Dallas Mavericks vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 11/8/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Washington Wizards

Date: Saturday, November 8, 2025

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

Capital One Arena is the location where the Washington Wizards (1-7) will take on the Dallas Mavericks (2-6) on Saturday.

The Mavericks stepped onto the hardwood against the Pelicans and took a loss by a final of 101-99 in their last contest. Dallas finished the contest with a 41.6% field goal percentage (37 out of 89) and buried 10 out of their 32 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Mavericks made 15 of 20 tries for a rate of 75.0%. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned a total of 44 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 18 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In terms of defense, Dallas let their opponent shoot 42.9% from the floor on 39 out of 91 shooting. New Orleans doled out 18 assists and had 10 steals for this contest. In addition, New Orleans collected 56 boards (14 offensive, 42 defensive) and had 7 blocks. New Orleans finished shooting 81.3% from the free throw line by making 13 of their 16 shots. They also converted 10 of 31 attempts from beyond the arc. In relation to fouls, the Mavericks walked away with 15 and the Pelicans accounted for 18 fouls.

Cooper Flagg is someone who was important in this contest. Flagg ended up going 42.1% from the field and earned 2 assists. He was on the court for 35 minutes and also pulled down 9 rebounds. He ended up with 20 points on 8 of 19 shooting.

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Dallas will enter this contest with a mark of 2-6 on the season. They are averaging 106.3 points per outing (30th in the league) while going 44.0% from the floor. The Mavericks are shooting 31.5% on three-point attempts (81 of 257) and 77.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Dallas is pulling down 43.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 187 dimes on the campaign, which is 26th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 16.3 times per contest and as a squad are committing 21.4 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Mavericks are able to force 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 23.1 fouls. They rank 7th in the league in giving up assists with 195 relinquished for the campaign. The Mavericks defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.2% (344 of 744) and they relinquish 50.6 boards per game as a basketball team. They surrender 33.1% on 3-point attempts and they rank 8th in the league in opponents PPG (113.8).

The last time they took the court, the Wizards went home defeated by a final of 136-107 against the Celtics. The Wizards snagged 29 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 40 for this game. They coughed up the ball 19 times, while getting 2 steals in the matchup. The Celtics earned 24 personal fouls for the contest which took the Wizards to the free throw line for a total of 27 shots. They were able to make 20 of the free throws for a clip of 74.1%. With respect to shots from downtown, Washington made 9 of 27 attempts (33.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Wizards ended up going 39 out of 80 from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.8%. The Wizards allowed the Celtics to bury 52 out of 95 tries from the floor which had them shooting 54.7% in the game. They wrapped up this game 39.0% from 3-point land by shooting 16 out of 41 and ended up going 16 out of 21 at the charity stripe (76.2%). In reference to rebounds, Washington permitted Boston to grab 4 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Alex Sarr was important for the Wizards for the contest. Sarr had 31 points in his 29 mins of playing time and tallied 2 dimes for the game. He buried 12 out of 20 for the game for a rate of 60.0%, and had 8 rebounds.

Washington has a record of 1-7 on the year. As an offensive team, the Wizards are connecting on 45.7% from the field, which ranks 20th in basketball. Washington has earned 895 pts for the season (111.9 per contest) and they grab 45.9 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 25.9 times per contest (20th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 17.5 times per game. The Wizards have committed 23.5 personal fouls every game and they go 70.9% from the free throw line.

The Washington defense concedes 36.6% on 3-point attempts (119 of 325) and opponents are making 81.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 29.3 dimes and 48.8 rebounds per game, which is 29th and 28th in the league. The Wizards are ranked 30th in the league in PPG given up with 128.1. They are able to force 12.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 48.5% from the field (24th in the league).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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