Phoenix Suns vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 1/16/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Washington Wizards

Date: Thursday, January 16, 2025

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

The Washington Wizards (6-32) host the Phoenix Suns (19-19) at Capital One Arena on Thursday.

The Suns took the court against the Hornets and went home with a win by a final score of 120-113 in their last game. Phoenix ended the game with a 48.3% field goal percentage (42 out of 87) and made 17 of their 41 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Suns knocked down 19 of their 22 tries for a rate of 86.4%. Regarding rebounding, they compiled 39 with 8 of them being offensive. They also recorded 31 dimes for the contest as well as creating 16 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In the matter of defending, Phoenix allowed 44.6% from the field on 41 of 92 shooting. Charlotte doled out 30 assists and had 10 steals for this contest. Moreover, Charlotte had 52 boards (15 offensive, 37 defensive) and had 6 blocks. Charlotte finished the game at 80.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 16 of their 20 attempts. They also buried 15 of their 40 shots from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Suns ended up finishing with 17 while the Hornets accumulated 20 fouls.

Devin Booker is a player who was a major factor for this game. He ended up finishing with 30 points on 10 out of 20 shooting. He saw the court for 39 mins played and also snagged 5 rebounds. Booker went 50.0% from the floor and dished out 8 assists.

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Phoenix heads into this game with a mark of 19-19 on the campaign. They turn it over 13.9 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 18.0 fouls per contest. As a unit, Phoenix is grabbing 42.4 rebounds per contest and has tallied 1,039 dimes this season, which has them ranked 11th in basketball in terms of passing. The Suns are shooting 37.6% on three-point attempts (535 of 1,424) and 79.9% from the charity stripe. They average 112.3 pts per game (15th in the league) while going 47.2% from the floor.

On defense, the Suns are able to force 12.8 turnovers per game and they draw 19.4 personal fouls. They are surrendering 36.2% on shots from downtown and they are 19th in the NBA in PPG allowed (113.7). The Suns defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 46.3% (1,575 of 3,399) and they concede 44.6 rebounds per contest as a squad. They currently rank 14th in the league in giving up assists with 1,022 relinquished for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Wizards took a loss by a score of 120-106 when they played the Timberwolves. When discussing rebounds, Washington allowed Minnesota to pull down 53 in total (14 offensive). They finished 37.8% from downtown by going 14 out of 37 and ended up shooting 24 of 31 from the charity stripe (77.4%). The Wizards allowed the Timberwolves to bury 41 of 83 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.4% in this contest. Overall, the Wizards went 40 out of 91 from the field which had them shooting 44.0%. Regarding shooting from distance, Washington made 17 out of 40 attempts (42.5%). They were able to bury 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 60.0%. The Timberwolves earned 15 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Wizards to the free throw line for 15 attempts. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 13 steals in this matchup. The Wizards pulled down 26 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 34 in the matchup.

Kyle Kuzma was important for the Wizards for this contest. Kuzma accumulated 22 points in his 35 minutes on the court and added 5 assists in this contest. He converted 9 out of 21 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and had 5 rebounds.

Washington has a record of 6-32 for the year. When it comes to offense, the Wizards are connecting on 44.2% from the field, which ranks 29th in basketball. Washington has scored 4,115 points for the year (108.3 per contest) and they average 43.9 boards per game. They are getting an assist 25.0 times per game (20th in the league) and they turn it over 16.3 times per game. The Wizards commit 20.8 personal fouls every game while shooting 77.6% from the charity stripe.

The Washington defense concedes 36.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (558 of 1,534) and opponents are knocking down 78.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 28.4 dimes and 48.5 boards per contest, which ranks them 27th and 30th in the league. The Wizards defensively are ranked 30th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 122.6. They are forcing their opponents into 13.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.5% from the floor (23rd in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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