Orlando Magic vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 1/6/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Washington Wizards

Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

The Washington Wizards (9-25) will compete against the Orlando Magic (20-16) at Capital One Arena on Tuesday.

The Magic faced off with the Pacers and earned the victory with a final of 135-127 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Magic ended up with 19 and the Pacers racked up 26 personal fouls. They also converted 15 of 34 shots from beyond the arc. Indiana finished 76.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 16 of 21 shots. Moreover, Indiana snagged 41 rebounds (7 offensive, 34 defensive) and got 6 rejections. Indiana earned 38 assists and had 3 steals in the game. In the matter of the defense, Orlando allowed their opponent to shoot 55.2% from the field on 48 of 87 shooting. They also distributed 34 assists for the matchup while forcing 11 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they collected 36 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Magic converted 26 of 34 attempts for a rate of 76.5%. Orlando walked away from the contest having earned a 56.0% field goal percentage (47 out of 84) and converted 15 out of their 32 three-point shots.

Desmond Bane is one player who was a major factor in this matchup. Bane finished 70.6% from the field and distributed 6 assists. He played for 37 minutes and snagged 6 boards. He finished with 31 points on 12 out of 17 shooting.

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Orlando heads into this one with a mark of 20-16 for the year. They are giving up possession 13.7 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 21.6 fouls per contest. As a unit, Orlando is snagging 44.4 boards per contest and is sitting with 946 assists for the campaign, which ranks 12th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Magic are connecting on 34.3% on shots from downtown (403 of 1,175) and 78.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 117.1 points per outing (15th in basketball) while shooting 46.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Magic have forced 14.8 turnovers per game and they draw 22.7 fouls. They currently rank 12th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 911 surrendered so far this year. The Magic defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 47.7% (1,517 of 3,177) and they concede 43.6 boards per game as a squad. They surrender 36.0% on shots from distance and they are ranked 13th in the league in opponents PPG (115.4).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Wizards took a loss by a score of 141-115 against the Timberwolves. Concerning cleaning the glass, Washington allowed Minnesota to snag 51 overall (17 offensive). They finished shooting 29.7% from downtown by shooting 11 of 37 and ended up going 20 out of 27 from the charity stripe (74.1%). The Wizards allowed the Timberwolves to make 55 of 98 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 56.1% in this game. Overall, the Wizards shot 43 out of 88 from the field which had them sitting at 48.9%. In regard to three-point shots, Washington buried 12 of 36 tries (33.3%). They were able to convert 17 of them for a rate of 89.5%. The Timberwolves were called for 17 fouls for this game which got the Wizards to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They also turned it over 19 times, while getting 9 steals for the contest. The Wizards were able to collect 26 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 35 in the matchup.

CJ McCollum was important for the Wizards for this game. McCollum earned 20 points in his 22 minutes of playing time and had 2 assists for this contest. He buried 8 of 12 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 3 rebounds.

Washington has a mark of 9-25 on the campaign. The Wizards are committing 21.8 fouls per contest and they hit 76.1% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 25.4 times per contest (20th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.5 times per contest. Washington has accounted for 3,856 points this year (113.4 per contest) and they pull in 44.2 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Wizards are connecting on 46.3% from the field, which is 20th in the NBA.

The Wizards on the defensive side of the court are 29th in the league in points allowed per game with 124.4. They are able to force 12.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.1% from the field (16th in the league). The Washington defense surrenders 36.5% on 3-point attempts (490 of 1,344) and opponents are converting on 79.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 28.9 assists and 48.3 rebounds per game, which ranks them 27th and 30th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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