Washington Wizards vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 3/29/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Sunday, March 29, 2026

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

Moda Center is the site where the Portland Trail Blazers (37-37) will try to beat the Washington Wizards (17-55) on Sunday.

The Wizards faced off with the Jazz and notched a win by a score of 133-110 in their last contest. Washington walked away from the game having earned a 55.3% FG percentage (52 of 94) and knocked down 13 of their 32 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Wizards made 16 of 24 shots for a rate of 66.7%. In reference to rebounding, they earned 43 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 33 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 20 turnovers and getting 12 steals. In regard to the defense, Washington allowed the other team to go 46.9% from the floor on 45 out of 96 shooting. Utah dished out 31 dimes and had 8 steals for the contest. On top of that, Utah collected 50 rebounds (18 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 5 rejections. Utah ended up shooting 52.0% from the free throw line by making 13 of their 25 attempts. They converted 7 of 29 attempts from long range. In relation to fouls, the Wizards finished with 20 while the Jazz finished the game with 19 fouls.

Julian Reese is one player who played a role for the matchup. He racked up 26 points on 12 out of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 30 mins and also collected 17 boards. Reese walked away from this one shooting 75.0% from the floor but finished the game without a dime.

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Washington will enter this matchup with a mark of 17-55 on the campaign. They have an average of 112.8 points per contest (25th in the league) while connecting on 46.2% from the floor. The Wizards are hitting 35.9% on three-point shots (945 of 2,631) and 76.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Washington is grabbing 42.4 rebounds per game and has racked up 1,803 assists for the year, which has them ranked 27th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 15.8 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 21.5 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Wizards are able to force 13.7 turnovers every game while drawing 17.7 personal fouls. They are surrendering 36.4% from beyond the arc and they are 29th in the league in PPG allowed (123.9). The Wizards defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 48.2% (3,206 of 6,655) and they relinquish 48.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 29th in the NBA in allowing assists with 2,091 relinquished for the season.

In their last game, the Trail Blazers walked away with a victory by a final of 130-99 against the Bucks. The Trail Blazers earned 29 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 34 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while earning 7 steals for the contest. The Bucks were called for 22 personal fouls for this contest which took the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for 33 shots. They were able to make 27 of them for a percentage of 81.8%. Pertaining to shooting from distance, Portland made 19 of 41 attempts (46.3%). When all was said and done, the Trail Blazers shot 42 out of 80 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.5%. The Trail Blazers permitted the Bucks to make 36 of their 89 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 40.4% for this game. They went 31.1% from beyond the perimeter via 14 out of 45 and finished the contest at 13 out of 20 from the free throw line (65.0%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Portland allowed Milwaukee to grab 39 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Scoot Henderson ended up being a major contributor for the Trail Blazers in the matchup. He made 6 out of 13 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and had 3 rebounds. Henderson earned 23 points in his 24 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 assists for this contest.

Portland has a mark of 37-37 this season. The Trail Blazers are responsible for committing 20.0 fouls every game and they go 76.4% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 25.2 times per game (24th in basketball) and they cough up possession 17.4 times per game. Portland has tallied 8,550 points so far this season (115.5 per contest) and they average 46.0 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Trail Blazers are shooting 45.3% from the floor, which is 29th in the league.

The Trail Blazers are ranked 21st in the league in points allowed per contest with 116.7. They have forced 15.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.2% from the floor (17th in the league). The Portland defense allows 36.1% from downtown (953 of 2,642) and opponents are making 78.9% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 26.6 dimes and 43.2 boards per contest, which has them ranked 14th and 11th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland

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