Washington Wizards vs New York Knicks Prediction, 3/22/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs New York Knicks

Date: Saturday, March 22, 2025

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

Madison Square Garden is where the New York Knicks (43-25) will play the Washington Wizards (15-53) on Saturday.

The Wizards faced the Jazz and went home with a loss by a final score of 128-112 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Wizards finished with 13 and the Jazz accounted for 16 personal fouls. They also knocked down 17 out of their 42 attempts from 3-point range. Utah finished the contest at 61.1% from the free throw line by making 11 of 18 shots. In addition, Utah had 42 rebounds (9 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Utah doled out 30 assists and had 7 steals in the matchup. When talking about defending, Washington allowed the other team to shoot 56.2% from the field on 50 of 89 shooting. They also recorded 30 assists for the game as well as forcing 17 turnovers and earning 12 steals. In regard to pulling down boards, they compiled 37 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Wizards converted 14 of their 18 tries for a percentage of 77.8%. Washington finished the contest with a 46.2% field goal percentage (43 of 93) and made 12 out of their 45 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Colby Jones is someone who came through in the matchup. He ended up with 24 points on 9 out of 11 shooting. He played for 26 mins and also snagged 4 rebounds. Jones ended up going 81.8% from the field and also earned 3 assists.

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Washington enters this game with a win-loss mark of 15-53 on the year. They have an average of 108.8 points per outing (27th in the NBA) while hitting 43.9% from the floor. The Wizards are shooting 33.5% on 3-pointers (897 of 2,679) and 78.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Washington is collecting 44.1 rebounds per contest and has racked up 1,738 assists on the season, which is 22nd in the league in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 15.8 times per game and as a team they commit 20.2 fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Wizards are able to force 13.5 turnovers per game and they draw 18.6 personal fouls. They give up 36.6% on 3-point attempts and they are 30th in basketball in opponents PPG (120.6). The Wizards defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.2% (2,975 of 6,308) and they relinquish 48.2 boards per contest as a unit. They are ranked 25th in the league in allowing assists with 1,942 surrendered on the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Knicks went home defeated by a final of 120-105 against the Spurs. The Knicks pulled down 27 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive boards for a total of 44 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 7 steals for the contest. The Spurs committed 22 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 21 shots. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 76.2%. Regarding shooting from 3-point land, New York buried 11 of 37 tries (29.7%). When this game wrapped up, the Knicks finished 39 out of 92 from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.4%. The Knicks allowed the Spurs to convert 45 of their 90 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 50.0% for the game. They wrapped up this game 45.7% from distance by shooting 16 of 35 and finished the contest at 14 of 20 from the free throw line (70.0%). In the matter of attacking the glass, New York permitted San Antonio to get 52 in total (15 on the offensive glass).

Karl-Anthony Towns ended up being a factor for the Knicks in this contest. He knocked down 11 out of 21 for the contest giving him a rate of 52.4%, and had 9 rebounds. Towns earned 32 points in his 35 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes in this game.

New York has a mark of 43-25 for the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Knicks are hitting on 48.7% from the field, which has them ranked 4th in the NBA. New York has scored 7,926 pts on the year (116.6 per game) and they pull in 43.0 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 27.3 times per game (11th in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.3 times per game. The Knicks commit 17.0 personal fouls every game and they go 80.3% from the charity stripe.

The Knicks are ranked 12th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 112.3. They have forced 14.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.2% from the field (22nd in basketball). The New York defense gives up 37.3% on shots from distance (916 of 2,454) and their opponents are making 79.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 25.8 dimes and 42.1 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 10th and 3rd in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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