Washington Wizards vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 1/7/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Location: Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Philadelphia 76ers (19-15) are welcoming the Washington Wizards (9-25) at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Wednesday.

The Wizards faced the Timberwolves and took a loss by a final of 141-115 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Wizards ended up finishing with 20 and the Timberwolves recorded 17 fouls. They made 11 of their 37 tries from 3-point land. Minnesota shot 74.1% when shooting free throws by burying 20 of their 27 shots. Moreover, Minnesota grabbed 51 rebounds (17 offensive, 34 defensive) and got 5 blocked shots. Minnesota recorded 29 assists and had 14 steals in this matchup. In reference to the defense, Washington let their opponent shoot 56.1% from the field on 55 of 98 shooting. They also dished out 21 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 35 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Wizards converted 17 of 19 shots for a rate of 89.5%. Washington ended the contest having earned a 48.9% FG percentage (43 of 88) and made 12 out of their 36 shots from beyond the arc.

CJ McCollum is a player who was a major contributor in this matchup. McCollum ended up going 66.7% from the field and dished out 2 assists. He played for 22 mins played and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He scored 20 points on 8 of 12 shooting.

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Washington heads into this game with a record of 9-25 so far this year. They currently have an average of 113.4 points per contest (25th in the league) while going 46.3% from the field. The Wizards are shooting 36.2% on 3-pointers (443 of 1,224) and 76.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Washington is collecting 44.2 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 862 assists so far this season, which is 24th in the league in terms of passing. They turn it over 15.5 times per game and as a group they are committing 21.8 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Wizards have forced 12.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.4 personal fouls. They relinquish 36.5% on shots from downtown while they are 29th in the NBA in PPG allowed (124.4). The Wizards defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 47.1% (1,522 of 3,232) and they concede 48.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They rank 21st in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 981 relinquished this season.

When they last played, the 76ers took a loss by a score of 125-124 when they played the Nuggets. In regard to rebounds, Philadelphia permitted Denver to pull down 38 overall (7 offensive). They went 48.6% from three-point range by connecting on 18 of 37 and walked away from this one shooting 21 of 28 at the charity stripe (75.0%). The 76ers permitted the Nuggets to make 43 of 81 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 53.1% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the 76ers walked away from this one shooting 46 for 98 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.9%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Philadelphia made 17 out of their 45 attempts (37.8%). They were able to convert 15 of them for a rate of 78.9%. The Nuggets were called for 18 fouls in the game which took the 76ers to the charity stripe for a total of 19 shots. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 9 steals in this matchup. The 76ers recorded 28 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards for a total of 42 in this matchup.

Joel Embiid ended up being a factor for the 76ers for this contest. He converted 13 out of 22 for this game for a field goal percentage of 59.1%, and accounted for 10 rebounds. Embiid recorded 32 points in his 40 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes in this matchup.

Philadelphia has a win-loss record of 19-15 on the year. As an offense, the 76ers are connecting on 45.3% from the field, which ranks them 26th in the league. Philadelphia has totaled 3,986 pts so far this season (117.2 per contest) and they pull down 44.7 boards per game. They are getting an assist 24.9 times per contest (25th in the NBA) and they turn it over 14.1 times per contest. The 76ers are responsible for committing 20.8 personal fouls every game while shooting 81.3% from the charity stripe.

The Philadelphia defense surrenders 34.8% on shots from distance (430 of 1,235) and their opponents are connecting on 78.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 27.0 dimes and 45.1 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 19th and 21st in the NBA. The 76ers on defense are ranked 15th in the league in PPG surrendered with 116.4. They are forcing their opponents into 14.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.7% from the floor (12th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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