Pistons vs Wizards prediction NBA · Thursday, March 19
At a glance
The Washington Wizards (16-52) host the Detroit Pistons (49-19) on Thursday, March 19 at 7:00 PM ET at Capital One Arena in NBA action. Final score: Pistons 117 – Wizards 95. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Pistons a 85% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Wizards are 11-24 at home and the Pistons are 23-11 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 0-10 for the Wizards and 5-5 for the Pistons (current streaks: Wizards L13, Pistons W1).
The analysis Model
The Pistons start with a clear edge. The model projects Wizards 109 – 122 Pistons, a margin of about 12.9 points in favor of the Pistons and a total around 231 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The overall strength gap (-9.5 vs +5.7 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Wizards need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Pistons' offense (117.1 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Pistons' defense allows clearly fewer points (110.4 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
DETWSH
Top performers
Pistons
Jalen DurenC · #024pts / game
Caris LeVertG · #126assistsJalen DurenC · #011reboundsWizards
Tristan VukcevicF · #0021pts / game
Bub CarringtonG · #74assists
Sharife CooperG · #137reboundsRecent form
DETWSHHead-to-head
DET lead 3-1 this season.
WSH
Team comparison
| DET | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49-19 | Record | 16-52 |
| 117.1 | Points scored / game | 112.1 |
| 110.4 | Points allowed / game | 123.3 |
| +5.7 | Adjusted margin / game | -9.5 |
| W1 | Current streak | L13 |
| 5-5 | Last 10 games | 0-10 |
| 23-11 road | Home / road record | 11-24 home |
| 44-38 (+1.9) | Last season | 18-64 (-12.4) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Pistons
Injury report Wizards
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.