San Antonio Spurs vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 2/25/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Washington Wizards

Date: Friday, February 25, 2022

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: NBC Sports Washington

Capital One Arena is where the Washington Wizards (27-31) will compete against the San Antonio Spurs (23-36) on Friday.

The Spurs stepped onto the hardwood against the Thunder and earned the victory with a final of 114-106 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Spurs ended up with 15 while the Thunder accumulated 8 fouls. They converted 11 out of their 32 attempts from beyond the arc. Oklahoma City finished shooting 68.4% from the charity stripe by burying 13 of 19 attempts. In addition, Oklahoma City grabbed 35 rebounds (15 offensive, 20 defensive) and had 7 rejections. Oklahoma City doled out 50 assists and had 25 steals in the matchup. Pertaining to defense, San Antonio let their opponent shoot 39.0% from the floor on 41 of 105 shooting. They also recorded 29 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they earned 57 with 14 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Spurs converted 18 of their 22 tries for a rate of 81.8%. San Antonio ended the contest with a 43.9% FG percentage (43 out of 98) and buried 10 out of their 34 three-point shots.

Jakob Poeltl is one guy who was a factor for this contest. Poeltl finished 71.4% from the floor and also earned 5 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes and pulled down 17 boards. He ended up finishing with 20 points on 10 out of 14 shooting.

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San Antonio will enter this matchup with a record of 23-36 on the season. They average 111.8 points per outing (9th in the league) while connecting on 46.6% from the field. The Spurs are hitting 35.4% on shots from beyond the arc (657 of 1,855) and 74.3% from the free throw line. As a team, San Antonio is snagging 45.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 1,653 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 1st in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.5 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.8 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Spurs are able to force 13.9 turnovers every game and they draw 18.2 fouls. They currently rank 11th in basketball in allowing assists with 1,408 relinquished this season. The Spurs defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 46.4% (2,504 of 5,398) and they concede 47.0 boards per game as a group. They are conceding 35.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 20th in the league in points per game from their opponents (111.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Wizards took home the win by a final score of 117-103 against the Nets. The Wizards recorded 30 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 38 for this contest. They also gave up possession 15 times, while recording 10 steals in this game. The Nets earned 15 fouls in the matchup which got the Wizards to the charity stripe for a total of 16 shots. They were able to bury 13 of the free throws for a rate of 81.3%. In terms of shooting from beyond the arc, Washington converted 12 of their 24 attempts (50.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Wizards walked away from this one shooting 46 for 83 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 55.4%. The Wizards allowed the Nets to convert 36 out of their 89 tries from the floor which had them shooting 40.4% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 36.8% from three-point range by going 14 of 38 and ended up shooting 17 of 24 from the charity stripe (70.8%). When it comes to rebounding, Washington allowed Brooklyn to grab 27 in all (15 on the offensive glass).

Ish Smith ended up having an impact for the Wizards in the matchup. Smith earned 15 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 6 dimes in this game. He knocked down 7 of 10 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 70.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

Washington has a mark of 27-31 so far this year. As an offensive unit, the Wizards are hitting on 46.4% from the floor, which ranks 11th in basketball. Washington has scored 6,209 pts this year (107.1 per contest) and they pull in 43.8 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 24.0 times per contest (16th in the league) and they are giving up possession 13.3 times per game. The Wizards are responsible for committing 18.8 fouls every game and they connect on 78.0% from the charity stripe.

The Washington defense concedes 35.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (631 of 1,791) and their opponents are converting on 79.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 23.2 dimes and 44.8 boards per contest, which ranks them 7th and 18th in basketball. The Wizards are ranked 17th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 109.8. They are forcing 11.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.7% from the floor (17th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Washington and under the total points

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