Philadelphia 76ers vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 4/9/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Washington Wizards

Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

The Washington Wizards (17-61) will take on the Philadelphia 76ers (23-56) at Capital One Arena on Wednesday.

The 76ers faced off with the Heat and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 117-105 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the 76ers finished with 14 while the Heat had 17 personal fouls. They also converted 16 out of their 36 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Miami ended up shooting 73.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 11 of 15 attempts. Additionally, Miami snagged 47 rebounds (10 offensive, 37 defensive) and earned 4 blocks. Miami earned 26 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. In relation to defense, Philadelphia allowed their opponent to shoot 50.6% from the floor on 45 of 89 shooting. They also dished out 20 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and having 7 steals. When discussing getting rebounds, they collected a total of 45 with 14 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the 76ers made 17 of 25 shots for a percentage of 68.0%. Philadelphia wrapped up the game having earned a 43.2% FG percentage (38 of 88) and buried 12 of their 38 shots from downtown.

Quentin Grimes is a guy who came through in this game. Grimes finished shooting 44.0% from the field and distributed 6 assists. He saw the court for 38 mins and also collected 8 rebounds. He accumulated 29 points on 11 out of 25 shooting.

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Philadelphia enters this matchup with a record of 23-56 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 109.5 points per contest (26th in basketball) while hitting 45.5% from the floor. The 76ers are shooting 34.3% on three-point shots (1,001 of 2,921) and 78.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Philadelphia is snagging 39.4 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,832 dimes so far this year, which is 29th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.5 times per contest and as a group they are committing 19.0 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the 76ers are forcing 16.0 turnovers per game and they draw 18.6 fouls. They are currently ranked 26th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 2,238 conceded on the campaign. The 76ers defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 49.0% (3,349 of 6,834) and they surrender 45.2 rebounds per game as a squad. They concede 38.0% from 3-point land and they rank 21st in the NBA in PPG allowed (115.8).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Wizards walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 124-90 against the Celtics. The Wizards snagged 21 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 32 for this contest. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 5 steals in the game. The Celtics committed 9 personal fouls for the contest which took the Wizards to the free throw line for a total of 10 attempts. They were able to make 8 of them for a rate of 80.0%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Washington converted 12 of their 45 attempts (26.7%). Overall, the Wizards ended up shooting 35 out of 86 from the field which had them at 40.7%. The Wizards permitted the Celtics to convert 48 of their 98 tries from the floor which had them shooting 49.0% in the game. They went 46.2% from beyond the perimeter by going 24 out of 52 and finished the contest at 4 of 6 from the free throw line (66.7%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Washington permitted Boston to collect 62 in all (25 on the offensive side).

Alex Sarr ended up being important for the Wizards in the matchup. He buried 7 out of 17 in this game giving him a rate of 41.2%, and earned 4 rebounds. Sarr recorded 16 points in his 32 mins on the court and had 2 dimes in this contest.

Washington has a win-loss record of 17-61 so far this year. As an offensive unit, the Wizards are shooting 43.9% from the field, which is 28th in the league. Washington has tallied 8,447 pts on the campaign (108.3 per contest) and they pull in 43.6 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.1 times per contest (23rd in the league) and they are turning it over 15.6 times per game. The Wizards are committing 19.7 fouls per game while shooting 77.9% from the free throw line.

The Wizards are ranked 29th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 120.7. They have forced 13.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.2% from the field (20th in the NBA). The Washington defense concedes 36.7% on 3-point shots (1,122 of 3,055) and their opponents are connecting on 79.3% of their foul shots. They surrender 28.6 dimes and 48.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 26th and 30th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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