Washington Wizards vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 3/25/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Utah Jazz

Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Utah Jazz (21-50) welcome the Washington Wizards (16-55) at Delta Center on Wednesday.

The Wizards played the Knicks and took a loss by a score of 145-113 in their last contest. Washington wrapped up the contest having earned a 48.3% FG percentage (43 out of 89) and buried 18 out of their 47 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Wizards buried 9 of 13 shots for a percentage of 69.2%. When discussing rebounding, they collected 41 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 28 assists in the matchup as well as creating 21 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In the matter of the defense, Washington let their opponent shoot 58.5% from the field on 55 of 94 shooting. New York earned 23 assists and had 9 steals in this game. Moreover, New York grabbed 29 rebounds (8 offensive, 21 defensive) and added 4 blocked shots. New York finished 94.7% at the free throw line by converting 18 of their 19 attempts. They buried 17 out of their 32 tries from beyond the arc. When discussing fouls, the Wizards walked away with 17 and the Knicks recorded 21 fouls.

Jaden Hardy is a guy who came through for the game. He ended up with 25 points on 9 out of 18 shooting. He played for 29 mins played and also totaled 3 boards. Hardy shot 50.0% from the field and dished out 1 assist.

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Washington steps onto the hardwood with a record of 16-55 so far this year. They turn it over 15.7 times per game and as a squad they are committing 21.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Washington is grabbing 42.2 rebounds per contest and has totaled 1,776 dimes for the campaign, which is 26th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Wizards are hitting 35.9% on shots from beyond the arc (932 of 2,599) and 76.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 112.5 points per game (25th in the league) while shooting 46.1% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Wizards are forcing 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 29th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,057 surrendered on the season. The Wizards defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 48.2% (3,161 of 6,559) and they surrender 48.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They concede 36.5% on shots from downtown while they are 29th in the NBA in points per game allowed (124.1).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Jazz went home defeated by a final of 126-116 when they played the 76ers. With respect to rebounding, Utah permitted Philadelphia to pull down 55 in all (17 on the offensive side). They shot 22.2% from three-point range by connecting on 6 out of 27 and finished the game at 28 out of 32 from the free throw line (87.5%). The Jazz permitted the 76ers to knock down 46 of their 92 tries from the field which had them shooting 50.0% in this contest. When the game finished, the Jazz shot 39 out of 96 from the floor which had them shooting 40.6%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Utah knocked down 9 of their 40 attempts (22.5%). They were able to bury 29 of those for a percentage of 93.5%. The 76ers committed 16 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Jazz to the free throw line for 31 attempts. They coughed it up 15 times, while recording 8 steals in the matchup. The Jazz were able to snag 25 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 34 in the game.

Ace Bailey was important for the Jazz in this game. Bailey racked up 25 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 4 dimes in this contest. He buried 7 out of 20 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 35.0%, and had 7 rebounds.

Utah has a win-loss record of 21-50 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Jazz are connecting on 46.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 19th in the league. Utah has earned 8,329 points so far this season (117.3 per game) and they pull in 43.8 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 29.4 times per contest (2nd in the league) and they turn it over 15.6 times per game. The Jazz are committing 21.6 fouls per contest and they connect on 79.8% from the charity stripe.

The Utah defense gives up 37.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (1,085 of 2,934) and opponents are connecting on 77.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 30.3 dimes and 45.2 total boards per game, which ranks 30th and 21st in the NBA. The Jazz are ranked 30th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 124.8. They are forcing their opponents into 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 48.9% from the field (27th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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