Washington Wizards vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 1/17/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Denver Nuggets (28-13) will go up against the Washington Wizards (10-29) at Ball Arena on Saturday.

The Wizards took the court against the Clippers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 119-105 in their last game. Washington ended the game having earned a 45.6% field goal percentage (41 out of 90) and converted 10 of their 38 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Wizards buried 13 of 17 shots for a percentage of 76.5%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled 41 with 11 of them being offensive. They also dished out 25 dimes in this game while creating 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. In the matter of the defense, Washington allowed their opponent to shoot 47.0% from the floor on 39 out of 83 shooting. Los Angeles doled out 25 assists and had 9 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Los Angeles pulled down 40 rebounds (7 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Los Angeles ended up shooting 100.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 27 of their 27 attempts. They also converted 14 out of their 37 attempts from 3-point land. In reference to fouls, the Wizards ended up finishing with 17 and the Clippers totaled 14 fouls.

Kyshawn George is one player who was a major contributor for the matchup. He ended up finishing with 23 points on 9 out of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 32 mins played and totaled 5 rebounds. George finished the game at 60.0% from the floor and recorded 4 assists.

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Washington steps onto the hardwood with a record of 10-29 on the year. They are averaging 112.6 pts per contest (26th in basketball) while shooting 46.1% from the floor. The Wizards are hitting 35.5% on shots from downtown (495 of 1,394) and 77.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Washington is pulling in 44.1 boards per contest and is sitting with 987 dimes on the year, which is 24th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 15.8 times per contest and as a team are committing 21.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Wizards are able to force 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.5 fouls. They rank 25th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,126 conceded this season. The Wizards defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.2% (1,739 of 3,681) and they concede 47.8 boards per game as a unit. They give up 36.3% on 3-point shots and they rank 29th in the NBA in points per game allowed (123.9).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Nuggets got the win with a final of 118-109 against the Mavericks. The Nuggets corralled 32 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 39 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 4 steals in this game. The Mavericks committed 20 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Nuggets to the charity stripe for 22 attempts. They were able to knock down 18 of them for a percentage of 81.8%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Denver buried 16 of their 38 tries (42.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Nuggets ended up shooting 42 out of 85 from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.4%. The Nuggets allowed the Mavericks to convert 41 out of 93 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.1% for the contest. They finished the game shooting 14.7% from downtown by shooting 5 out of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 22 out of 33 at the charity stripe (66.7%). When talking about attacking the glass, Denver permitted Dallas to grab 47 overall (13 on the offensive glass).

Jamal Murray ended up having an impact for the Nuggets for the matchup. Murray recorded 33 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and had 5 dimes for the matchup. He converted 13 of 24 for this game for a field goal percentage of 54.2%, and had 2 rebounds.

Denver has a mark of 28-13 for the campaign. The Nuggets are committing 19.1 fouls every game while shooting 81.7% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 28.4 times per contest (9th in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.0 times per contest. Denver has scored 5,026 points for the year (122.6 per game) and they collect 42.9 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Nuggets are connecting on 50.2% from the field, which ranks them 1st in the NBA.

The Nuggets on defense are ranked 20th in the league in PPG given up with 117.2. They are able to force 12.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 47.1% from the floor (17th in the NBA). The Denver defense allows 35.2% on 3-point shots (544 of 1,545) and their opposition makes 77.7% of their foul shots. They have conceded 27.2 dimes and 42.6 boards every game, which is 19th and 8th in the league.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Denver

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