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Wizards vs. Pelicans Prediction, Picks and Odds
Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Wizards vs. Pelicans NBA game on March 8, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Game PredictionsPre-Game
Best Bets | TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wizards | 35 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 118 |
Pelicans | 32 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 138 |
Live Probabilities
Spread
Over / Under
Moneyline
Win %
<1%
>99%
Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wizards | 35 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 118 |
Pelicans | 32 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 138 |
Q4 00:29 Pelicans misses two point jump shot
Q4 00:57 Pelicans makes two point jump shot
Q4 1:28 Pelicans makes three point jump shot
Q4 1:49 Pelicans misses two point jump shot
Q4 2:01 Wizards misses two point jump shot
Q4 2:13 Pelicans misses three point jump shot
Q4 2:36 Wizards makes two point jump shot
Q4 2:38 Pelicans misses two point jump shot
Q4 2:42 Pelicans misses two point jump shot
Q4 3:01 Pelicans makes two point jump shot
Play by Play
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
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Derik Queen turnover (bad pass) (Julian Reese steals)
End of 4th Quarter.
Wizards turnover
Julian Reese defensive rebound
Pelicans misses two point jump shot
Pelicans personal foul
+1
Sharife Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 2
117-138
+1
Sharife Cooper makes regular free throw 2 of 2
118-138
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
116-138
Pelicans personal foul
Sharife Cooper misses regular free throw 1 of 2
Wizards offensive rebound
+1
Sharife Cooper makes regular free throw 2 of 2
116-136
+3
Pelicans makes three point jump shot
115-136
Pelicans personal foul
Pelicans 60 second timeout
Jaden Hardy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
Wizards offensive rebound
+1
Jaden Hardy makes regular free throw 2 of 2
115-133
Julian Reese defensive rebound
Pelicans misses two point jump shot
Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound
Wizards misses two point jump shot
Will Riley defensive rebound
Pelicans misses three point jump shot
+2
Wizards makes two point jump shot
114-133
Jaden Hardy defensive rebound
Pelicans misses two point jump shot
Karlo Matkovic offensive rebound
Pelicans misses two point jump shot
Wizards turnover
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
112-133
+3
Wizards makes three point jump shot
112-131
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
109-131
Wizards violation
Pelicans personal foul
+1
Will Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 3
107-129
+1
Will Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 3
108-129
+1
Will Riley makes regular free throw 3 of 3
109-129
Wizards personal foul
+1
Karlo Matkovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2
106-128
+1
Karlo Matkovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2
106-129
Wizards turnover
Wizards misses two point jump shot
Wizards offensive rebound
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Pelicans lineup change (Karlo Matkovic, Jordan Hawkins, Micah Peavy, Jeremiah Fears, Derik Queen)
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
106-127
DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound
Pelicans misses three point jump shot
Wizards turnover
Wizards lineup change (Sharife Cooper, Leaky Black, Julian Reese, Will Riley, Jaden Hardy)
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
106-125
Derik Queen defensive rebound
Wizards misses three point jump shot
Julian Reese defensive rebound
Pelicans misses two point jump shot
+2
Wizards makes two point jump shot
106-123
Bub Carrington defensive rebound
Pelicans personal foul
Pelicans misses three point jump shot
+2
Wizards makes two point jump shot
104-123
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
102-123
+3
Wizards makes three point jump shot
102-121
Wizards offensive rebound
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Wizards lineup change (Leaky Black, Julian Reese, Bub Carrington, Bilal Coulibaly, Jaden Hardy)
Wizards misses two point jump shot
Jaden Hardy offensive rebound
Wizards misses three point jump shot
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
99-121
Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound
Wizards misses two point jump shot
Jaden Hardy defensive rebound
Pelicans misses three point jump shot
Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound
Wizards misses two point jump shot
Pelicans misses two point jump shot
Derik Queen offensive rebound
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
99-117
Wizards 60 second timeout
Derik Queen defensive rebound
Wizards misses two point jump shot
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
99-117
Wizards personal foul
Wizards personal foul
Wizards lineup change (Leaky Black, Bub Carrington, Bilal Coulibaly, Anthony Gill, Jaden Hardy)
Pelicans lineup change (Saddiq Bey, Bryce McGowens, DeAndre Jordan, Jeremiah Fears, Derik Queen)
Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound
Wizards misses three point jump shot
+3
Pelicans makes three point jump shot
99-115
Pelicans misses two point jump shot
Pelicans offensive rebound
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Wizards lineup change (Leaky Black, Will Riley, Bilal Coulibaly, Anthony Gill, Jaden Hardy)
Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound
Wizards misses three point jump shot
+3
Pelicans makes three point jump shot
99-112
+2
Wizards makes two point jump shot
99-109
Pelicans personal foul
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
97-109
Wizards misses two point jump shot
Pelicans defensive rebound
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Pelicans personal foul
Bryce McGowens turnover (offensive foul)
Wizards personal foul
+2
Wizards makes two point jump shot
97-107
+3
Jeremiah Fears makes three point jump shot
95-107
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
+2
Wizards makes two point jump shot
95-104
Pelicans personal foul
Wizards personal foul
+1
Derik Queen makes regular free throw 1 of 2
93-103
+1
Derik Queen makes regular free throw 2 of 2
93-104
Derik Queen defensive rebound
Wizards misses three point jump shot
Julian Reese offensive rebound
Wizards misses two point jump shot
Julian Reese offensive rebound
Wizards misses three point jump shot
Pelicans violation
Pelicans misses two point jump shot
Pelicans offensive rebound
End of 3rd Quarter.
