All Games)	98.5	47.9	36-81	44.5%	7-20	35.4%	19-25	78.0%	50	12	19	20	8	13	5
vs opponents surrendering	99.5	49.8	37-81	45.7%	7-18	36.1%	19-25	75.5%	50	11	22	21	7	13	5
Team Stats (Home Games)	100.6	50.7	37-81	45.9%	7-20	36.5%	19-24	78.1%	49	12	21	19	8	12	5
Stats Against (All Games)	98.8	48.2	36-80	45.9%	8-22	38.5%	18-23	75.0%	50	11	24	20	6	14	4
vs opponents averaging	99.2	49.6	37-81	45.5%	7-18	36.2%	19-25	74.9%	51	11	22	21	7	14	5
Stats Against (Home Games)	96.5	48.1	36-79	45.5%	9-22	39.8%	16-22	74.0%	48	11	23	20	6	15	4

Average power rating of opponents played: CLEVELAND 95.2, WASHINGTON 96.1

Current Season Results And Upcoming Games
Here are the most recent results and upcoming schedules for the two teams involved. Lines, total, game scores, results versus the spread, straight up and against the total are all displayed.

CLEVELAND - Season Results
								Team Stats				Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Tot.	O/U	Shots	Pct	REB	TO	Shots	Pct	REB	TO
3/26/2008	NEW ORLEANS	99-100	L	-2	L	195.5	O	41-82	50.0%	54	13	35-80	43.7%	41	8
3/29/2008	@ DETROIT	71-85	L	7	L	184	U	27-74	36.5%	47	11	33-73	45.2%	49	11
3/30/2008	PHILADELPHIA	91-88	W	-4.5	L	192	U	38-83	45.8%	48	14	36-82	43.9%	50	13
4/2/2008	@ CHARLOTTE	118-114	W	-2.5	W	193.5	O	46-87	52.9%	55	10	43-81	53.1%	44	14
4/3/2008	CHICAGO	98-101	L	-7.5	L	197	O	38-83	45.8%	50	12	38-71	53.5%	40	17
4/5/2008	ORLANDO	86-101	L	-2	L	197	U	34-88	38.6%	64	16	36-77	46.8%	41	11
4/9/2008	NEW JERSEY	104-83	W	-8.5	W	196.5	U	36-80	45.0%	57	10	25-75	33.3%	47	15
4/11/2008	@ CHICAGO	95-100	L	-5.5	L	195.5	U	35-82	42.7%	49	12	35-77	45.5%	61	17
4/13/2008	MIAMI	84-76	W	-16	L	178.5	U	28-74	37.8%	60	12	26-66	39.4%	41	11
4/14/2008	@ PHILADELPHIA	91-90	W	6	W	187	U	37-76	48.7%	50	17	38-81	46.9%	49	12
4/16/2008	DETROIT	74-84	L	8.5	L	178.5	U	26-79	32.9%	61	8	32-83	38.6%	56	10
4/19/2008	WASHINGTON	93-86	W	-3.5	W	187	U	30-76	39.5%	54	8	33-82	40.2%	53	13
4/21/2008	WASHINGTON	116-86	W	-1.5	W	188	O	42-81	51.9%	59	10	27-72	37.5%	47	13
4/24/2008	@ WASHINGTON	72-108	L	5.5	L	192	U	29-73	39.7%	50	23	38-73	52.1%	49	11
4/27/2008	@ WASHINGTON	100-97	W	5	W	190	O	32-78	41.0%	61	18	32-70	45.7%	40	12
4/30/2008	WASHINGTON	87-88	L	-5	L	190.5	U	27-75	36.0%	53	13	31-76	40.8%	54	12
5/2/2008	@ WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON - Season Results
								Team Stats				Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Tot.	O/U	Shots	Pct	REB	TO	Shots	Pct	REB	TO
3/23/2008	DETROIT	95-83	W	5.5	W	188.5	U	38-72	52.8%	40	10	34-79	43.0%	46	11
3/25/2008	@ PORTLAND	82-102	L	-2	L	186	U	29-81	35.8%	43	7	39-79	49.4%	57	13
3/26/2008	@ SEATTLE	104-99	W	-7.5	L	204	U	38-82	46.3%	39	9	39-85	45.9%	57	13
3/28/2008	@ SACRAMENTO	114-108	W	3.5	W	206.5	O	41-89	46.1%	52	14	36-74	48.6%	45	19
3/30/2008	@ LA LAKERS	120-126	L	7	W	211	O	41-88	46.6%	51	7	43-87	49.4%	54	8
3/31/2008	@ UTAH	87-129	L	9.5	L	210	O	30-68	44.1%	30	15	50-84	59.5%	50	11
4/2/2008	MILWAUKEE	109-110	L	-11.5	L	209	O	43-77	55.8%	42	16	46-84	54.8%	45	16
4/4/2008	MIAMI	109-95	W	-16.5	L	183	O	38-73	52.1%	46	10	33-72	45.8%	36	12
4/5/2008	@ CHICAGO	99-87	W	7	W	206	U	39-82	47.6%	58	18	33-77	42.9%	39	9
4/9/2008	BOSTON	109-95	W	2	W	191.5	O	40-78	51.3%	42	10	34-76	44.7%	54	20
4/11/2008	@ DETROIT	74-102	L	4	L	189	U	23-85	27.1%	54	9	42-84	50.0%	59	9
4/12/2008	PHILADELPHIA	109-93	W	-1.5	W	194	O	40-84	47.6%	53	11	36-77	46.8%	43	15
4/14/2008	INDIANA	117-110	W	-2.5	W	205	O	43-95	45.3%	73	12	37-79	46.8%	43	12
4/16/2008	@ ORLANDO	83-103	L	8.5	L	202.5	U	36-76	47.4%	47	12	41-88	46.6%	53	7
4/19/2008	@ CLEVELAND	86-93	L	3.5	L	187	U	33-82	40.2%	53	13	30-76	39.5%	54	8
4/21/2008	@ CLEVELAND	86-116	L	1.5	L	188	O	27-72	37.5%	47	13	42-81	51.9%	59	10
4/24/2008	CLEVELAND	108-72	W	-5.5	W	192	U	38-73	52.1%	49	11	29-73	39.7%	50	23
4/27/2008	CLEVELAND	97-100	L	-5	L	190	O	32-70	45.7%	40	12	32-78	41.0%	61	18
4/30/2008	@ CLEVELAND	88-87	W	5	W	190.5	U	31-76	40.8%	54	12	27-75	36.0%	53	13
5/2/2008	CLEVELAND

