Utah Jazz vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 3/5/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Washington Wizards

Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

The Utah Jazz (15-46) are en route to Capital One Arena on Wednesday where they will play the Washington Wizards (11-49).

The Jazz took the court against the Pistons and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 134-106 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Jazz finished with 23 while the Pistons finished the game with 23 fouls. They also buried 11 of their 41 shots from 3-point range. Detroit finished the contest at 75.0% at the charity stripe by converting 21 of their 28 shots. Moreover, Detroit pulled down 39 rebounds (8 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 1 block. Detroit totaled 32 dimes and had 16 steals in this matchup. With regard to the defense, Utah allowed their opponent to shoot 55.4% from the field on 51 out of 92 shooting. They also doled out 19 assists in the matchup as well as forcing 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 41 with 9 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Jazz converted 26 of 32 tries for a percentage of 81.3%. Utah walked away from the game having earned a 42.7% FG percentage (35 out of 82) and knocked down 10 of their 33 shots from distance.

Kyle Filipowski is someone who came through for this contest. He totaled 25 points on 7 of 13 shooting. He played for 24 mins played and grabbed 8 boards. Filipowski finished 53.8% from the field and also recorded 1 assist.

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Utah enters this contest with a mark of 15-46 on the season. They currently have an average of 112.3 points per contest (19th in the NBA) while hitting 45.9% from the floor. The Jazz are hitting 35.6% on shots from beyond the arc (852 of 2,396) and 77.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Utah is grabbing 45.6 boards per contest and has 1,580 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 16th in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 17.4 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 19.0 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Jazz are forcing 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.7 personal fouls. They surrender 35.9% on three-point shots and they rank 28th in the league in points per game allowed (119.7). The Jazz defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.7% (2,680 of 5,616) and they surrender 42.9 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 28th in the league in allowing assists with 1,776 relinquished on the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Wizards took a loss by a score of 106-90 against the Heat. In the matter of attacking the glass, Washington allowed Miami to collect 48 in total (5 offensive). They shot 35.1% from distance by shooting 13 out of 37 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 18 at the charity stripe (83.3%). The Wizards allowed the Heat to convert 39 of their 82 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 47.6% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Wizards went 31 for 84 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.9%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, Washington made 10 of their 35 attempts (28.6%). They were able to bury 18 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 81.8%. The Heat had 19 fouls in this game which took the Wizards to the charity stripe for a total of 22 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 8 steals in this game. The Wizards snagged 36 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 43 for the contest.

Khris Middleton ended up being important for the Wizards in the game. Middleton had 16 points in his 23 mins of playing time and added 3 assists in this game. He converted 6 of 9 for the game giving him a rate of 66.7%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Washington has a win-loss record of 11-49 so far this year. The Wizards commit 20.4 fouls every game and they hit 78.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.2 times per contest (23rd in the NBA) and they are turning it over 16.1 times per game. Washington has totaled 6,484 points this year (108.1 per game) and they pull in 43.8 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Wizards are shooting 43.9% from the floor, which ranks 28th in basketball.

The Washington defense allows 36.6% from downtown (859 of 2,345) and their opponents are converting on 79.6% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 28.7 dimes and 47.7 boards on a nightly basis, which is 26th and 30th in the league. The Wizards on the defensive side of the court are 30th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 120.6. They are forcing 13.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.3% from the field (23rd in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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