Wizards lineup change (Julian Reese, Will Riley, Bilal Coulibaly, Anthony Gill, Jaden Hardy)
Pelicans lineup change (Bryce McGowens, DeAndre Jordan, Trey Murphy III, Jeremiah Fears, Derik Queen)
Wizards turnover
Julian Reese defensive rebound
Pelicans misses two point jump shot
Pelicans personal foul
+1
Julian Reese makes regular free throw 1 of 2
92-102
+1
Julian Reese makes regular free throw 2 of 2
93-102
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
91-102
Wizards 60 second timeout
Wizards turnover
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
91-100
DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound
Wizards misses three point jump shot
+3
Derik Queen makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Fears assists)
91-98
+2
Wizards makes two point jump shot
91-95
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
89-94
Wizards personal foul
+1
Jeremiah Fears makes regular free throw 1 of 1
89-95
+2
Wizards makes two point jump shot
88-92
Pelicans personal foul
+1
Bub Carrington makes regular free throw 1 of 1
89-92
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Pelicans turnover
+2
Wizards makes two point jump shot
86-92
Wizards personal foul
Saddiq Bey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
Pelicans offensive rebound
Pelicans violation
+1
Saddiq Bey makes regular free throw 2 of 2
84-92
Will Riley offensive rebound
+2
Wizards makes two point jump shot
84-91
Pelicans 60 second timeout
Pelicans lineup change (Saddiq Bey, Bryce McGowens, DeAndre Jordan, Jeremiah Fears, Derik Queen)
Wizards misses three point jump shot
Bub Carrington defensive rebound
Pelicans misses three point jump shot
+2
Wizards makes two point jump shot
82-91
Wizards personal foul
+1
Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
80-90
Pelicans lineup change (Zion Williamson, Bryce McGowens, Trey Murphy III, Jeremiah Fears, Yves Missi)
Wizards lineup change (Julian Reese, Will Riley, Bub Carrington, Anthony Gill, Jaden Hardy)
+1
Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
80-91
+3
Wizards makes three point jump shot
80-89
Julian Reese offensive rebound
Wizards misses three point jump shot
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
77-89
Yves Missi defensive rebound
Wizards misses three point jump shot
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
77-87
+2
Wizards makes two point jump shot
77-85
Pelicans turnover
Wizards lineup change (Leaky Black, Julian Reese, Will Riley, Bub Carrington, Tre Johnson)
Yves Missi defensive rebound
Wizards misses three point jump shot
Wizards personal foul
+1
Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
75-84
+1
Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
75-85
Pelicans lineup change (Dejounte Murray, Zion Williamson, Bryce McGowens, Trey Murphy III, Yves Missi)
Wizards turnover
Bub Carrington defensive rebound
Pelicans misses three point jump shot
Trey Murphy III defensive rebound
Wizards misses two point jump shot
Leaky Black defensive rebound
Pelicans misses two point jump shot
Wizards misses two point jump shot
Pelicans defensive rebound
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
75-83
+3
Wizards makes three point jump shot
75-81
Tre Johnson offensive rebound
Wizards misses two point jump shot
Wizards 60 second timeout
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
72-81
Saddiq Bey defensive rebound
Wizards misses three point jump shot
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
72-79
Wizards turnover
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
72-77
Wizards personal foul
Wizards lineup change (Trae Young, Leaky Black, Bub Carrington, Tre Johnson, Alex Sarr)
Trey Murphy III defensive rebound
Pelicans personal foul
+1
Trae Young makes regular free throw 1 of 3
71-75
+1
Trae Young makes regular free throw 2 of 3
72-75
Trae Young misses regular free throw 3 of 3
Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound
Pelicans misses two point jump shot
Dejounte Murray defensive rebound
Wizards misses two point jump shot
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
70-75
Wizards personal foul
Wizards turnover
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
70-73
+2
Wizards makes two point jump shot
70-71
Pelicans personal foul
Herbert Jones turnover (offensive foul)
Wizards personal foul
Pelicans personal foul
+1
Trae Young makes technical free throw 1 of 1
68-71
Pelicans lineup change (Saddiq Bey, Dejounte Murray, Zion Williamson, Trey Murphy III, Yves Missi)
+2
Wizards makes two point jump shot
67-71
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
65-71
Zion Williamson offensive rebound
Pelicans misses two point jump shot
Herbert Jones defensive rebound
Wizards misses three point jump shot
Alex Sarr offensive rebound
Wizards misses three point jump shot
Herbert Jones offensive rebound
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
65-69
Pelicans misses two point jump shot
Pelicans misses two point jump shot
Pelicans offensive rebound
End of 1st Half.