Head-to-Head Series History
Listed below is a summary of the games results in recent Head-to-Head matchups.

All games in this series since 1996

WASHINGTON is 33-23 against the spread versus CLEVELAND since 1996

WASHINGTON is 30-28 straight up against CLEVELAND since 1996

30 of 56 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996

Games over the last 3 seasons

WASHINGTON is 14-11 against the spread versus CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons

CLEVELAND is 16-10 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons

14 of 26 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

All games played at WASHINGTON since 1996

WASHINGTON is 17-10 against the spread versus CLEVELAND since 1996

WASHINGTON is 19-10 straight up against CLEVELAND since 1996

17 of 27 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996

Games played at WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons.

WASHINGTON is 7-5 against the spread versus CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons

WASHINGTON is 7-6 straight up against CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons

7 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

						Shooting		3pt shots		Free Throws		Rebounds
Date	Teams	Score	Line	Result	Half	FGM-A	Pct	FGM-A	Pct	FTM-A	Pct	Tot.	OFF	TO
04/30/2008	WASHINGTON	88	190.5	SU ATS	45	31-76	40.8%	7-19	36.8%	19-25	76.0%	54	11	12
	CLEVELAND	87	-5	Under	43	27-75	36.0%	9-25	36.0%	24-32	75.0%	53	12	13
04/27/2008	CLEVELAND	100	190	SU ATS	54	32-78	41.0%	13-28	46.4%	23-33	69.7%	61	18	18
	WASHINGTON	97	-5	Over	44	32-70	45.7%	7-19	36.8%	26-33	78.8%	40	6	12
04/24/2008	CLEVELAND	72	192	Under	33	29-73	39.7%	2-16	12.5%	12-23	52.2%	50	15	23
	WASHINGTON	108	-5.5	SU ATS	49	38-73	52.1%	8-19	42.1%	24-33	72.7%	49	5	11
04/21/2008	WASHINGTON	86	188	Over	40	27-72	37.5%	3-16	18.7%	29-40	72.5%	47	11	13
	CLEVELAND	116	-1.5	SU ATS	53	42-81	51.9%	10-19	52.6%	22-33	66.7%	59	14	10
04/19/2008	WASHINGTON	86	187	Under	46	33-82	40.2%	6-24	25.0%	14-17	82.4%	53	10	13
	CLEVELAND	93	-3.5	SU ATS	46	30-76	39.5%	5-19	26.3%	28-37	75.7%	54	7	8
03/13/2008	CLEVELAND	99	192	ATS	54	34-81	42.0%	13-32	40.6%	18-24	75.0%	58	18	17
	WASHINGTON	101	-3.5	SU Over	46	36-74	48.6%	7-19	36.8%	22-32	68.7%	43	7	9
02/22/2008	WASHINGTON	89	188	ATS	42	32-70	45.7%	4-13	30.8%	21-29	72.4%	44	3	8
	CLEVELAND	90	-3.5	SU Under	43	34-76	44.7%	12-32	37.5%	10-17	58.8%	51	13	13
01/23/2008	WASHINGTON	85	188	Over	46	32-82	39.0%	7-22	31.8%	14-20	70.0%	38	9	9
	CLEVELAND	121	-4.5	SU ATS	52	47-83	56.6%	7-22	31.8%	20-24	83.3%	58	13	5
12/05/2007	CLEVELAND	86	189.5	Over	34	32-74	43.2%	10-20	50.0%	12-14	85.7%	33	6	14
	WASHINGTON	105	-9.5	SU ATS	53	44-83	53.0%	4-12	33.3%	13-16	81.2%	53	13	12
