Wizards vs Pelicans Match Player Stats | Sunday, March 8th 2026

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Todays Sunday, March 8th Matchup Details

Sunday | Washington Wizards at New Orleans Pelicans
NBA Game is on Sunday, March 8th 2026
08/03/26 19:00:00 PM EST Tipoff

Positive Player Stats should contribute to these Odds, Washington Wizards at New Orleans Pelicans Predictions & Best Bets

The 4th-most up-tempo pace-of-play offense in the NBA over the last 10 games has been the Wizards.

The New Orleans Pelicans have played at the 3rd-speediest pace in the league over the last 5 games, which should lead to increased possessions for the Wizards.

Offensive rebounds save possession and result in more opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Washington Wizards rank 8th-best in in the NBA while on the road with 12.2 offensive boards per game over the last 25 games.

The 3rd-quickest tempo offense in the NBA over the last 5 games has been the Pelicans.

The New Orleans Pelicans will likely see an increase in plays in this contest from squaring off against the 4th-speediest pace team in the NBA over the last 10 games (the Wizards).

Offensive rebounds retain possession and create additional opportunities for scoring and assists, and the New Orleans Pelicans grade out 2nd-best in in the NBA as the home team with 13.7 offensive boards per game over the last 15 games.

The matchup against the Pelicans is a good one for 3-point attempts; the opposing team’s starting SGs have tallied the 4th-most three attempts per game in the league this year (6.1).

This year when they are away from home, the opposition’s starting PGs have totaled 7.5 3-point attempts per game (2nd-highest in the NBA) against the New Orleans Pelicans, identifying this as a favorable matchup.

Over the last 18 games when they are playing at home, the other team’s starting SFs have totaled 5.5 three attempts per game (7th-most in the league) against the Wizards, designating this as a positive matchup.

This year when they are playing at home, the other team’s starting SGs have averaged 42.8% on 3-pointers (7th-highest in the league) vs. the Wizards, resulting in a strong matchup.

The matchup vs. the New Orleans Pelicans is a good one for getting to the foul line; the other team’s starting PGs have attempted a whopping 4.1 free throws per game this year (8th-most in the NBA).

The matchup against the Washington Wizards is a favorable one; they have given up the 7th-most points per game in the NBA to opposing starting SFs this year (15.7).

The matchup vs. Washington may be a favorable one for getting to the free-throw line; the opposition’s starting SFs have attempted an enormous 4.2 free throws per game over the last 5 games when the Wizards are away from home (7th-most in the league).

The matchup against the Wizards is a positive one; they have allowed the 6th-most points per game in the NBA to the opposition’s starting PGs this year (20.2).

This year, the opposition’s starting PGs have attempted 4.0 foul shots per game (10th-highest in the NBA) vs. the Washington Wizards, finding it easy to draw fouls.

Saddiq Bey has posted 21.1 points per game over the last 10 games, 3.7 higher than he’s posted over the course of the year.

The matchup against the Wizards is a favorable one; they have allowed the 9th-most points per game in the NBA to opposing starting PFs this year (18.6).

The matchup against Washington is a favorable one; when the Washington Wizards are the visiting squad, they have given up the 5th-most points per game in the NBA to the opposing team’s starting SGs this year (16.9).

Over the last 5 games when they are on their home court, the other team’s starting SGs have attempted 2.8 free throws per game (8th-highest in the league) vs. the Wizards, finding it easy to get to the charity stripe.

Will Riley has tallied 16.4 points per game over the last 5 games without the home court advantage, 8.7 higher than he’s tallied overall this year on the road.

The matchup vs. New Orleans may be a positive one for getting to the free-throw line; the other team’s starting PFs have attempted a monstrous 3.7 foul shots per game over the last 15 games when the Pelicans are on their home court (7th-most in the league).

The matchup against the Washington Wizards is a strong one for 3-point attempts; the opposing team’s starting PGs have tallied the 4th-most 3-point attempts per game in the NBA over the last 5 games (7.6).

Prediction Washington Wizards at New Orleans Pelicans Odds, Best Bets & Team Prop from Negative Player Stats

The Wizards rank as the 9th-least aggressive offense in the league over the last 5 games while on the road in regard to shot attempts from beyond the arc.

This year when they are away from home, the opposition’s starting PFs have totaled 3.4 three attempts per game (5th-fewest in the NBA) vs. the New Orleans Pelicans, marking this as a challenging matchup.

The New Orleans Pelicans rank as the lowest scoring offense in the league while on their home court this year in terms of shots from behind the three-point arc.

In terms of shooting, the Wizards’s lackluster 105.8 points per game as the road team comes in as the 3rd-worst in the league over the last 5 games.

The matchup against New Orleans is a difficult one for getting to the foul line; opposing starting SGs have attempted a lowly 1.0 foul shots per game this year when the Pelicans have the home court advantage (least in the NBA).

The matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans is a tough one for shot attempts from the field; the opposing team’s starting SFs have averaged the least field goal attempts per game in the league this year (9.1).

The matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans may be a hard one for getting to the foul line; opposing starting SFs have attempted just 2.1 foul shots per game over the last 20 games (2nd-least in the NBA).

The matchup vs. New Orleans is a challenging one for threes; when the Pelicans are playing at home, the other team’s starting SFs have tallied the 10th-least shots from downtown per game in the league this year (1.5).

Over the last 10 games, opposing starting PFs have tallied 3.0 three attempts per game (lowest in the NBA) against the Washington Wizards, designating this as a hard matchup.

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