Wizards vs Trail Blazers Picks and Prediction – 3/18/2025

The Washington Wizards continue their road trip Monday with a game in Portland against the Portland Trail Blazers. Washington has fifteen wins and 51 losses this season but have won three of the last five including two in a row after a near buzzer beater victory against the Denver Nuggets in their last outing. Defensively Washington had just enough in their last outing giving up 123 points on 55% shooting from the floor. The Wizards won the rebounding battle and forced 18 turnovers in the win. Offensively Washington was fantastic scoring more than 30 points in each quarter on 48.4% shooting for the floor knocked down 19 triples in the game. Stay in the action with our NBA Picks.

Jordan Poole leads the Washington offense this season averaging 21 points and 4.7 assists per game. Malcolm Brogdon is averaging 12.7 points and Bilal Coulibaly averages 12.3 points per game. Rookie Alex Sarr is averaging 12.3 points and leads Washington pulling in 6.7 rebounds per game.

The Portland Trail Blazers stay at home Monday night with 29 wins and 39 losses on the year following a three-point victory against the Toronto Raptors on Sunday to end a lengthy losing streak. Defensively Portland did just enough giving up 102 points on 40% shooting from the floor. Offensively Portland found their groove scoring 105 points including 53 in the second-half on 40.9% shooting from the floor knocked down 18 triples in the game. The Blazers won the rebounding battle and forced 18 turnovers to seal the victory.

Anfernee Simons leads the Portland offense this season with 19.3 points per game. Shaedon Sharpe is second on the roster, averaging 17.5 points, and Deni Avdija chips in a third-best with 15.3 points per game. Scoot Henderson averages 13 points to go along with the team-leading 5.1 assists per contest. Donovan Clingan is averaging 6 points and leads the way pulling in 7.2 rebounds per game this season.

This is a matchup between 2 of the worst teams in the league and each will look for the win on Monday. Portland comes into this game after ending a long losing streak and will struggle Monday. Take the Wizards to do the work on both sides of the ball leading to the win and cover out west. Final Score Prediction, Washington Wizards win and cover 109-102.