Washington Wizards vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 3/17/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Monday, March 17, 2025

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

The Portland Trail Blazers (28-39) will play the Washington Wizards (14-51) at Moda Center on Monday.

The Wizards faced the Pistons and earned the victory with a final of 129-125 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Wizards finished with 29 while the Pistons had 23 fouls. They knocked down 10 of their 30 shots from downtown. Detroit ended up going 86.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 37 of their 43 attempts. On top of that, Detroit snagged 41 boards (9 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 5 rejections. Detroit recorded 23 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. Pertaining to defense, Washington let their opponent shoot 45.9% from the field on 39 out of 85 shooting. They also doled out 30 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 10 steals. When it comes to hauling in boards, they compiled 47 with 10 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Wizards made 23 of their 27 shots for a percentage of 85.2%. Washington ended the contest with a 47.8% FG percentage (43 out of 90) and knocked down 20 of 45 shots from beyond the arc.

Alex Sarr is a guy who played a role for the game. Sarr shot 58.3% from the floor and also earned 3 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 30 minutes played and snagged 5 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 19 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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Washington comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 14-51 this year. They are turning it over 15.8 times per contest and as a team they commit 20.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Washington is collecting 44.2 rebounds per game and has totaled 1,647 dimes this year, which has them ranked 22nd in basketball in terms of passing. The Wizards are connecting on 33.5% on shots from downtown (854 of 2,549) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 108.7 points per contest (27th in the league) on 43.8% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Wizards are forcing their opponents into 13.4 turnovers every game while drawing 18.7 fouls. They are ranked 25th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,847 surrendered for the campaign. The Wizards defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 47.1% (2,835 of 6,025) and they surrender 48.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They give up 36.6% on shots from downtown and they are 30th in the league in PPG allowed (120.6).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Trail Blazers took a defeat with a final score of 114-113 against the Knicks. The Trail Blazers earned 31 defensive rebounds and 21 offensive rebounds for a total of 52 in this matchup. They coughed up the ball 25 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. The Knicks earned 21 fouls in this contest which took the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for 25 attempts. They were able to make 16 of them for a rate of 64.0%. In regard to shots from downtown, Portland converted 17 out of 42 attempts (40.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Trail Blazers finished shooting 40 out of 90 from the floor which had them sitting at 44.4%. The Trail Blazers allowed the Knicks to convert 44 of 94 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 46.8% in this contest. They finished 38.7% from 3-point land by connecting on 12 of 31 and ended up shooting 14 of 20 at the free throw line (70.0%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Portland permitted New York to grab 38 in total (11 offensive).

Scoot Henderson was important for the Trail Blazers in this contest. He buried 10 of 16 for the game for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and earned 3 rebounds. Henderson earned 30 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 2 dimes for the matchup.

Portland has a record of 28-39 this year. The Trail Blazers are committing 19.5 fouls every game while shooting 76.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.6 times per contest (27th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 16.1 times per game. Portland has tallied 7,413 points so far this year (110.6 per contest) and they pull in 44.1 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Trail Blazers are shooting 45.2% from the floor, which ranks 23rd in basketball.

The Portland defense gives up 36.4% from downtown (870 of 2,393) and their opponents are connecting on 79.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 26.2 assists and 44.2 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 13th and 16th in basketball. The Trail Blazers on the defensive side of the court are 18th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 114.6. They are able to force 15.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.1% from the floor (23rd in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Portland

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