Washington Wizards vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 2/5/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Thursday, February 5, 2026

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Washington Wizards (13-35) are en route to Little Caesars Arena on Thursday where they will go up against the Detroit Pistons (36-12).

The Wizards stepped onto the hardwood against the Kings and went home with a win by a final score of 116-112 in their last game. Washington walked away from the game with a 52.3% field goal percentage (46 out of 88) and converted 13 of 31 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Wizards knocked down 11 of 15 tries for a percentage of 73.3%. When it comes to hauling in boards, they earned a total of 42 with 13 of them being offensive. They also distributed 31 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and getting 10 steals. When it comes to defending, Washington allowed their opponent to shoot 46.4% from the floor on 39 out of 84 shooting. Sacramento dished out 21 dimes and had 9 steals for this game. On top of that, Sacramento snagged 37 rebounds (13 offensive, 24 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Sacramento finished the game shooting 89.7% at the charity stripe by converting 26 of 29 attempts. They also converted 8 of 21 attempts from three-point range. With respect to fouls, the Wizards walked away with 22 and the Kings recorded 15 fouls.

Will Riley is a guy who was a major factor for the matchup. He had 18 points on 6 out of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 30 minutes and snagged 6 rebounds. Riley finished 40.0% from the field and distributed 6 assists.

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Washington comes into this game with a mark of 13-35 on the season. They average 112.3 points per outing (26th in the league) while shooting 45.8% from the field. The Wizards are connecting on 35.4% from downtown (616 of 1,742) and 77.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Washington is pulling in 44.0 rebounds per game and has totaled 1,219 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 24th in the NBA in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 15.6 times per contest and as a squad they commit 21.1 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Wizards have forced 13.4 turnovers per game and they draw 17.1 personal fouls. They are conceding 36.3% from 3-point land and they rank 29th in the NBA in PPG allowed (122.5). The Wizards defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.5% (2,119 of 4,463) and they surrender 47.5 boards per game as a basketball team. They rank 22nd in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,368 relinquished this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Pistons walked away with a victory by a final of 130-77 when they faced the Nets. The Pistons were able to pull down 38 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 43 in this game. They also turned it over 8 times, while earning 17 steals in this contest. The Nets committed 19 personal fouls for this game which took the Pistons to the charity stripe for a total of 29 attempts. They were able to make 22 of the free throws for a rate of 75.9%. In regard to 3-pointers, Detroit converted 12 out of their 32 attempts (37.5%). Overall, the Pistons finished shooting 48 out of 85 from the field which had them sitting at 56.5%. The Pistons allowed the Nets to convert 24 of their 73 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 32.9% for the matchup. They finished 22.6% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 7 out of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 22 out of 27 at the free throw line (81.5%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Detroit permitted Brooklyn to collect 43 overall (10 on the offensive side).

Jalen Duren pitched in for the Pistons for this game. He converted 8 of 12 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and added 10 rebounds. Duren earned 21 points in his 24 minutes on the hardwood and added 3 dimes for this game.

Detroit has a mark of 36-12 so far this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Pistons are shooting 48.0% from the floor, which ranks them 5th in the league. Detroit has scored 5,632 points for the campaign (117.3 per contest) and they grab 45.8 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 26.8 times per contest (10th in the league) and they turn the ball over 15.5 times per contest. The Pistons are committing 22.5 fouls per game and they hit 75.1% from the free throw line.

The Pistons defensively are ranked 3rd in the league in points allowed per game with 109.7. They are able to force 17.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.1% from the field (2nd in the league). The Detroit defense concedes 34.6% on 3-point attempts (603 of 1,741) and their opponents are converting on 79.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 22.9 dimes and 41.5 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 1st and 5th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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