Washington Wizards vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 1/11/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Sunday, January 11, 2026

Location: Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

The Washington Wizards (10-26) are hitting the road to Mortgage Matchup Center on Sunday where they will take on the Phoenix Suns (22-15).

The Wizards faced off with the 76ers and ended up losing by a score of 131-110 in their last contest. Washington walked away from the game with a 49.4% field goal percentage (43 out of 87) and buried 13 of their 33 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Wizards converted 11 of their 11 shots for a rate of 100.0%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they collected 42 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 29 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In terms of defense, Washington allowed 53.6% from the floor on 45 of 84 shooting. Philadelphia totaled 30 assists and had 15 steals in the matchup. In addition, Philadelphia grabbed 34 rebounds (7 offensive, 27 defensive) and earned 6 blocks. Philadelphia finished shooting 84.4% at the free throw line by burying 27 of their 32 tries. They also converted 14 out of their 37 attempts from long range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Wizards ended up finishing with 20 while the 76ers had 11 personal fouls.

Tre Johnson is one player who was a contributor for the contest. Johnson went 61.5% from the field and dished out 3 assists. He was on the court for 28 minutes and pulled down 5 rebounds. He finished with 20 points on 8 of 13 shooting.

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Washington enters this matchup with a mark of 10-26 on the campaign. They are turning it over 15.7 times per contest and as a group they are committing 21.8 fouls every game. As a team, Washington is snagging 44.2 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 916 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 24th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Wizards are hitting 36.2% on shots from distance (467 of 1,291) and 77.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 113.5 pts per contest (24th in basketball) while connecting on 46.4% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Wizards have forced 12.6 turnovers every game while drawing 17.4 fouls. They give up 36.5% from 3-point land while they are 29th in the league in PPG from their opponents (124.2). The Wizards defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.2% (1,609 of 3,408) and they concede 47.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 25th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,039 surrendered on the campaign.

In their last game, the Suns walked away with a victory by a final of 117-98 against the Grizzlies. When discussing rebounding, Phoenix allowed Memphis to pull down 47 in total (15 on the offensive side). They went 32.4% from distance via 12 of 37 and ended up shooting 8 of 14 at the charity stripe (57.1%). The Suns permitted the Grizzlies to bury 39 out of 92 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 42.4% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Suns finished the game shooting 45 for 97 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.4%. In reference to shooting from downtown, Phoenix made 22 of 56 attempts (39.3%). They were able to convert 5 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 62.5%. The Grizzlies earned 11 personal fouls in this game which got the Suns to the charity stripe for a total of 8 shots. They also turned it over 18 times, while earning 11 steals in this contest. The Suns pulled down 36 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 in the game.

Dillon Brooks ended up having an impact for the Suns for the game. Brooks recorded 21 points in his 25 minutes on the court and had 3 assists for the matchup. He buried 8 out of 22 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 36.4%, and had 7 rebounds.

Phoenix has a mark of 22-15 for the season. As an offense, the Suns are hitting on 46.5% from the field, which ranks them 19th in basketball. Phoenix has totaled 4,248 pts so far this year (114.8 per game) and they collect 43.5 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 25.4 times per game (20th in the league) and they are giving up possession 15.6 times per contest. The Suns are responsible for committing 21.9 fouls every game while shooting 79.3% from the free throw line.

The Suns defensively are ranked 6th in the league in points given up per game with 112.4. They have forced 17.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the field (15th in the league). The Phoenix defense allows 35.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (455 of 1,298) and their opponents are connecting on 78.7% of their foul shots. They have allowed 24.8 dimes and 42.8 boards on a nightly basis, which is 5th and 10th in basketball.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix

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