Brooklyn Nets vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 3/27/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Washington Wizards

Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

The Brooklyn Nets (27-45) are hitting the road to Capital One Arena on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Washington Wizards (14-58).

The Nets faced the Raptors and earned the victory with a final of 96-88 in their last game. Brooklyn walked away from the game with a 45.7% FG percentage (37 out of 81) and knocked down 9 of their 39 shots from downtown. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Nets buried 13 of their 18 tries for a rate of 72.2%. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 50 with 16 of them being offensive. They also doled out 20 assists for the game in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and getting 3 steals. When it comes to defending, Brooklyn allowed their opponent to shoot 43.5% from the field on 37 out of 85 shooting. Toronto recorded 23 assists and had 10 steals in the game. In addition, Toronto pulled down 30 rebounds (8 offensive, 22 defensive) and earned 4 blocks. Toronto finished shooting 75.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 9 of their 12 shots. They buried 5 of 27 tries from long range. When it comes to fouls, the Nets finished with 16 while the Raptors racked up 15 fouls.

Dennis Schroder is one guy who was important in this matchup. Schroder shot 46.7% from the floor and also recorded 7 assists. He played 37 mins and also pulled down 5 boards. He racked up 19 points on 7 of 15 shooting.

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Brooklyn comes into this contest with a record of 27-45 for the campaign. They average 110.9 points per game (25th in the league) while shooting 45.7% from the floor. The Nets are shooting 36.2% from downtown (971 of 2,680) and 75.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Brooklyn is snagging 43.8 boards per game and has totaled 1,888 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 14th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 13.1 times per contest and as a group they commit 18.8 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Nets are forcing 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.1 fouls. They currently rank 8th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,826 surrendered on the season. The Nets are giving up a FG percentage of 47.1% (2,989 of 6,347) and they surrender 44.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They surrender 37.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 14th in basketball in points per game allowed (113.5).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Wizards took home the win by a final score of 107-105 against the Bulls. The Wizards earned 38 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 52 in this game. They turned it over 13 times, while recording 8 steals in the matchup. The Bulls had 14 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Wizards to the free throw line for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to convert 15 of them for a clip of 83.3%. Regarding shots from downtown, Washington buried 14 of 49 attempts (28.6%). Overall, the Wizards went 39 for 97 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.2%. The Wizards allowed the Bulls to make 36 of their 87 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 41.4% for the game. They finished shooting 28.6% from 3-point land by going 10 out of 35 and finished the game at 23 of 28 from the free throw line (82.1%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Washington allowed Chicago to pull down 46 in all (9 offensive).

Jordan Poole ended up being a factor for the Wizards in this contest. He knocked down 8 out of 20 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and totaled 3 rebounds. Poole tallied 23 points in his 29 minutes on the court and had 5 assists for the matchup.

Washington has a record of 14-58 on the year. The Wizards are responsible for committing 19.8 fouls per contest and they connect on 76.5% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 28.0 times per contest (8th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 14.0 times per game. Washington has 8,183 pts for the year (113.7 per contest) and they pull in 40.9 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Wizards are shooting 46.9% from the floor, which is ranked 17th in basketball.

The Washington defense concedes 36.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (890 of 2,445) and opponents are knocking down 77.9% of their foul shots. They have allowed 29.4 assists and 48.9 boards on a nightly basis, which is 29th and 30th in basketball. The Wizards on the defensive side of the court are 30th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 123.4. They are forcing 14.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 49.8% from the floor (29th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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