Washington Wizards vs Miami Heat Prediction, 3/3/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Miami Heat

Date: Monday, March 3, 2025

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Washington Wizards (10-48) are on their way to Kaseya Center on Monday where they will try to defeat the Miami Heat (27-30).

The Wizards faced the Trail Blazers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 129-121 in their last contest. Washington walked away from the contest with a 51.8% FG percentage (43 out of 83) and buried 12 of their 36 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Wizards converted 23 of 33 tries for a percentage of 69.7%. With respect to grabbing boards, they compiled 41 with 7 of them being offensive. They also doled out 25 assists for this contest while forcing 17 turnovers and getting 9 steals. With respect to defense, Washington allowed the other team to shoot 44.6% from the field on 45 of 101 shooting. Portland doled out 27 assists and had 11 steals in this game. Furthermore, Portland snagged 46 rebounds (17 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 8 rejections. Portland walked away from this one shooting 77.1% from the charity stripe by burying 27 of 35 tries. They also buried 12 of 37 attempts from distance. Regarding personal fouls, the Wizards finished with 26 while the Trail Blazers accumulated 28 personal fouls.

Jordan Poole is a player who had an impact in this game. Poole shot 47.1% from the field and dished out 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 31 minutes played and grabbed 5 boards. He ended up finishing with 24 points on 8 of 17 shooting.

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Washington will play this game with a mark of 10-48 so far this year. They average 108.3 pts per contest (27th in basketball) while connecting on 44.0% from the field. The Wizards are shooting 33.4% on three-point attempts (748 of 2,240) and 77.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Washington is pulling down 43.8 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,456 assists this year, which ranks 22nd in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 16.2 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 20.6 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Wizards are able to force 13.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.8 fouls. They are ranked 26th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,665 relinquished on the campaign. The Wizards defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.4% (2,538 of 5,356) and they concede 47.7 boards per contest as a squad. They give up 36.7% on three-point shots and they rank 30th in the NBA in points per game allowed (121.2).

When they last played, the Heat went home victorious with a score of 131-109 against the Hawks. With respect to cleaning up the glass, Miami allowed Atlanta to get 33 in all (9 on the offensive side). They finished 37.5% from three-point range by connecting on 12 of 32 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 19 at the free throw line (78.9%). The Heat permitted the Hawks to knock down 41 of 81 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.6% for the contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Heat went 45 for 76 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 59.2%. In terms of shooting from downtown, Miami knocked down 23 out of 42 tries (54.8%). They were able to bury 18 of the free throw tries for a rate of 81.8%. The Hawks were called for 15 fouls for this game which got the Heat to the free throw line for 22 shots. They coughed up the ball 17 times, while recording 10 steals in the game. The Heat recorded 27 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 35 for the contest.

Tyler Herro pitched in for the Heat in the matchup. He made 7 of 16 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and tallied 2 rebounds. Herro accumulated 24 points in his 34 mins on the court and had 10 dimes for the contest.

Miami has a win-loss mark of 27-30 so far this season. The Heat are committing 15.8 fouls every game and they connect on 79.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 26.1 times per contest (16th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.8 times per contest. Miami has totaled 6,272 pts this season (110.0 per contest) and they pull in 43.9 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Heat are connecting on 45.5% from the field, which is 21st in the league.

The Heat on the defensive side of the court are 7th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 110.6. They are able to force 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the floor (12th in basketball). The Miami defense gives up 35.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (780 of 2,186) and their opponents are converting on 78.5% of their foul shots. They surrender 26.9 assists and 45.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 21st and 23rd in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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