Philadelphia 76ers vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 4/1/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Washington Wizards

Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

The Washington Wizards (17-58) host the Philadelphia 76ers (41-34) at Capital One Arena on Wednesday.

The 76ers faced off with the Heat and ended up losing by a score of 119-109 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the 76ers walked away with 15 while the Heat totaled 13 personal fouls. They also made 11 out of their 40 tries from beyond the arc. Miami ended up shooting 75.9% at the free throw line by making 22 of their 29 shots. Moreover, Miami pulled down 33 rebounds (6 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Miami totaled 26 assists and had 5 steals in this game. In regard to defense, Philadelphia allowed their opponent to shoot 46.2% from the floor on 43 of 93 shooting. They also doled out 39 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 23 turnovers and having 13 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they collected 47 with 20 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the 76ers buried 17 of their 19 tries for a rate of 89.5%. Philadelphia ended the game with a 41.7% field goal percentage (40 of 96) and knocked down 12 of their 38 3-pointers.

Joel Embiid is one guy who came through in this matchup. He walked away with 26 points on 10 of 25 shooting. He was on the court for 34 minutes and snagged 7 boards. Embiid went 40.0% from the field and totaled 3 assists.

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Philadelphia enters this game with a win-loss record of 41-34 on the year. They turn it over 13.7 times per game and as a squad they commit 20.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Philadelphia is snagging 43.4 boards per contest and has accumulated 1,853 assists this year, which ranks 28th in the NBA in terms of passing. The 76ers are connecting on 35.0% on shots from downtown (935 of 2,673) and 81.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 116.1 pts per contest (13th in the league) while shooting 46.1% from the field.

Defensively, the 76ers have forced 15.5 turnovers per game and they draw 20.2 fouls. They are currently ranked 21st in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,071 surrendered for the season. The 76ers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 46.9% (3,141 of 6,704) and they relinquish 45.3 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 35.5% on shots from distance and they rank 19th in the NBA in PPG allowed (116.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Wizards took a loss by a score of 120-101 when they faced the Lakers. The Wizards were able to pull down 31 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 39 in this contest. They turned it over 7 times, while earning 6 steals for this contest. The Lakers committed 17 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Wizards to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to convert 12 of those for a percentage of 75.0%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, Washington converted 7 out of their 35 attempts (20.0%). Overall, the Wizards walked away from this one shooting 41 out of 93 from the field which had them shooting 44.1%. The Wizards permitted the Lakers to convert 44 of 79 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 55.7% in the matchup. They finished 29.2% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 7 out of 24 and ended up going 25 of 32 at the free throw line (78.1%). With respect to team rebounding, Washington permitted Los Angeles to grab 37 in all (10 on the offensive side).

Will Riley ended up having an impact for the Wizards for the game. He buried 8 out of 19 in the game for a field goal percentage of 42.1%, and had 2 rebounds. Riley recorded 20 points in his 36 mins on the court and had 2 dimes for this contest.

Washington has a win-loss record of 17-58 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Wizards are connecting on 46.1% from the field, which ranks 22nd in basketball. Washington has earned 8,436 pts so far this year (112.5 per game) and they grab 42.2 boards per game. They are getting an assist 25.0 times per contest (27th in the league) and they turn it over 15.6 times per contest. The Wizards are responsible for committing 21.6 fouls per contest and they shoot 76.8% from the free throw line.

The Washington defense allows 36.4% on 3-point shots (1,012 of 2,779) and opponents are connecting on 79.3% of their free throw shots. They give up 29.0 assists and 48.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is 29th and 30th in the league. The Wizards defensively are ranked 29th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 123.9. They are forcing 13.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 48.3% from the floor (26th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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