On Sunday night, February 6, 2011, we get to sit back, relax, and enjoy one helluva game. Many may have been looking forward to this matchup for awhile now and finally the time has come. The Wizards take on the Atlanta Hawks Sunday night in perhaps one of the most pivotal matchups at the Verizon Center since January 22nd when the Wiz knocked off the Eastern Conference leaders, the Boston Celtics. The Hawks are currently in 2nd place in the Southeast Division right behind the Heat led by the 3 headed monster. The Wiz currently are in last place in the Southeast division. But, all is not lost. This is a home game!
The wizards have an outstanding 13-11 record at home this year. Give credit to the Wiz, for given the home team crowd a win more than 50% of the time (52%). Keep in mind this is better than the Orioles last year getting a win at home around 46% of the time. And yes the O’s are making some moves which have us on the edge of our seat so they might improve this statistic. However let’s get back to the big game and not leave the Wiz off the chopping block and get to the heat of the matter. The Wiz are an astounding 0-25 at away games. Now, it’s never easier to win in a foreign environment then behind a home crowd, but 0-25 comes from more than just a lack of a home-court advantage. However hope is near for an away game win.
On Wednesday, February 13th, the Wiz have a battle set against a struggling Cleveland team at Cleveland. I’m a statistics guy and if we go on the sample of 25 away games then we might conclude that the Wiz have no chance of winning an away game. But add in the statistic that the Cavaliers have lost 23 games in a row and they have not won a game since December makes any statistical model go bonkers over who will win Wednesday’s game. Either the Wizards end their 25 away game losing streak or the Cavaliers end their 23 game overall losing streak. Folks, a lot is on the line.
In reality, I don’t follow the Wizards, I simply pulled some stats and looked at their schedule on CBSSports.com, but this is a Strictly Athletic blog site named B-W blogway in honor of the Baltimore-Washington sports teams and if I’m not mistaken the Wizards play in Washington so I will aim to cover them from time to time on this blog site.
Many of you will be watching the Super Bowl on Sunday, but remember if that remote is within your clutches – the Wiz game is just a few down clicks away on CSN (Comcast Sports Network).
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