Indiana Pacers vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 2/20/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Washington Wizards

Date: Friday, February 20, 2026

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

The Indiana Pacers (15-40) are on their way to Capital One Arena on Friday where they will meet the Washington Wizards (14-39).

The Pacers took the court against the Nets and notched a win by a score of 115-110 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Pacers walked away with 18 and the Nets accumulated 18 personal fouls. They also buried 14 out of their 33 attempts from beyond the arc. Brooklyn shot 76.9% from the free throw line by making 20 of 26 tries. On top of that, Brooklyn collected 47 rebounds (12 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Brooklyn recorded 25 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. When talking about defending, Indiana allowed 44.7% from the field on 38 of 85 shooting. They also doled out 29 assists for the game while forcing 17 turnovers and getting 11 steals. Concerning pulling down boards, they earned 42 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Pacers buried 10 of 14 shots for a rate of 71.4%. Indiana wrapped up the game having earned a 48.9% FG percentage (45 out of 92) and converted 15 of their 42 3-pointers.

Jarace Walker is someone who was a factor in this game. Walker finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor and earned 3 dimes. He saw the court for 32 mins and also snagged 5 rebounds. He had 23 points on 9 out of 18 shooting.

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Indiana enters this game with a win-loss mark of 15-40 for the year. They are averaging 111.1 points per outing (28th in the league) on 44.9% from the field. The Pacers are connecting on 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc (700 of 2,020) and 76.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Indiana is grabbing 42.7 boards per contest and has totaled 1,433 assists for the year, which ranks 14th in the league in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 14.2 times per contest and as a unit are committing 21.9 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Pacers are forcing their opponents into 13.9 turnovers per game and they draw 20.7 fouls. They are ranked 10th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,410 surrendered for the year. The Pacers are giving up a shooting percentage of 48.3% (2,370 of 4,903) and they concede 47.1 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 34.6% from 3-point land and they are 24th in the league in opponents points per game (118.6).

In their last game, the Wizards took a loss by a score of 138-113 when they played the Cavaliers. Regarding how they rebounded, Washington allowed Cleveland to collect 51 in all (16 offensive). They shot 42.1% from three-point range by hitting 16 of 38 and finished the game at 32 of 37 from the charity stripe (86.5%). The Wizards permitted the Cavaliers to bury 45 of 83 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 54.2% for the game. Overall, the Wizards shot 42 for 104 from the floor which had them at 40.4%. In the matter of 3-point attempts, Washington knocked down 14 of their 46 attempts (30.4%). They were able to convert 15 of the free throw tries for a rate of 83.3%. The Cavaliers had 15 fouls for the matchup which took the Wizards to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while recording 13 steals for this game. The Wizards pulled down 21 defensive boards and 19 offensive boards totaling 40 in this matchup.

Kyshawn George pitched in for the Wizards for the contest. He converted 4 of 12 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and added 5 rebounds. George earned 17 points in his 24 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 3 assists in this game.

Washington has a win-loss mark of 14-39 for the campaign. The Wizards commit 21.1 fouls per contest and they hit 77.1% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 25.2 times per contest (21st in the league) and they turn the ball over 15.6 times per contest. Washington has 5,944 pts so far this season (112.2 per game) and they collect 43.5 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wizards are connecting on 45.6% from the floor, which ranks 27th in basketball.

The Wizards are ranked 29th in the league in points given up per game with 123.1. They are able to force 13.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.8% from the floor (22nd in the league). The Washington defense gives up 36.6% on shots from distance (737 of 2,016) and their opponents are connecting on 79.5% of their free throw shots. They give up 28.8 dimes and 47.8 boards every game, which has them ranked 29th and 30th in the NBA.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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