Denver Nuggets vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 3/22/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Washington Wizards

Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: NBC Sports Washington

The Denver Nuggets are on their way to Capital One Arena on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Washington Wizards.

The Nuggets faced off with the Nets and took home the win by a score of 108-102 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Nuggets ended up finishing with 17 and the Nets had 16 fouls. They also converted 12 of 35 attempts from distance. Brooklyn finished shooting 87.5% from the free throw line by converting 14 of their 16 tries. Moreover, Brooklyn collected 33 boards (9 offensive, 24 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Brooklyn distributed 26 assists and had 10 steals for the contest. When it comes to defense, Denver let their opponent shoot 46.3% from the floor on 38 out of 82 shooting. They also recorded 31 dimes for the contest while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 5 steals. With respect to getting rebounds, they collected 40 with 6 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Nuggets knocked down 12 of their 13 shots for a rate of 92.3%. Denver ended the game having earned a 52.5% FG percentage (42 of 80) and buried 12 of their 23 shots from distance.

Michael Porter Jr. is a player who was a factor for this game. He totaled 28 points on 10 of 18 shooting. He played for 31 minutes played and also collected 9 boards. Porter ended up going 55.6% from the floor and also distributed 3 dimes.

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Denver will play this game with a mark of 48-24 for the campaign. They are averaging 116.6 points per outing (7th in basketball) while shooting 50.9% from the floor. The Nuggets are hitting 38.8% on three-point shots (868 of 2,239) and 75.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Denver is pulling down 42.8 rebounds per contest and has tallied 2,107 assists for the campaign, which ranks 2nd in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 14.7 times per game and as a team they are committing 18.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Nuggets have forced 13.6 turnovers per game and they draw 19.7 personal fouls. They are giving up 34.9% on shots from distance while they are 13th in the league in points per game from their opponents (112.9). The Nuggets defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 48.1% (3,011 of 6,263) and they relinquish 40.2 boards per contest as a group. They are ranked 21st in basketball in allowing assists with 1,862 relinquished on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Wizards took a loss by a final score of 132-118 against the Kings. The Wizards earned 34 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 46 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 6 steals for the matchup. The Kings had 22 fouls for the game which got the Wizards to the free throw line for a total of 27 tries. They were able to convert 23 of those for a clip of 85.2%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, Washington buried 13 of 36 tries (36.1%). When this game wrapped up, the Wizards finished shooting 41 for 91 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.1%. The Wizards allowed the Kings to knock down 48 out of 86 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 55.8% for this contest. They finished 59.5% from three-point range by shooting 22 out of 37 and finished the contest at 14 of 23 from the charity stripe (60.9%). In relation to rebounds, Washington allowed Sacramento to collect 44 overall (7 on the offensive side).

Kyle Kuzma was important for the Wizards in this contest. Kuzma earned 33 points in his 32 mins of playing time and tallied 3 dimes for the matchup. He knocked down 12 out of 23 for this game for a field goal rate of 52.2%, and had 7 rebounds.

Washington has a win-loss mark of 32-39 so far this year. The Wizards are committing 18.8 fouls per contest and they go 79.1% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 25.2 times per game (14th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.3 times per contest. Washington has scored 8,008 pts on the year (112.8 per contest) and they average 43.7 boards per contest. As an offense, the Wizards are shooting 48.5% from the field, which is ranked 8th in the NBA.

The Washington defense allows 36.4% on shots from distance (844 of 2,320) and their opponents are knocking down 80.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 24.3 assists and 42.6 total rebounds per game, which is 8th and 12th in basketball. The Wizards are ranked 16th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 113.5. They are able to force 12.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the floor (10th in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Denver

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