Utah Jazz vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 3/5/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Washington Wizards

Date: Thursday, March 5, 2026

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

The Utah Jazz (18-43) are headed to Capital One Arena on Thursday where they will meet the Washington Wizards (16-45).

The Jazz took the court against the Nuggets and ended up losing by a score of 128-125 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Jazz ended up finishing with 28 and the Nuggets had 20 fouls. They also knocked down 16 of their 39 attempts from 3-point land. Denver ended up going 91.4% at the charity stripe by making 32 of 35 attempts. Moreover, Denver collected 38 rebounds (8 offensive, 30 defensive) and earned 3 blocks. Denver totaled 25 assists and had 4 steals for this game. Regarding defending, Utah allowed 54.1% from the field on 40 out of 74 shooting. They also doled out 24 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and getting 11 steals. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they collected 33 with 8 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Jazz made 22 of 26 attempts for a percentage of 84.6%. Utah ended the contest with a 51.2% field goal percentage (44 out of 86) and knocked down 15 out of their 39 three-point attempts.

Keyonte George is one guy who played a role in this matchup. He had 36 points on 14 of 22 shooting. He played 30 minutes and also grabbed 2 rebounds. George ended up going 63.6% from the floor and recorded 2 assists.

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Utah enters this contest with a mark of 18-43 on the campaign. They have an average of 117.9 points per contest (7th in the league) while hitting 46.6% from the field. The Jazz are shooting 34.6% on shots from downtown (785 of 2,266) and 79.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Utah is grabbing 43.8 boards per game and has racked up 1,811 dimes for the campaign, which is 2nd in basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 15.7 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 21.9 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Jazz have forced 14.2 turnovers per game and they draw 20.7 personal fouls. They relinquish 37.3% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 30th in the league in points per game allowed (125.8). The Jazz defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 49.0% (2,715 of 5,543) and they surrender 45.1 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They rank 30th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,854 relinquished on the season.

When they last played, the Wizards took a loss by a score of 126-109 when they played the Magic. The Wizards were able to pull down 29 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 42 in this game. They turned it over 14 times, while earning 4 steals for this contest. The Magic committed 22 personal fouls for this game which took the Wizards to the charity stripe for 25 shots. They were able to make 16 of the free throws for a percentage of 64.0%. When talking about shots from downtown, Washington knocked down 7 of 32 attempts (21.9%). Overall, the Wizards ended up going 43 out of 92 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.7%. The Wizards allowed the Magic to knock down 42 of 76 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 55.3% for the game. They finished 40.0% from 3-point land by shooting 10 of 25 and finished the contest at 32 of 37 from the free throw line (86.5%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Washington permitted Orlando to get 38 in all (3 offensive).

Will Riley was important for the Wizards for this game. He made 8 of 13 for this game for a rate of 61.5%, and had 3 rebounds. Riley earned 19 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and earned 5 assists in this matchup.

Washington has a win-loss record of 16-45 on the season. As an offense, the Wizards are shooting 45.9% from the floor, which ranks them 25th in the league. Washington has accounted for 6,845 pts so far this season (112.2 per contest) and they average 43.0 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.1 times per game (23rd in the NBA) and they are turning it over 15.5 times per game. The Wizards commit 20.9 fouls per game and they connect on 76.9% from the free throw line.

The Wizards on the defensive end are ranked 29th in the league in points allowed per contest with 123.0. They are forcing 13.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.8% from the floor (25th in the league). The Washington defense allows 36.6% on 3-point attempts (848 of 2,314) and their opponents are making 79.7% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 28.7 dimes and 47.9 rebounds per game, which ranks 29th and 30th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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