Washington Wizards vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 11/28/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Friday, November 28, 2025

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Gainbridge Fieldhouse is the site where the Indiana Pacers (2-16) will attempt to defeat the Washington Wizards (2-15) on Friday.

The Wizards took the court against the Hawks and took home the win by a score of 132-113 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Wizards finished with 19 while the Hawks accumulated 19 personal fouls. They also converted 15 out of their 43 tries from beyond the perimeter. Atlanta finished the game at 75.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of 16 tries. Furthermore, Atlanta collected 44 rebounds (14 offensive, 30 defensive) and earned 8 blocked shots. Atlanta doled out 33 dimes and had 4 steals in the game. When it comes to defense, Washington allowed 45.3% from the floor on 43 of 95 shooting. They also distributed 30 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and earning 13 steals. In relation to rebounding, they earned 36 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Wizards made 17 of 26 attempts for a rate of 65.4%. Washington wrapped up the contest with a 57.1% field goal percentage (48 of 84) and made 19 of their 38 3-point shots.

CJ McCollum is someone who was a major contributor for the matchup. McCollum went 68.0% from the field and totaled 4 assists. He saw the court for 37 mins and also totaled 5 boards. He had 46 points on 17 out of 25 shooting.

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Washington will play this game with a record of 2-15 for the campaign. They average 114.1 points per outing (23rd in the league) while shooting 46.5% from the field. The Wizards are shooting 38.2% from downtown (236 of 617) and 74.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Washington is pulling down 43.2 boards per contest and has tallied 442 dimes on the year, which ranks 24th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 16.8 times per game and as a squad are committing 23.4 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Wizards are forcing their opponents into 12.8 turnovers per game and they draw 18.0 fouls. They are conceding 37.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 30th in the NBA in PPG allowed (128.2). The Wizards defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.9% (776 of 1,621) and they relinquish 50.2 rebounds per game as a group. They are currently ranked 21st in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 508 relinquished for the season.

In their last game, the Pacers took a loss by a final score of 97-95 against the Raptors. When discussing team rebounding, Indiana permitted Toronto to snag 48 in all (12 offensive). They finished 19.2% from three-point range by going 5 of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 22 of 27 at the free throw line (81.5%). The Pacers permitted the Raptors to convert 35 out of 90 tries from the floor which left them shooting 38.9% in the matchup. Overall, the Pacers shot 35 for 78 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.9%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, Indiana buried 11 of their 33 attempts (33.3%). They were able to make 14 of the free throw tries for a rate of 60.9%. The Raptors earned 19 fouls in this game which got the Pacers to the free throw line for a total of 23 tries. They also turned it over 18 times, while getting 7 steals for the game. The Pacers collected 40 defensive boards and 3 offensive boards for a total of 43 in the game.

T.J. McConnell pitched in for the Pacers for the matchup. He knocked down 8 of 17 for the matchup for a rate of 47.1%, and added 7 rebounds. McConnell earned 16 points in his 24 minutes on the court and accumulated 6 dimes in this contest.

Indiana has a win-loss mark of 2-16 so far this year. As an offensive unit, the Pacers are hitting on 41.6% from the field, which has them ranked 30th in the league. Indiana has accumulated 1,973 pts on the year (109.6 per game) and they grab 45.1 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 23.3 times per game (30th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 14.6 times per game. The Pacers are committing 24.2 fouls per game and they connect on 77.1% from the free throw line.

The Pacers defensively are ranked 25th in basketball in points allowed per game with 121.4. They are able to force 14.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.8% from the floor (21st in basketball). The Indiana defense concedes 32.1% on shots from 3-point land (204 of 636) and opponents are converting on 77.6% of their free throw attempts. They allow 25.6 dimes and 48.1 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 9th and 27th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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