Washington Wizards vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 3/3/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Orlando Magic

Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Location: Kia Center in Orlando, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Washington Wizards (16-43) are traveling to Kia Center on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Orlando Magic (31-28).

The Wizards stepped onto the hardwood against the Raptors and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 134-125 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Wizards walked away with 20 while the Raptors accumulated 22 personal fouls. They also converted 9 of 22 attempts from 3-point range. Toronto ended up shooting 85.2% at the charity stripe by making 23 of their 27 tries. Furthermore, Toronto pulled down 35 rebounds (8 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 8 blocked shots. Toronto recorded 31 assists and had 7 steals for this game. In reference to defending, Washington let their opponent shoot 60.0% from the floor on 51 of 85 shooting. They also distributed 23 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In relation to rebounding, they compiled a total of 35 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Wizards converted 15 of their 21 tries for a percentage of 71.4%. Washington finished the contest with a 53.4% field goal percentage (47 of 88) and made 16 of their 34 3-point shots.

Will Riley is someone who was a contributor for this contest. He recorded 19 points on 6 out of 10 shooting. He played for 35 mins played and also snagged 4 rebounds. Riley ended up going 60.0% from the field and also totaled 3 dimes.

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Washington enters this game with a win-loss mark of 16-43 for the year. They are averaging 112.2 points per outing (24th in the NBA) while hitting 45.9% from the field. The Wizards are hitting 35.3% from downtown (752 of 2,132) and 77.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Washington is grabbing 43.3 boards per game and has 1,488 dimes this season, which ranks 25th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 15.5 times per game and as a team they are committing 20.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Wizards are able to force 13.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.4 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 26th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,699 surrendered on the season. The Wizards are giving up a FG percentage of 47.7% (2,606 of 5,462) and they surrender 47.9 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 36.6% from 3-point land while they are 29th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (123.0).

The last time they took the court, the Magic took a loss by a score of 106-92 when they played the Pistons. When discussing rebounds, Orlando permitted Detroit to snag 56 in total (14 offensive). They finished 13.3% from downtown by going 4 out of 30 and ended up shooting 18 out of 24 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Magic allowed the Pistons to make 42 out of their 93 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.2% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Magic walked away from this one shooting 29 for 77 from the field which had them shooting 37.7%. Pertaining to 3-point shots, Orlando converted 10 out of 36 attempts (27.8%). They were able to bury 24 of the free throw tries for a clip of 80.0%. The Pistons earned 21 fouls for the game which took the Magic to the free throw line for a total of 30 shots. They also turned it over 19 times, while recording 8 steals for the contest. The Magic were able to collect 32 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 in the matchup.

Paolo Banchero pitched in for the Magic for this game. He converted 5 of 10 for this game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 11 rebounds. Banchero totaled 24 points in his 38 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes in this game.

Orlando has a record of 31-28 so far this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Magic are shooting 46.1% from the field, which ranks them 23rd in basketball. Orlando has earned 6,760 pts so far this season (114.6 per game) and they average 43.4 boards per game. They are getting an assist 26.2 times per game (16th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 13.8 times per game. The Magic have committed 20.7 fouls per contest while shooting 79.6% from the free throw line.

The Magic defensively are ranked 12th in the NBA in PPG given up with 114.4. They are able to force 15.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.7% from the field (24th in the NBA). The Orlando defense allows 35.3% on 3-point attempts (687 of 1,944) and opponents are converting on 78.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 25.1 assists and 44.0 boards every game, which is ranked 8th and 15th in basketball.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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