Portland Trail Blazers vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 2/26/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Washington Wizards

Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

Capital One Arena is the location where the Washington Wizards (10-47) will compete against the Portland Trail Blazers (25-33) on Wednesday.

The Trail Blazers took the court against the Jazz and earned the victory with a final of 114-112 in their last contest. Portland ended with a 41.8% FG percentage (41 out of 98) and converted 14 of their 44 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers buried 18 of 24 shots for a rate of 75.0%. With respect to hauling in boards, they collected 51 with 16 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 26 assists for this game while creating 15 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In terms of defense, Portland let their opponent shoot 39.8% from the floor on 39 out of 98 shooting. Utah doled out 24 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Utah collected 45 rebounds (11 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 6 rejections. Utah went 84.2% at the free throw line by making 16 of their 19 shots. They knocked down 18 out of their 44 tries from 3-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up with 16 while the Jazz recorded 18 personal fouls.

Anfernee Simons is one player who was a factor for the matchup. Simons finished the game shooting 43.5% from the floor and also dished out 6 assists. He saw the court for 37 mins played and also totaled 2 rebounds. He ended up scoring 28 points on 10 out of 23 shooting.

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Portland will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 25-33 for the campaign. They are averaging 109.7 points per game (24th in basketball) on 45.2% from the field. The Trail Blazers are shooting 34.6% on shots from distance (724 of 2,093) and 77.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Portland is pulling in 43.8 rebounds per game and has tallied 1,373 dimes so far this year, which is 26th in the league in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 16.0 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 19.4 fouls per game.

On defense, the Trail Blazers are forcing their opponents into 15.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.0 personal fouls. They relinquish 36.1% on three-point shots while they are 18th in basketball in PPG allowed (114.2). The Trail Blazers defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.2% (2,411 of 5,110) and they concede 44.1 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 21st in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,522 surrendered so far this year.

When they last played, the Wizards got the win with a final of 107-9 when they faced the Nets. The Wizards were able to corral 30 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 37 in this contest. They coughed it up 24 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. The Nets committed 28 personal fouls in this game which got the Wizards to the free throw line for 25 attempts. They were able to make 24 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 96.0%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, Washington buried 13 of their 31 attempts (41.9%). Overall, the Wizards finished 35 for 70 from the field which had them at 50.0%. The Wizards allowed the Nets to bury 33 of 84 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.3% for the matchup. They finished 38.9% from distance via 14 out of 36 and ended up shooting 19 of 24 at the free throw line (79.2%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Washington allowed Brooklyn to snag 39 in total (16 on the offensive side).

Jordan Poole ended up being important for the Wizards for the contest. Poole earned 26 points in his 29 mins on the court and added 2 dimes for the matchup. He converted 8 of 13 in the matchup giving him a rate of 61.5%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Washington has a mark of 10-47 so far this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Wizards are hitting on 43.9% from the floor, which is 29th in basketball. Washington has accounted for 6,160 pts on the season (108.1 per game) and they grab 43.8 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 25.1 times per game (23rd in the league) and they turn it over 16.2 times per contest. The Wizards have committed 20.5 personal fouls per game and they go 77.9% from the free throw line.

The Wizards on the defensive end are ranked 30th in the league in points allowed per contest with 121.1. They are forcing their opponents into 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 47.4% from the floor (24th in the NBA). The Washington defense surrenders 36.8% on three-point shots (820 of 2,229) and their opponents are knocking down 79.7% of their foul shots. They have conceded 28.7 assists and 47.7 total rebounds per game, which ranks 27th and 30th in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Washington and under the total points

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