The Washington Wizards and the San Antonio Spurs duke it out at the Frost Bank Center on Wednesday night. Here’s a San Antonio Spurs vs Washington Wizards Prediction. This article will include a San Antonio Spurs vs Washington Wizards Pick.
Washington Wizards
The Washington Wizards have struggled to get going this season as they’ve lost seven of their first nine games and they will be hoping to avoid a sixth straight defeat after getting routed by the Rockets in a 107-92 road defeat on Monday. Kyle Kuzma led the team with 18 points, Jordan Poole and Bilal Coulibaly scored 11 points each while Carlton Carrington chipped in with 10 points, six assists, and four steals. As a team, the Wizards shot just 40 percent from the field and 11 of 31 from the 3-point line as they did their best to stay within striking distance until the third quarter where they scored just 20 points to fall into a 20-point deficit.
San Antonio Spurs
Meanwhile, the San Antonio Spurs are starting to turn things around as they’ve won two of their past three games and they will be eager to stay hot after blowing past the Kings in a 116-96 upset home win on Monday. Victor Wembenyama led the team with 34 points, 14 rebounds, and six assists on 13 of 22 shooting, Julian Champagne added 13 points while Chris Paul tallied 12 points with six rebounds and 11 assists. As a team, the Spurs shot 50 percent from the field and an efficient 22 of 46 from the 3-point line as they poured in 38 points in the second quarter to take the narrow lead into halftime and they just kept their foot on the gas, outscoring the Kings by 56-41 in the second half to cap off an impressive home win.
Why the San Antonio Spurs will win
- The Wizards have lost each of their last 12 road games against Western Conference opponents.
- The Spurs have won 15 of their last 16 home games against the Wizards following a win.
- The Wizards have failed to cover the spread in eight of their last nine games against Western Conference opponents that held a losing record.
- The favorites have covered the spread in each of the Wizards’ last five games.
Total Points Facts
- Each of the Spurs’ last six games as favorites following a home win has gone UNDER the total points line.
- Each of the Wizards’ last four games against the Spurs following a road loss have gone OVER the total points line.
San Antonio Spurs vs Washington Wizards Prediction
The Wizards are still shorthanded with Malcolm Brogdon ruled out and Richaun Holmes listed as day-to-day, while the Spurs are keeping an eye on Malaki Branham who is questionable with an ankle sprain. The Wizards haven’t been able to build any momentum just yet and they are coming into this one off an ugly loss to the Rockets where they scored just 92 points as a team. In contrast, the Spurs are slowly turning things around and they are coming into this one fresh off their best win of the season, beating the in-form Kings by 20 points at home. This is a game I would rather stay away from as I don’t trust either team too much, but the Spurs are clearly the team playing the better basketball at the moment and I think they stay hot with another big win at home.