Washington Wizards vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 3/26/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Washington Wizards (15-56) are hitting the road to Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday where they will take on the Philadelphia 76ers (23-49).

The Wizards stepped onto the hardwood against the Raptors and went home with a loss by a final score of 112-104 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Wizards ended up with 19 while the Raptors accumulated 23 personal fouls. They also made 10 of their 36 shots from three-point range. Toronto walked away from this one shooting 74.1% from the charity stripe by burying 20 of their 27 attempts. Furthermore, Toronto snagged 60 boards (17 offensive, 43 defensive) and had 9 blocks. Toronto totaled 28 assists and had 11 steals in this contest. With regard to defending, Washington allowed 40.6% from the floor on 41 of 101 shooting. They also doled out 24 assists in the matchup as well as forcing 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. In regard to grabbing boards, they collected 48 with 9 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Wizards converted 23 of 34 tries for a rate of 67.6%. Washington wrapped up the contest with a 40.2% FG percentage (35 of 87) and knocked down 11 of their 37 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jordan Poole is a player who was a major factor in this contest. Poole finished the game at 61.5% from the floor and totaled 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 22 mins played and grabbed 1 board. He recorded 23 points on 8 out of 13 shooting.

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Washington steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 15-56 for the season. They are turning it over 15.9 times per game and as a team they are committing 20.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Washington is snagging 44.1 rebounds per game and has racked up 1,806 dimes for the campaign, which is 22nd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Wizards are shooting 33.5% on 3-pointers (936 of 2,791) and 78.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 108.6 points per game (27th in basketball) while going 43.8% from the floor.

Defensively, the Wizards are able to force 13.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 24th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 2,024 relinquished this season. The Wizards defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 47.1% (3,106 of 6,596) and they concede 48.4 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 36.5% from beyond the arc and they are 30th in the NBA in opponents PPG (120.5).

The last time they took the hardwood, the 76ers took a loss by a score of 112-99 against the Pelicans. The 76ers corralled 25 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 37 for this game. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 11 steals for this contest. The Pelicans earned 17 personal fouls for the contest which got the 76ers to the free throw line for a total of 19 tries. They were able to make 17 of the free throws for a percentage of 89.5%. When discussing shots from distance, Philadelphia buried 14 of their 42 tries (33.3%). In all, the 76ers walked away from this one shooting 34 out of 87 from the field which gave them a rate of 39.1%. The 76ers permitted the Pelicans to make 43 out of their 87 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.4% in this matchup. They wrapped up this game 42.9% from distance by shooting 15 of 35 and ended up shooting 11 of 13 at the free throw line (84.6%). When talking about rebounding, Philadelphia permitted New Orleans to grab 51 in total (13 on the offensive glass).

Jared Butler was important for the 76ers in this game. Butler recorded 19 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and tallied 2 assists in the game. He made 8 of 16 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

Philadelphia has a win-loss mark of 23-49 for the season. The 76ers commit 19.3 personal fouls every game and they go 78.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 23.0 times per game (28th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 13.5 times per contest. Philadelphia has totaled 7,918 points for the season (110.0 per game) and they collect 39.2 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the 76ers are shooting 45.5% from the field, which ranks them 22nd in the league.

The 76ers on the defensive side of the court are 19th in the league in PPG given up with 115.6. They are forcing 16.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 49.0% from the field (30th in the league). The Philadelphia defense concedes 37.5% from downtown (1,018 of 2,712) and opponents are converting on 80.3% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 28.3 dimes and 45.2 boards per contest, which ranks 24th and 24th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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