Washington Wizards vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 3/11/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Detroit Pistons (36-29) are hosting the Washington Wizards (13-49) at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday.

The Wizards took the court against the Raptors and took home the win by a score of 118-117 in their last contest. Washington ended having earned a 44.0% field goal percentage (44 out of 100) and made 13 of their 38 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Wizards made 17 of 23 attempts for a percentage of 73.9%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they compiled 50 with 22 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 29 assists in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and earning 12 steals. Pertaining to defending, Washington allowed the other team to shoot 42.1% from the field on 40 of 95 shooting. Toronto recorded 24 dimes and had 11 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Toronto had 49 rebounds (22 offensive, 27 defensive) and earned 7 blocks. Toronto went 90.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 27 of their 30 tries. They knocked down 10 out of their 26 attempts from distance. When discussing fouls, the Wizards left the arena with 18 and the Raptors recorded 17 fouls.

Jordan Poole is one player who played a role for this game. He was able to score 34 points on 12 out of 20 shooting. He played 31 mins played and also pulled down 2 rebounds. Poole finished the contest at 60.0% from the floor and also distributed 5 assists.

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Washington heads into this matchup with a mark of 13-49 this season. They average 108.5 points per contest (27th in the league) while hitting 43.9% from the field. The Wizards are shooting 33.4% on shots from distance (805 of 2,410) and 78.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Washington is pulling down 43.9 boards per game and is sitting with 1,572 assists this year, which ranks 24th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 16.0 times per contest and as a group they commit 20.3 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Wizards have forced 13.5 turnovers every game while drawing 18.7 fouls. They currently rank 25th in basketball in allowing assists with 1,769 relinquished for the year. The Wizards defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.2% (2,705 of 5,727) and they concede 47.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They are surrendering 36.6% on shots from downtown and they are 29th in the league in opponents PPG (120.5).

The last time they took the court, the Pistons walked away with a victory by a final of 119-112 against the Trail Blazers. The Pistons corralled 42 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 54 for this contest. They turned it over 14 times, while earning 7 steals for the game. The Trail Blazers were called for 27 fouls in this contest which took the Pistons to the free throw line for 32 tries. They were able to knock down 24 of them for a rate of 75.0%. When talking about three-point attempts, Detroit knocked down 9 out of 28 attempts (32.1%). At the conclusion of this game, the Pistons went 43 for 87 from the floor which had them sitting at 49.4%. The Pistons allowed the Trail Blazers to make 36 out of their 93 tries from the field which had them sitting at 38.7% in this game. They went 30.0% from three-point range by going 15 of 50 and walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 32 at the free throw line (78.1%). In regard to attacking the glass, Detroit allowed Portland to snag 41 in all (10 offensive).

Cade Cunningham was important for the Pistons in this game. He knocked down 9 out of 17 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and earned 4 rebounds. Cunningham scored 28 points in his 36 minutes on the court and had 5 dimes for the game.

Detroit has a mark of 36-29 so far this year. The Pistons have committed 20.6 fouls every game while shooting 77.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 26.3 times per contest (15th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 15.5 times per game. Detroit has accounted for 7,454 pts this year (114.7 per contest) and they grab 45.2 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Pistons are shooting 47.6% from the floor, which ranks 11th in basketball.

The Pistons on the defensive side of the court are 16th in basketball in PPG given up with 113.1. They are able to force 15.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.1% from the floor (10th in the NBA). The Detroit defense surrenders 36.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (894 of 2,432) and their opponents are making 77.6% of their foul shots. They have allowed 25.0 assists and 41.8 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 6th and 2nd in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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