Washington Wizards vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 1/25/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

Footprint Center is the site where the Phoenix Suns (22-21) will compete against the Washington Wizards (6-36) on Saturday.

The Wizards stepped onto the hardwood against the Lakers and took a loss by a final of 111-88 in their last game. Washington wrapped up the game having earned a 35.8% field goal percentage (34 out of 95) and made 11 of their 43 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Wizards made 9 of 13 shots for a rate of 69.2%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they collected 46 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 25 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Concerning defending, Washington allowed their opponent to shoot 47.8% from the field on 43 out of 90 shooting. Los Angeles recorded 30 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. Moreover, Los Angeles collected 50 rebounds (7 offensive, 43 defensive) and had 8 rejections. Los Angeles finished 77.8% from the charity stripe by making 14 of 18 tries. They knocked down 11 out of their 34 attempts from 3-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Wizards ended up walking away with 18 while the Lakers had 11 personal fouls.

Carlton Carrington is a guy who came through for the game. Carrington shot 12.5% from the floor and also earned 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 29 mins and pulled down 4 rebounds. He had 3 points on 1 of 8 shooting.

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Washington enters this contest with a mark of 6-36 on the season. They turn it over 16.1 times per game and as a group they are committing 20.6 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Washington is pulling down 44.1 boards per contest and has tallied 1,047 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 25th in basketball in terms of passing. The Wizards are hitting 33.3% on 3-point shots (532 of 1,599) and 77.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 108.1 pts per game (25th in the league) while going 43.9% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Wizards are forcing 13.4 turnovers per game and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 36.3% on 3-pointers and they are 30th in basketball in opponents points per game (122.5). The Wizards are giving up a FG percentage of 47.6% (1,858 of 3,900) and they relinquish 48.7 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 25th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,196 relinquished on the campaign.

When they last played, the Suns took a loss by a score of 118-92 when they faced the Cavaliers. The Suns collected 33 defensive boards and 1 offensive boards totaling 34 for the contest. They gave up possession 17 times, while earning 3 steals in the matchup. The Cavaliers earned 18 fouls for this game which took the Suns to the free throw line for 13 tries. They were able to bury 10 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 76.9%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Phoenix made 10 out of 26 tries (38.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Suns went 36 out of 77 from the field which had them shooting 46.8%. The Suns allowed the Cavaliers to make 41 out of 95 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 43.2% for the game. They went 41.3% from downtown by shooting 19 of 46 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 23 from the free throw line (73.9%). In reference to rebounding, Phoenix allowed Cleveland to snag 50 in total (15 offensive).

Mason Plumlee pitched in for the Suns in this matchup. He converted 1 of 2 for this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, but went home without a rebound. Plumlee recorded 2 points in his 4 minutes of playing time and earned 1 assist in this game.

Phoenix has a win-loss mark of 22-21 this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Suns are shooting 47.5% from the field, which ranks them 9th in basketball. Phoenix has totaled 4,841 points this season (112.6 per game) and they average 42.5 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 27.3 times per contest (10th in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.9 times per contest. The Suns are committing 18.1 fouls per game and they shoot 79.5% from the charity stripe.

The Suns on the defensive side of the court are 19th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 113.7. They are forcing their opponents into 12.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.1% from the field (12th in the league). The Phoenix defense gives up 35.8% on 3-pointers (586 of 1,638) and opponents are making 77.8% of their foul shots. They relinquish 26.4 dimes and 45.1 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 17th and 24th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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