Wizards lineup change (Trae Young, Leaky Black, Bilal Coulibaly, Tre Johnson, Alex Sarr)
Pelicans lineup change (Saddiq Bey, Dejounte Murray, Zion Williamson, Herbert Jones, Trey Murphy III)
Pelicans personal foul
+1
Trae Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2
64-67
+1
Trae Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2
65-67
Alex Sarr defensive rebound
Pelicans misses three point jump shot
Pelicans personal foul
Trae Young misses regular free throw 1 of 2
Wizards offensive rebound
+1
Trae Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2
63-67
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Wizards personal foul
+1
Jeremiah Fears makes regular free throw 1 of 2
62-66
+1
Jeremiah Fears makes regular free throw 2 of 2
62-67
Pelicans defensive rebound
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Wizards misses three point jump shot
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Wizards personal foul
+1
Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
62-64
+1
Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
62-65
Wizards lineup change (Trae Young, Bub Carrington, Anthony Gill, Tre Johnson, Alex Sarr)
Pelicans personal foul
+1
Tre Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
61-63
+1
Tre Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
62-63
Wizards personal foul
Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
Pelicans offensive rebound
+1
Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
60-63
+2
Wizards makes two point jump shot
60-62
Trae Young defensive rebound
Pelicans misses two point jump shot
Trey Murphy III defensive rebound
Wizards misses three point jump shot
Tre Johnson defensive rebound
Wizards personal foul
+1
Saddiq Bey makes regular free throw 1 of 2
58-62
Wizards lineup change (Trae Young, Leaky Black, Bub Carrington, Tre Johnson, Alex Sarr)
Pelicans lineup change (Saddiq Bey, Zion Williamson, Herbert Jones, Trey Murphy III, Jeremiah Fears)
Saddiq Bey misses regular free throw 2 of 2
Saddiq Bey defensive rebound
Wizards misses two point jump shot
Tre Johnson offensive rebound
Wizards misses three point jump shot
Tre Johnson defensive rebound
Pelicans misses two point jump shot
Dejounte Murray defensive rebound
Wizards misses three point jump shot
Trae Young defensive rebound
Pelicans misses three point jump shot
Zion Williamson offensive rebound
Pelicans misses three point jump shot
Herbert Jones defensive rebound
Wizards misses three point jump shot
Wizards personal foul
Saddiq Bey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
Pelicans offensive rebound
+1
Saddiq Bey makes regular free throw 2 of 2
58-61
Pelicans lineup change (Saddiq Bey, Dejounte Murray, Zion Williamson, Herbert Jones, Trey Murphy III)
+3
Wizards makes three point jump shot
58-60
Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound
Pelicans misses two point jump shot
+3
Wizards makes three point jump shot
55-60
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
52-60
Wizards turnover
Wizards turnover
Wizards personal foul
+1
Dejounte Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2
52-57
+1
Dejounte Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2
52-58
Wizards personal foul
+1
Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
52-55
+1
Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
52-56
+3
Wizards makes three point jump shot
52-54
Wizards 60 second timeout
Wizards lineup change (Trae Young, Bub Carrington, Bilal Coulibaly, Tre Johnson, Alex Sarr)
Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound
Pelicans misses three point jump shot
Will Riley offensive rebound
+2
Wizards makes two point jump shot
49-54
Wizards misses two point jump shot
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
47-54
Dejounte Murray defensive rebound
Wizards misses two point jump shot
Bilal Coulibaly offensive rebound
Wizards misses two point jump shot
Pelicans turnover
Dejounte Murray defensive rebound
Wizards misses three point jump shot
Wizards personal foul (Dejounte Murray draws the foul)
+1
Dejounte Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 3
47-50
+1
Dejounte Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 3
47-51
+1
Dejounte Murray makes regular free throw 3 of 3
47-52
Wizards lineup change (Leaky Black, Will Riley, Bilal Coulibaly, Anthony Gill, Tre Johnson)
Dejounte Murray defensive rebound
Wizards misses three point jump shot
Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
47-49
Wizards personal foul
Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
Wizards turnover
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
46-47
Wizards personal foul
Julian Reese turnover (offensive foul)
Pelicans lineup change (Saddiq Bey, Dejounte Murray, Zion Williamson, Herbert Jones, Yves Missi)
Wizards lineup change (Leaky Black, Will Riley, Bilal Coulibaly, Anthony Gill, Jaden Hardy)
+3
Pelicans makes three point jump shot
46-45
+2
Wizards makes two point jump shot
46-42
Leaky Black defensive rebound
Pelicans misses three point jump shot
Pelicans personal foul
Wizards personal foul
+2
Wizards makes two point jump shot
44-42
Pelicans personal foul
Yves Missi defensive goaltending violation
Instant replay
+1
Jaden Hardy makes regular free throw 1 of 1
46-47
Pelicans challenge timeout
Pelicans 60 second timeout
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
42-42
Yves Missi offensive rebound
Wizards personal foul
Pelicans offensive rebound
Dejounte Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 2
Wizards 60 second timeout
Dejounte Murray misses regular free throw 2 of 2
Bryce McGowens defensive rebound
Wizards misses three point jump shot
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
42-40
Wizards turnover
Wizards personal foul
+1
Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
42-37
+1
Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
42-38
Wizards turnover
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
42-36
+2
Wizards makes two point jump shot
42-34
Julian Reese offensive rebound
Wizards misses three point jump shot
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
40-34
Wizards personal foul
Pelicans 60 second timeout
Pelicans lineup change (Dejounte Murray, Bryce McGowens, Trey Murphy III, Yves Missi, Derik Queen)
+3
Wizards makes three point jump shot
40-32
Anthony Gill defensive rebound
Pelicans misses two point jump shot
+2
Wizards makes two point jump shot
37-32
Anthony Gill defensive rebound
Pelicans misses three point jump shot
Pelicans offensive rebound
Pelicans misses two point jump shot
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Wizards misses three point jump shot
Wizards offensive rebound
End of 1st Quarter.
Pelicans lineup change (Bryce McGowens, DeAndre Jordan, Trey Murphy III, Jeremiah Fears, Derik Queen)
Wizards lineup change (Leaky Black, Julian Reese, Will Riley, Anthony Gill, Jaden Hardy)
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
35-32
+2
Wizards makes two point jump shot
35-30
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
33-30
+2
Wizards makes two point jump shot
33-28
Sharife Cooper defensive rebound
Pelicans misses two point jump shot
Wizards misses three point jump shot
Wizards offensive rebound
Pelicans personal foul
Julian Reese misses regular free throw 1 of 2
Wizards offensive rebound
+1
Julian Reese makes regular free throw 2 of 2
31-28
Pelicans personal foul
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
30-28
Derik Queen defensive rebound
Wizards misses two point jump shot
Pelicans turnover
Saddiq Bey offensive rebound
Pelicans misses two point jump shot
+2
Wizards makes two point jump shot
30-26
Anthony Gill defensive rebound
Pelicans misses two point jump shot
Saddiq Bey offensive rebound
Wizards personal foul
Wizards 60 second timeout
Saddiq Bey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
Pelicans offensive rebound
Saddiq Bey misses regular free throw 2 of 2
Saddiq Bey misses two point layup
Saddiq Bey offensive rebound
+3
Wizards makes three point jump shot
28-26
DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound
Wizards personal foul
+1
DeAndre Jordan makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-25
+1
DeAndre Jordan makes regular free throw 2 of 2
25-26
Wizards misses two point jump shot
Wizards personal foul
+1
Bryce McGowens makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-23
+1
Bryce McGowens makes regular free throw 2 of 2
25-24
Pelicans lineup change (Saddiq Bey, Bryce McGowens, DeAndre Jordan, Jeremiah Fears, Derik Queen)
Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound
Wizards misses three point jump shot
+3
Pelicans makes three point jump shot
25-22
+2
Wizards makes two point jump shot
25-19
Pelicans personal foul
Pelicans lineup change (Bryce McGowens, DeAndre Jordan, Trey Murphy III, Jeremiah Fears, Derik Queen)
Wizards lineup change (Sharife Cooper, Julian Reese, Will Riley, Bub Carrington, Anthony Gill)
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
