Golden State Warriors vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 3/27/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Washington Wizards

Date: Sunday, March 27, 2022

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: NBC Sports Washington

Capital One Arena is the site where the Washington Wizards (31-42) will try to defeat the Golden State Warriors (48-26) on Sunday.

The Warriors played the Hawks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 121-110 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Warriors walked away with 22 and the Hawks totaled 11 personal fouls. They also buried 14 of their 37 tries from 3-point land. Atlanta finished the game at 78.9% when shooting free throws by knocking down 15 of their 19 attempts. Additionally, Atlanta pulled down 32 rebounds (12 offensive, 20 defensive) and earned 1 block. Atlanta recorded 44 assists and had 27 steals for the contest. Regarding the defense, Golden State allowed the other team to shoot 51.7% from the floor on 46 of 89 shooting. They also doled out 27 dimes for this game as well as forcing 4 turnovers and having 4 steals. In relation to getting rebounds, they collected 47 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Warriors converted 10 of 13 attempts for a percentage of 76.9%. Golden State ended the contest with a 47.8% FG percentage (43 of 90) and knocked down 14 out of their 41 3-point attempts.

Klay Thompson is one guy who was a contributor for the contest. Thompson ended up going 53.8% from the field and also dished out 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 40 mins played and also grabbed 7 rebounds. He accounted for 37 points on 14 out of 26 shooting.

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Golden State will enter this game with a mark of 48-26 on the year. They average 111.0 points per game (13th in basketball) while hitting 46.8% from the field. The Warriors are shooting 36.1% on shots from downtown (1,067 of 2,952) and 76.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Golden State is grabbing 45.6 rebounds per game and has accumulated 2,005 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 5th in basketball in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 14.9 times per contest and as a group are committing 20.7 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Warriors are forcing 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.9 personal fouls. They are giving up 34.0% from beyond the arc while they are 5th in basketball in opponents points per game (105.2). The Warriors are giving up a FG percentage of 43.9% (2,806 of 6,398) and they relinquish 42.6 rebounds per contest as a group. They currently rank 4th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,701 relinquished on the season.

In their last game, the Wizards got the victory with a final of 100-97 against the Pistons. In relation to rebounds, Washington allowed Detroit to snag 38 in all (11 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 18.8% from distance by shooting 6 out of 32 and ended up going 13 of 14 at the free throw line (92.9%). The Wizards allowed the Pistons to make 39 of 96 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 40.6% for the contest. Overall, the Wizards went 36 for 83 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.4%. In relation to 3-point attempts, Washington converted 9 of 30 attempts (30.0%). They were able to make 19 of those for a rate of 90.5%. The Pistons had 15 personal fouls for the contest which took the Wizards to the charity stripe for 21 shots. They also turned the ball over 17 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. The Wizards pulled down 40 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 for the game.

Kristaps Porzingis ended up being a factor for the Wizards for the matchup. Porzingis recorded 30 points in his 32 minutes on the court and accounted for 3 assists for this contest. He made 11 out of 22 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and totaled 10 rebounds.

Washington has a record of 31-42 so far this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Wizards are connecting on 46.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 8th in basketball. Washington has earned 7,891 points on the season (108.1 per game) and they pull down 43.2 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 24.6 times per contest (13th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 13.2 times per contest. The Wizards have committed 18.9 personal fouls every game and they shoot 78.5% from the charity stripe.

The Wizards on the defensive side of the court are 18th in the league in PPG given up with 111.4. They are able to force 12.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.2% from the floor (17th in the league). The Washington defense allows 35.8% on 3-pointers (818 of 2,288) and opponents are knocking down 80.7% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 23.4 assists and 44.7 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 8th and 20th in the NBA.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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