Memphis Grizzlies vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 12/28/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs Washington Wizards

Date: Sunday, December 28, 2025

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

Capital One Arena is the site where the Washington Wizards (5-23) will attempt to beat the Memphis Grizzlies (14-16) on Sunday.

The Grizzlies faced the Jazz and walked away with a win by a score of 137-128 in their last contest. Memphis ended with a 55.7% FG percentage (49 out of 88) and made 19 out of their 45 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Grizzlies made 20 of their 29 tries for a percentage of 69.0%. In reference to rebounding, they collected 41 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 26 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and having 10 steals. When talking about the defense, Memphis allowed their opponent to shoot 44.4% from the floor on 40 out of 90 shooting. Utah totaled 40 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. Furthermore, Utah totaled 40 boards (12 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 2 rejections. Utah shot 88.9% when shooting free throws by converting 32 of their 36 shots. They made 16 out of their 45 attempts from three-point range. When it comes to fouls, the Grizzlies ended up finishing with 16 and the Jazz totaled 21 fouls.

Santi Aldama is a guy who was a contributor for this contest. He accounted for 37 points on 13 out of 21 shooting. He saw the court for 34 mins and snagged 5 rebounds. Aldama went 61.9% from the floor and also distributed 7 assists.

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Memphis will enter this game with a record of 14-16 for the season. They are turning it over 15.1 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 20.4 personal fouls per game. As a team, Memphis is collecting 46.2 rebounds per contest and has totaled 875 dimes for the season, which ranks 5th in basketball in terms of passing. The Grizzlies are hitting 35.1% on 3-pointers (405 of 1,155) and 79.6% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 115.0 pts per game (20th in basketball) while hitting 45.4% from the floor.

On defense, the Grizzlies are forcing their opponents into 14.6 turnovers per game while drawing 21.0 fouls. They are 16th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 798 surrendered this year. The Grizzlies defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.7% (1,271 of 2,721) and they concede 44.5 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They give up 36.6% on 3-point shots and they are 16th in the NBA in points per game allowed (116.2).

The last time they took the court, the Wizards went home defeated by a final of 126-109 when they faced the Hornets. The Wizards pulled down 31 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive rebounds totaling 49 in the game. They coughed it up 12 times, while getting 9 steals in this contest. The Hornets committed 18 personal fouls in this game which took the Wizards to the charity stripe for 23 tries. They were able to make 19 of the free throw tries for a rate of 82.6%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Washington converted 10 of their 35 attempts (28.6%). Overall, the Wizards finished 40 for 97 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.2%. The Wizards permitted the Hornets to make 42 out of their 93 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 45.2% in the game. They finished the game shooting 40.0% from distance by going 20 out of 50 and walked away from this one shooting 22 of 27 at the free throw line (81.5%). Regarding attacking the glass, Washington allowed Charlotte to collect 51 in total (14 on the offensive side).

Khris Middleton ended up having an impact for the Wizards for the contest. Middleton tallied 16 points in his 22 minutes on the court and earned 1 assist in the game. He made 5 of 10 for this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and added 1 rebound.

Washington has a mark of 5-23 this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wizards are shooting 45.9% from the floor, which ranks them 22nd in the league. Washington has 3,153 pts this year (112.6 per contest) and they pull in 43.9 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.5 times per game (21st in basketball) and they are turning it over 15.4 times per game. The Wizards are committing 22.1 personal fouls per contest and they hit 74.8% from the charity stripe.

The Washington defense concedes 37.0% on shots from beyond the arc (419 of 1,131) and opponents are knocking down 79.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 29.6 dimes and 49.4 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 29th and 30th in basketball. The Wizards on the defensive side of the court are 29th in basketball in PPG allowed with 126.1. They have forced 12.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.6% from the field (18th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Memphis

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