Washington Wizards vs Miami Heat Prediction, 4/13/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Miami Heat

Date: Sunday, April 13, 2025

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Washington Wizards (17-63) are hitting the road to Kaseya Center on Sunday where they will meet the Miami Heat (36-44).

The Wizards took the court against the 76ers and went home with a loss by a final score of 122-103 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Wizards left the arena with 25 while the 76ers recorded 20 fouls. They also knocked down 16 of 50 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Philadelphia finished 73.7% at the charity stripe by burying 28 of 38 attempts. On top of that, Philadelphia collected 55 rebounds (18 offensive, 37 defensive) and got 2 blocked shots. Philadelphia doled out 20 dimes and had 10 steals in this contest. In regard to defense, Washington allowed the other team to go 42.9% from the floor on 39 out of 91 shooting. They also recorded 22 assists for this game as well as creating 17 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they collected 47 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Wizards buried 25 of their 30 tries for a rate of 83.3%. Washington walked away from the game with a 39.1% field goal percentage (34 out of 87) and knocked down 10 out of their 33 3-point shots.

Tristan Vukcevic is a guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He finished with 24 points on 7 out of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 24 mins and grabbed 6 boards. Vukcevic finished shooting 53.8% from the field but finished the game without a dime.

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Washington enters this contest with a record of 17-63 this season. They average 108.1 pts per game (27th in the league) while going 43.8% from the field. The Wizards are hitting 33.5% on 3-point shots (1,049 of 3,132) and 78.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Washington is pulling in 43.7 rebounds per game and has racked up 1,999 assists so far this year, which is 25th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 15.6 times per contest and as a group they commit 19.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Wizards are able to force 13.4 turnovers per game and they draw 18.3 personal fouls. They concede 36.5% on shots from downtown and they are 29th in the league in PPG from their opponents (120.5). The Wizards are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.0% (3,491 of 7,420) and they surrender 48.9 rebounds per game as a group. They are currently ranked 26th in the league in giving up assists with 2,274 conceded this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Heat took a loss by a score of 119-111 against the Bulls. In relation to cleaning up the glass, Miami permitted Chicago to get 46 in total (10 offensive). They finished the game shooting 37.8% from 3-point land by connecting on 14 of 37 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 13 from the charity stripe (100.0%). The Heat allowed the Bulls to bury 46 out of their 89 tries from the floor which left them shooting 51.7% for the matchup. When all was said and done, the Heat went 44 out of 92 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.8%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, Miami converted 12 of 33 tries (36.4%). They were able to knock down 11 of those for a clip of 64.7%. The Bulls committed 14 personal fouls in this game which got the Heat to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 11 steals for the matchup. The Heat pulled down 28 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 39 in the matchup.

Tyler Herro pitched in for the Heat for this game. Herro earned 30 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 dimes for this game. He knocked down 13 of 26 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Miami has a mark of 36-44 for the campaign. As an offense, the Heat are shooting 46.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 18th in the league. Miami has tallied 8,798 points for the season (110.0 per contest) and they pull down 43.2 boards per game. They are getting an assist 26.3 times per contest (14th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.7 times per contest. The Heat have committed 15.6 fouls every game while shooting 79.1% from the free throw line.

The Heat are ranked 7th in basketball in PPG allowed with 110.0. They have forced 13.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.6% from the floor (13th in the league). The Miami defense surrenders 35.8% on 3-point shots (1,088 of 3,035) and their opponents are connecting on 77.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 26.5 assists and 44.7 boards per game, which ranks 15th and 20th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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