Miami Heat vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 4/10/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Washington Wizards

Date: Friday, April 10, 2026

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

The Miami Heat (41-38) are on their way to Capital One Arena on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Washington Wizards (17-62).

The Heat faced off with the Raptors and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 121-95 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Heat finished with 15 and the Raptors finished the game with 19 personal fouls. They made 12 of 28 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Toronto walked away from this one shooting 68.8% from the free throw line by making 11 of their 16 shots. Furthermore, Toronto collected 56 rebounds (15 offensive, 41 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Toronto recorded 34 dimes and had 9 steals for this contest. When discussing defending, Miami allowed the other team to shoot 49.5% from the floor on 49 out of 99 shooting. They also doled out 26 dimes for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 3 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 44 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Heat made 17 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 89.5%. Miami wrapped up the game having earned a 36.3% FG percentage (33 out of 91) and buried 12 of their 44 3-pointers.

Andrew Wiggins is a guy who was a contributor in this matchup. Wiggins finished shooting 61.5% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist. He played 33 mins and also collected 5 rebounds. He accounted for 24 points on 8 out of 13 shooting.

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Miami will play this contest with a win-loss record of 41-38 on the campaign. They average 120.4 points per contest (2nd in basketball) while connecting on 46.5% from the field. The Heat are hitting 35.8% on 3-pointers (1,074 of 2,998) and 79.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Miami is pulling in 46.5 rebounds per game and has 2,268 dimes so far this year, which is 6th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 13.7 times per contest and as a group they are committing 18.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Heat are forcing 15.1 turnovers per game while drawing 20.5 fouls. They give up 35.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 22nd in the league in PPG from their opponents (118.5). The Heat are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.4% (3,416 of 7,358) and they concede 46.7 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 19th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 2,173 conceded on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Wizards took a defeat with a final score of 129-98 when they played the Bulls. Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Washington allowed Chicago to pull down 52 in all (9 on the offensive glass). They went 33.3% from beyond the arc by connecting on 15 of 45 and ended up going 22 of 27 at the free throw line (81.5%). The Wizards permitted the Bulls to bury 46 of 94 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.9% for the matchup. Overall, the Wizards shot 37 for 86 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.0%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Washington made 11 out of their 38 tries (28.9%). They were able to knock down 13 of them for a percentage of 61.9%. The Bulls were called for 2 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Wizards to the free throw line for a total of 21 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 22 times, while earning 8 steals for the game. The Wizards were able to corral 38 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 46 in this game.

Bilal Coulibaly ended up being a factor for the Wizards in the game. Coulibaly earned 19 points in his 24 minutes on the court and accounted for 1 assist for this game. He converted 7 of 10 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 70.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Washington has a mark of 17-62 so far this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Wizards are hitting on 46.3% from the floor, which is ranked 22nd in basketball. Washington has totaled 8,916 pts for the season (112.9 per contest) and they collect 42.1 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.0 times per contest (26th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 15.7 times per game. The Wizards are responsible for committing 21.4 personal fouls every game and they go 76.5% from the charity stripe.

The Washington defense allows 36.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (1,076 of 2,938) and opponents are connecting on 79.5% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 29.4 assists and 47.8 rebounds per game, which ranks them 29th and 30th in the league. The Wizards on the defensive side of the court are 29th in the league in PPG surrendered with 124.7. They are able to force 13.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 48.7% from the floor (26th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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