Portland Trail Blazers vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 1/27/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Washington Wizards

Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

The Portland Trail Blazers (23-23) are en route to Capital One Arena on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Washington Wizards (10-34).

The Trail Blazers faced off with the Raptors and took a loss by a score of 110-98 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up finishing with 11 and the Raptors accumulated 17 fouls. They made 9 out of their 29 attempts from beyond the arc. Toronto finished 64.7% when shooting free throws by making 11 of their 17 attempts. In addition, Toronto snagged 46 boards (10 offensive, 36 defensive) and earned 3 blocks. Toronto earned 28 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. In terms of defense, Portland allowed their opponent to shoot 52.9% from the field on 45 of 85 shooting. They also doled out 22 assists for the contest while forcing 16 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In regard to hauling in boards, they collected 45 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Trail Blazers buried 7 of their 10 shots for a percentage of 70.0%. Portland wrapped up the game with a 39.8% field goal percentage (39 out of 98) and made 13 out of their 45 shots from downtown.

Jrue Holiday is a player who was a factor in this contest. Holiday finished the game shooting 64.3% from the floor and earned 7 assists. He played for 22 minutes played and collected 1 rebound. He had 21 points on 9 of 14 shooting.

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Portland heads into this matchup with a record of 23-23 for the season. They have an average of 116.1 points per outing (16th in the league) while hitting 45.0% from the floor. The Trail Blazers are shooting 33.8% on three-point shots (649 of 1,920) and 77.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Portland is snagging 45.3 boards per game and has earned 1,123 dimes on the year, which is 23rd in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 16.8 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 20.7 fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Trail Blazers have forced 15.3 turnovers per game while drawing 22.5 personal fouls. They are giving up 34.8% on 3-pointers while they are 23rd in basketball in PPG allowed (117.8). The Trail Blazers are allowing a shooting percentage of 47.3% (1,959 of 4,144) and they relinquish 43.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 21st in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,235 relinquished this season.

The last time they took the court, the Wizards took a loss by a final score of 119-115 when they played the Hornets. In regard to rebounds, Washington permitted Charlotte to pull down 46 overall (12 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 38.9% from three-point range by shooting 14 out of 36 and finished the contest at 23 out of 30 at the free throw line (76.7%). The Wizards allowed the Hornets to bury 41 of their 79 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.9% for the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Wizards finished shooting 44 out of 96 from the floor which had them shooting 45.8%. In terms of 3-point shots, Washington made 19 of their 53 tries (35.8%). They were able to bury 8 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 88.9%. The Hornets committed 10 fouls in the game which got the Wizards to the free throw line for 9 attempts. They also coughed it up 13 times, while earning 14 steals in the game. The Wizards collected 24 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 34 for this game.

Tre Johnson ended up being a factor for the Wizards in the game. He made 8 out of 22 in this game for a rate of 36.4%, but didn't pull down a board. Johnson earned 26 points in his 37 mins on the court and tallied 6 dimes for the matchup.

Washington has a mark of 10-34 on the season. The Wizards have committed 21.5 personal fouls every game and they hit 77.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 25.3 times per game (21st in the league) and they are turning it over 15.6 times per contest. Washington has accounted for 4,939 points so far this season (112.3 per game) and they snag 43.7 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Wizards are hitting on 45.9% from the floor, which ranks 25th in the league.

The Wizards on the defensive side of the court are 30th in the league in points allowed per game with 123.1. They are able to force 13.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.6% from the field (21st in the league). The Washington defense allows 36.3% on shots from 3-point land (615 of 1,693) and their opponents are connecting on 79.6% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 28.8 dimes and 47.4 total boards per game, which ranks them 28th and 30th in basketball.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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