Washington Wizards vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 1/29/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Monday, January 29, 2024

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-San Antonio

Frost Bank Center is where the San Antonio Spurs (10-36) will try to defeat the Washington Wizards (8-37) on Monday.

The Wizards stepped onto the hardwood against the Pistons and went home with a win by a final score of 118-104 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Wizards ended up with 19 and the Pistons finished the game with 20 fouls. They also buried 9 out of their 32 tries from beyond the arc. Detroit ended up shooting 77.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of 27 tries. Additionally, Detroit pulled down 45 rebounds (11 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 4 rejections. Detroit doled out 22 assists and had 2 steals for the game. In relation to the defense, Washington allowed the other team to go 43.5% from the floor on 37 out of 85 shooting. They also doled out 26 assists for this game as well as forcing 17 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they earned 50 with 16 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Wizards made 17 of 21 tries for a rate of 81.0%. Washington walked away from the game having earned a 45.0% FG percentage (45 out of 100) and converted 11 of 34 3-point shots.

Kyle Kuzma is a guy who had an impact for the game. Kuzma shot 48.1% from the floor and also distributed 4 assists. He played for 32 minutes and collected 6 rebounds. He notched 30 points on 13 of 27 shooting.

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Washington comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 8-37 on the season. They are averaging 115.1 points per outing (16th in basketball) while hitting 47.6% from the floor. The Wizards are shooting 35.2% on 3-pointers (543 of 1,544) and 77.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Washington is collecting 40.3 boards per game and is sitting with 1,258 dimes this season, which has them ranked 8th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.6 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.9 fouls every game.

On defense, the Wizards have forced 14.8 turnovers every game while drawing 18.7 fouls. They concede 37.6% on three-point shots and they rank 30th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (124.2). The Wizards defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 49.7% (2,088 of 4,203) and they concede 49.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 29th in the league in giving up assists with 1,353 relinquished on the season.

In their last game, the Spurs got the win with a final of 113-112 when they faced the Timberwolves. The Spurs earned 25 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards for a total of 39 in this contest. They coughed it up 15 times, while getting 7 steals for the game. The Timberwolves committed 13 personal fouls for the contest which took the Spurs to the free throw line for 15 attempts. They were able to convert 8 of them for a rate of 53.3%. When discussing 3-pointers, San Antonio buried 13 of their 30 tries (43.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Spurs finished the game shooting 46 out of 84 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 54.8%. The Spurs allowed the Timberwolves to convert 45 out of their 79 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 57.0% for the matchup. They went 53.8% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 14 out of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 8 out of 15 at the free throw line (53.3%). When talking about cleaning the glass, San Antonio allowed Minnesota to collect 32 in total (7 on the offensive side).

Devin Vassell was important for the Spurs in the game. Vassell scored 25 points in his 36 mins on the court and tallied 5 dimes for the matchup. He buried 11 of 17 for the contest for a rate of 64.7%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

San Antonio has a win-loss mark of 10-36 on the campaign. The Spurs are responsible for committing 18.4 fouls per game while shooting 78.2% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 29.4 times per contest (3rd in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.7 times per contest. San Antonio has 5,192 pts on the season (112.9 per game) and they collect 43.2 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Spurs are shooting 46.2% from the floor, which is ranked 25th in the NBA.

The San Antonio defense gives up 38.8% on three-point shots (641 of 1,652) and their opponents are converting on 77.7% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 27.9 assists and 46.2 total boards per game, which ranks them 26th and 29th in basketball. The Spurs defensively are ranked 26th in the league in PPG given up with 121.4. They are able to force 13.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.9% from the floor (24th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Antonio

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