04/30/2007	CLEVELAND	97	-7	SU	44	32-75	42.7%	5-16	31.2%	28-31	90.3%	50	10	10
	WASHINGTON	90	191.5	Under	47	34-80	42.5%	6-19	31.6%	16-18	88.9%	44	6	12
04/28/2007	CLEVELAND	98	-5	SU ATS	61	38-76	50.0%	6-13	46.2%	16-18	88.9%	53	14	14
	WASHINGTON	92	188.5	Over	44	36-83	43.4%	7-22	31.8%	13-16	81.2%	37	11	7
04/25/2007	WASHINGTON	102	186	ATS	48	38-90	42.2%	6-22	27.3%	20-28	71.4%	45	13	5
	CLEVELAND	109	-11	SU Over	51	40-84	47.6%	3-12	25.0%	26-33	78.8%	66	16	14
04/22/2007	WASHINGTON	82	189	Under	41	29-79	36.7%	6-19	31.6%	18-25	72.0%	46	11	11
	CLEVELAND	97	-12.5	SU ATS	48	32-72	44.4%	3-14	21.4%	30-39	76.9%	60	10	11
04/06/2007	CLEVELAND	99	-5.5	SU Under	45	34-77	44.2%	2-9	22.2%	29-37	78.4%	42	13	11
	WASHINGTON	94	197	ATS	53	38-74	51.4%	6-18	33.3%	12-22	54.5%	55	9	23

Team Line Action - Where the money is going!

Oddsmakers move a line in part because of one-sided public betting action on a side or total. They also move the line in reaction to wise guys selections. Either way, this section attempts to uncover whether the wise guys and public have a read on a given team. It summarizes both line and total movements. As a general rule, follow the line or total movement when percentages exceed 57% and go against it when they are below 43%.

As indicated by the movement of the line, the betting public is favoring CLEVELAND in this game
The betting public is correct when moving the money line in CLEVELAND games 50.7% of the time since 1996. (389-378)
The betting public is correct when moving the money line in CLEVELAND games 50.4% of the time over the past 3 seasons. (113-111)
The betting public is correct when moving the money line in WASHINGTON games 50.7% of the time since 1996. (387-376)
The betting public is correct when moving the money line in WASHINGTON games 46.9% of the time over the past 3 seasons. (98-111)
No Edge.

As indicated by the movement of the total, the betting public is favoring the UNDER in this game
The betting public is correct when moving the total in CLEVELAND games 47.9% of the time since 1996. (396-430)
The betting public is correct when moving the total in CLEVELAND games 46.7% of the time over the past 3 seasons. (115-131)
The betting public is correct when moving the total in WASHINGTON games 50.7% of the time since 1996. (424-413)
The betting public is correct when moving the total in WASHINGTON games 53.4% of the time over the past 3 seasons. (127-111)
No Edge.

Key Player Injuries

CLEVELAND

[G] Eric Snow out 4-6 weeks. - Knee - 03/11/08

[G/F] Sasha Pavlovic is out 2-3 weeks. - Ankle - 04/15/08

WASHINGTON

[F] Etan Thomas is out for the season. - Heart - 10/10/07

[G] DeShawn Stevenson upgraded to probable Wednesday vs Cleveland. - Not Suspended - 04/29/08

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