Philadelphia 76ers vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 10/28/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Washington Wizards

Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

Capital One Arena is the location where the Washington Wizards (1-2) will take on the Philadelphia 76ers (2-0) on Tuesday.

The 76ers stepped onto the hardwood against the Hornets and earned the victory with a final of 125-121 in their last contest. Philadelphia finished the game with a 47.1% FG percentage (41 out of 87) and buried 18 out of their 39 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the 76ers knocked down 25 of 32 shots for a rate of 78.1%. In the matter of rebounding, they compiled a total of 38 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 29 dimes in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and having 10 steals. When talking about defending, Philadelphia let their opponent shoot 48.3% from the floor on 43 of 89 shooting. Charlotte distributed 30 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. In addition, Charlotte collected 43 rebounds (11 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Charlotte finished 67.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of 28 shots. They made 16 out of their 42 tries from long range. With respect to fouls, the 76ers walked away with 25 and the Hornets recorded 26 fouls.

Tyrese Maxey is one player who was a contributor in the matchup. Maxey finished the game shooting 35.0% from the field and recorded 9 assists. He saw the court for 42 minutes and also collected 6 rebounds. He ended up scoring 28 points on 7 out of 20 shooting.

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Philadelphia heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 2-0 for the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.5 times per contest and as a unit are committing 24.0 fouls per game. As a team, Philadelphia is collecting 40.0 boards per contest and has earned 52 dimes on the season, which is 28th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The 76ers are hitting 43.0% on shots from 3-point land (34 of 79) and 77.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 121.0 pts per contest (11th in basketball) while shooting 46.5% from the field.

On the defensive end, the 76ers have forced 14.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 27.0 fouls. They are 3rd in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 46 surrendered this year. The 76ers defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.7% (84 of 180) and they relinquish 43.5 boards per game as a unit. They relinquish 31.8% on shots from downtown while they are 16th in the NBA in opponents points per game (118.5).

When they last played, the Wizards took a defeat with a final score of 139-113 against the Hornets. In the matter of cleaning the glass, Washington allowed Charlotte to grab 50 overall (15 offensive). They shot 39.5% from beyond the arc by shooting 15 out of 38 and ended up shooting 30 of 36 at the free throw line (83.3%). The Wizards allowed the Hornets to convert 47 out of their 92 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 51.1% for the contest. Overall, the Wizards finished 41 out of 91 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.1%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Washington knocked down 10 of 34 attempts (29.4%). They were able to make 21 of them for a percentage of 84.0%. The Hornets were called for 16 fouls for this game which took the Wizards to the free throw line for a total of 25 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while recording 5 steals for the contest. The Wizards recorded 31 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards totaling 46 in this contest.

CJ McCollum was important for the Wizards in this game. He buried 8 out of 20 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and tallied 6 rebounds. McCollum earned 24 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 5 assists in this matchup.

Washington has a mark of 1-2 on the year. The Wizards have committed 23.3 fouls per contest and they go 71.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.0 times per contest (18th in the league) and they turn it over 15.0 times per game. Washington has tallied 350 pts on the season (116.7 per game) and they pull in 48.0 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wizards are connecting on 45.9% from the floor, which ranks 17th in the league.

The Washington defense surrenders 37.1% on 3-point shots (43 of 116) and their opponents are converting on 80.5% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 28.0 dimes and 48.7 boards per contest, ranking them 25th and 22nd in basketball. The Wizards defensively are ranked 28th in the NBA in PPG given up with 126.3. They are forcing their opponents into 13.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 48.6% from the field (23rd in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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