23-19
DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound
Wizards misses two point jump shot
Wizards personal foul
+1
Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
23-16
Wizards lineup change (Sharife Cooper, Julian Reese, Bub Carrington, Bilal Coulibaly, Tre Johnson)
Pelicans lineup change (Herbert Jones, DeAndre Jordan, Trey Murphy III, Jeremiah Fears, Derik Queen)
+1
Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
23-17
+3
Wizards makes three point jump shot
23-15
Bub Carrington defensive rebound
Pelicans misses two point jump shot
Pelicans personal foul
+1
Bilal Coulibaly makes regular free throw 1 of 2
19-15
+1
Bilal Coulibaly makes regular free throw 2 of 2
20-15
Wizards lineup change (Leaky Black, Julian Reese, Bub Carrington, Bilal Coulibaly, Tre Johnson)
Pelicans misses two point jump shot
Wizards defensive rebound
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Wizards lineup change (Trae Young, Leaky Black, Julian Reese, Bilal Coulibaly, Tre Johnson)
Trey Murphy III defensive rebound
Wizards misses three point jump shot
Tre Johnson defensive rebound
Pelicans misses three point jump shot
Dejounte Murray defensive rebound
Wizards misses three point jump shot
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
18-15
Stoppage (Other)
+3
Wizards makes three point jump shot
18-13
Pelicans turnover
Wizards turnover
Wizards personal foul
+1
Dejounte Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2
15-12
+1
Dejounte Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-13
Pelicans lineup change (Dejounte Murray, Zion Williamson, Herbert Jones, DeAndre Jordan, Trey Murphy III)
Dejounte Murray defensive rebound
Wizards misses two point jump shot
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
15-11
+3
Wizards makes three point jump shot
15-9
Leaky Black offensive rebound
Wizards misses two point jump shot
Wizards personal foul
Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
Pelicans offensive rebound
+1
Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
12-9
+2
Wizards makes two point jump shot
12-8
Pelicans 60 second timeout
Alex Sarr offensive rebound
Wizards misses two point jump shot
Alex Sarr defensive rebound
Pelicans misses three point jump shot
+2
Wizards makes two point jump shot
10-8
Stoppage (Out of bounds)
Bilal Coulibaly offensive rebound
Wizards misses three point jump shot
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
8-8
+3
Wizards makes three point jump shot
8-6
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
5-6
+3
Wizards makes three point jump shot
5-4
Wizards personal foul
+1
Saddiq Bey makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-3
+1
Saddiq Bey makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-4
+2
Wizards makes two point jump shot
2-2
Saddiq Bey offensive rebound
+2
Pelicans makes two point jump shot
0-2
Pelicans misses two point jump shot
Saddiq Bey offensive rebound
Pelicans misses three point jump shot
Wizards turnover
Leaky Black defensive rebound
Pelicans misses three point jump shot
Saddiq Bey defensive rebound
Wizards misses two point jump shot
Wizards lineup change (Trae Young, Leaky Black, Bilal Coulibaly, Tre Johnson, Alex Sarr)
Start of 1st Quarter
Pelicans lineup change (Saddiq Bey, Dejounte Murray, Zion Williamson, Herbert Jones, Trey Murphy III)
(Leaky Black gains possession)
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Wizards vs. Pelicans: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Wizards vs. Pelicans
- Date: Sunday, March 8, 2026
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- Venue: Smoothie King Center
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Pelicans favored at -11.5
- Total (Over/Under): 244.5
- Moneyline Odds: Wizards +425, Pelicans -530
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Wizards: 18%
- Pelicans: 82%
Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.
Projected Final Score
Our predicted final score for this NBA matchup is Wizards 116-127 Pelicans.
This prediction is based on each team's average score following 10,000 game simulations.
Our Prediction: Who Wins?
After extensive simulations, our model gives the Wizards a win probability of 18%, while the Pelicans have a win probability of 82%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Pelicans are more likely to beat the Wizards in the NBA game at Smoothie King Center on Sunday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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