Philadelphia 76ers (12-7, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (3-16, 14th in the Eastern Conference)
Washington; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: 76ers -8.5; over/under is 237.5
BOTTOM LINE: Washington is looking to break its six-game home losing streak with a win against Philadelphia.
The Wizards have gone 2-15 against Eastern Conference teams. Washington gives up 125.1 points and has been outscored by 8.3 points per game.
The 76ers are 8-5 against Eastern Conference opponents. Philadelphia is 1-2 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Wizards are shooting 48.3% from the field this season, 1.6 percentage points higher than the 46.7% the 76ers allow to opponents. The 76ers average 12.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.7 fewer makes per game than the Wizards give up.
The teams meet for the second time this season. The 76ers won 146-128 in the last matchup on Nov. 7.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Kuzma is averaging 23.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 4.6 assists for the Wizards. Corey Kispert is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Washington.
Tyrese Maxey is scoring 27.0 points per game and averaging 4.6 rebounds for the 76ers. De'Anthony Melton is averaging 3.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Philadelphia.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wizards: 1-9, averaging 117.3 points, 39.1 rebounds, 27.9 assists, 7.2 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 49.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 126.3 points per game.
76ers: 4-6, averaging 119.6 points, 42.7 rebounds, 25.1 assists, 8.5 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.4 points.
INJURIES: Wizards: Ryan Rollins: out (knee), Delon Wright: out (knee).
76ers: Nicolas Batum: day to day (finger), Kelly Oubre Jr.: out (rib), Danuel House Jr.: day to day (quad), Tyrese Maxey: day to day (illness), Joel Embiid: day to day (illness).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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