Brooklyn Nets vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 3/29/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Washington Wizards

Date: Saturday, March 29, 2025

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

The Brooklyn Nets (23-50) are traveling to Capital One Arena on Saturday where they will go up against the Washington Wizards (16-56).

The Nets faced the Raptors and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 116-86 in their last game. Brooklyn finished having earned a 35.6% field goal percentage (31 of 87) and made 8 of 41 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Nets made 16 of their 19 shots for a rate of 84.2%. Regarding grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 43 with 10 of them being offensive. They also distributed 16 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In relation to defense, Brooklyn let their opponent shoot 42.2% from the field on 43 of 102 shooting. Toronto earned 34 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. On top of that, Toronto collected 63 rebounds (17 offensive, 46 defensive) and added 9 blocked shots. Toronto ended up shooting 87.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 20 of their 23 attempts. They buried 10 out of their 33 shots from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Nets ended up with 21 and the Raptors recorded 22 personal fouls.

Nic Claxton is one guy who was a major contributor for the contest. He was able to score 22 points on 10 of 14 shooting. He played for 29 mins and also collected 11 boards. Claxton ended up going 71.4% from the field and dished out 1 assist.

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Brooklyn will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 23-50 for the year. They average 105.0 points per outing (30th in basketball) while going 43.8% from the field. The Nets are connecting on 34.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (977 of 2,849) and 78.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Brooklyn is pulling in 41.2 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,818 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 23rd in the NBA in terms of passing. They cough up possession 15.2 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 20.5 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Nets are forcing their opponents into 15.2 turnovers every game while drawing 18.9 fouls. They are giving up 36.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 9th in the league in opponents points per game (111.6). The Nets defense is giving up a FG percentage of 47.8% (2,943 of 6,157) and they surrender 43.5 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 22nd in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,967 relinquished this year.

In their last game, the Wizards went home victorious with a score of 119-114 when they faced the 76ers. With respect to team rebounding, Washington permitted Philadelphia to get 47 overall (13 on the offensive glass). They finished 30.4% from distance by hitting 14 out of 46 and ended up going 16 of 20 at the free throw line (80.0%). The Wizards allowed the 76ers to convert 42 out of 98 tries from the floor which had them at 42.9% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Wizards finished shooting 48 for 95 from the floor which had them shooting 50.5%. In reference to 3-pointers, Washington knocked down 18 out of their 44 attempts (40.9%). They were able to make 5 of the free throws for a percentage of 41.7%. The 76ers committed 15 fouls in this matchup which got the Wizards to the free throw line for 12 attempts. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while earning 3 steals for the matchup. The Wizards recorded 36 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 49 for the game.

Alex Sarr ended up having an impact for the Wizards in this game. Sarr tallied 24 points in his 31 mins on the court and had 2 assists in the matchup. He converted 10 out of 17 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 58.8%, and tallied 7 rebounds.

Washington has a mark of 16-56 so far this year. The Wizards have committed 19.9 fouls every game and they go 77.7% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 25.5 times per contest (21st in the league) and they turn it over 15.8 times per game. Washington has tallied 7,829 pts this season (108.7 per game) and they pull in 44.2 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Wizards are hitting on 43.9% from the floor, which is 28th in the NBA.

The Washington defense allows 36.4% from downtown (1,023 of 2,809) and their opponents are converting on 79.1% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 28.4 assists and 48.4 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 26th and 30th in basketball. The Wizards on the defensive side of the court are 30th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 120.4. They are able to force 13.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.0% from the floor (20th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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