Washington Wizards vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 11/12/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Houston Rockets

Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

The Houston Rockets (6-3) welcome the Washington Wizards (1-9) at Toyota Center on Wednesday.

The Wizards faced the Mavericks and ended up losing by a score of 111-105 in their last contest. Washington finished the contest with a 41.6% field goal percentage (37 of 89) and buried 11 of their 35 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Wizards converted 20 of their 23 shots for a percentage of 87.0%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 44 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 17 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Concerning defense, Washington allowed 45.2% from the floor on 42 out of 93 shooting. Dallas doled out 26 dimes and had 15 steals for this contest. On top of that, Dallas pulled down 51 rebounds (16 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 7 blocks. Dallas finished 70.0% at the charity stripe by burying 21 of their 30 tries. They made 6 of their 24 tries from three-point range. When it comes to fouls, the Wizards finished with 21 while the Mavericks accumulated 17 fouls.

CJ McCollum is one guy who played a role for this contest. He totaled 25 points on 9 out of 19 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins played and grabbed 6 rebounds. McCollum shot 47.4% from the field and recorded 2 dimes.

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Washington comes into this matchup with a mark of 1-9 for the campaign. They are giving up possession 17.8 times per game and as a team are committing 23.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Washington is collecting 45.5 boards per game and has earned 256 assists for the campaign, which is 18th in the league in terms of passing. The Wizards are hitting 36.9% on 3-pointers (133 of 360) and 73.4% from the free throw line. They have an average of 111.5 pts per game (25th in the league) while connecting on 45.2% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Wizards are forcing 12.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.3 personal fouls. They are surrendering 36.8% from beyond the arc while they are 30th in the league in PPG allowed (128.4). The Wizards defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.0% (461 of 960) and they surrender 49.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They rank 29th in the NBA in giving up assists with 294 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the court, the Rockets took home the win by a final score of 122-115 against the Bucks. The Rockets snagged 30 defensive boards and 20 offensive boards for a total of 50 for the game. They turned it over 18 times, while earning 8 steals in the matchup. The Bucks had 20 fouls for the game which got the Rockets to the charity stripe for 21 attempts. They were able to bury 16 of the free throws for a rate of 76.2%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Houston knocked down 10 of their 26 tries (38.5%). Overall, the Rockets walked away from this one shooting 48 for 90 from the field which gave them a rate of 53.3%. The Rockets permitted the Bucks to bury 44 of their 79 attempts from the field which left them shooting 55.7% in the game. They finished the game shooting 44.8% from beyond the perimeter by going 13 of 29 and ended up going 14 of 24 at the charity stripe (58.3%). Regarding team rebounding, Houston allowed Milwaukee to collect 27 overall (7 on the offensive side).

Kevin Durant ended up having an impact for the Rockets for this contest. Durant scored 31 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 7 assists for the matchup. He converted 11 out of 15 in this matchup for a rate of 73.3%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

Houston has a win-loss record of 6-3 on the season. As an offensive unit, the Rockets are hitting on 49.4% from the floor, which is 7th in the NBA. Houston has tallied 1,105 pts on the season (122.8 per contest) and they pull in 49.0 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.9 times per game (19th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 17.6 times per game. The Rockets have committed 20.3 fouls every game and they go 78.8% from the charity stripe.

The Houston defense concedes 36.3% on shots from distance (132 of 364) and opponents are making 74.5% of their foul shots. They surrender 26.7 assists and 37.2 rebounds per game, which ranks them 18th and 2nd in the NBA. The Rockets are ranked 7th in the league in points given up per game with 113.1. They have forced 14.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the floor (8th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston

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