Detroit Pistons vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 3/17/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Washington Wizards

Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

Capital One Arena is the location where the Washington Wizards (16-50) will go up against the Detroit Pistons (48-19) on Tuesday.

The Pistons faced off with the Raptors and ended up losing by a score of 119-108 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Pistons ended up with 26 while the Raptors racked up 20 personal fouls. They also made 8 out of their 28 attempts from downtown. Toronto finished the game at 76.7% at the charity stripe by making 23 of 30 attempts. Additionally, Toronto had 48 boards (20 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 5 blocked shots. Toronto distributed 25 assists and had 9 steals in the matchup. In the matter of defense, Detroit allowed the other team to go 48.4% from the field on 44 out of 91 shooting. They also dished out 23 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they collected a total of 39 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Pistons made 16 of 24 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. Detroit finished the game having earned a 48.2% field goal percentage (41 out of 85) and knocked down 10 out of their 26 3-point shots.

Cade Cunningham is someone who was a major contributor in this matchup. Cunningham walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field and dished out 9 assists. He saw the court for 37 mins and also pulled down 3 rebounds. He notched 33 points on 12 out of 24 shooting.

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Detroit steps onto the court with a record of 48-19 this season. They average 117.2 points per game (9th in the league) on 48.0% from the floor. The Pistons are connecting on 34.9% on 3-point shots (734 of 2,106) and 75.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Detroit is collecting 45.8 boards per contest and has racked up 1,804 assists this year, which has them ranked 12th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 15.1 times per game and as a squad they are committing 22.3 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Pistons are able to force 17.0 turnovers per game and they draw 21.7 personal fouls. They are surrendering 34.7% on 3-pointers while they are 4th in basketball in opponents PPG (109.8). The Pistons defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 44.2% (2,517 of 5,699) and they surrender 41.2 boards per game as a unit. They are 1st in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,570 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last played, the Wizards took a loss by a final score of 111-100 when they played the Celtics. Regarding cleaning the glass, Washington allowed Boston to pull down 55 overall (19 on the offensive glass). They went 26.1% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 12 out of 46 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 19 from the charity stripe (89.5%). The Wizards permitted the Celtics to make 41 of 93 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.1% in the matchup. Overall, the Wizards shot 37 out of 84 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.0%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, Washington knocked down 15 out of 39 attempts (38.5%). They were able to bury 11 of them for a percentage of 64.7%. The Celtics committed 20 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Wizards to the free throw line for a total of 17 tries. They also gave up possession 15 times, while earning 9 steals in the matchup. The Wizards corralled 29 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in this contest.

Tristan Vukcevic ended up having an impact for the Wizards for the matchup. Vukcevic earned 22 points in his 20 mins on the court and earned 1 assist for the contest. He buried 7 out of 9 in this game for a field goal percentage of 77.8%, and earned 3 rebounds.

Washington has a win-loss mark of 16-50 on the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Wizards are hitting on 46.0% from the field, which is 24th in basketball. Washington has totaled 7,435 points this season (112.7 per contest) and they average 42.9 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 25.1 times per contest (22nd in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 15.7 times per contest. The Wizards have committed 21.3 personal fouls every game and they go 76.8% from the free throw line.

The Washington defense concedes 36.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (910 of 2,495) and opponents are converting on 79.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 28.8 dimes and 48.0 boards per contest, which is ranked 29th and 30th in the league. The Wizards on the defensive side of the court are 30th in the league in points per game surrendered with 123.7. They are forcing 13.7 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.9% from the floor (25th in the league).

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit

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