Wizards vs Pistons Prediction 11/9/2026 NBA Picks Today

The Washington Wizards invade Little Caesars Arena to take on the Detroit Pistons on Monday night.

Washington Wizards Betting Preview 

The Washington Wizards have been in a rut as they’ve dropped five of their last seven games overall and they will be hoping to arrest a three-game slide after getting completely humiliated by the Thunder in a 114-75 road defeat on Saturday. AJ Dybantsa led the team in scoring with 19 points, Alex Sarr added 15 points with 14 rebounds while Kyshawn George chipped in with 14 points, seven rebounds and six assists, but no other player finished in double figures in points. As a team, the Wizards shot a measly 30 percent from the field and seven of 43 from the 3-point line as they struggled against the Thunder’s elite defense from the start and were never in the contest after scoring just 36 points in the first half. We were waiting for the Wizards to make a bit of a comeback after the Thunder pulled their starters early, but the Wizards ended up getting outscored from start to finish to end up with their worst defeat of the season, so far.

Detroit Pistons Betting Preview 

Meanwhile, the Detroit Pistons look to have cooled off from their great start to the season as they are now hoping to avoid a third straight defeat after falling painfully short to the Lakers in a 121-116 home defeat last night. Daniss Jenkins led the team with 31 points, five rebounds and four assists on nine of 17 shooting, Kevin Huerter added 24 points with five assists and five blocks on nine of 14 shooting while Cade Cunningham chipped in with 16 points and eight assists. As a team, the Pistons shot 45 percent from the field and 19 of 48 from the 3-point line as they got off to a horrible start and scored just 14 points in the first quarter to fall behind by 26 points which proved to be crucial as they rallied all the way back to cut the lead to just one point, before allowing the Lakers to respond with a late 10-0 run in the fourth quarter to spoil their effort.

Washington v Detroit Free Prediction

The Wizards have ruled out Justin Champagnie, Tristan Vukcevic and Jamir Watkins with Anthony Davis listed as questionable, while the Pistons are still missing Jalen Duren with Isaiah Joe upgraded to questionable for this one.

The Wizards showed some flashes of brilliance in their four wins this season, but they haven’t looked great in their last three defeats, especially on Saturday where they scored just 75 points against the Thunder. The Pistons head into this contest fresh off a second straight defeat, but they almost pulled off a dramatic comeback last night and they won’t have to travel for this game. The Pistons really should have no trouble running past the Wizards in this one, but they are playing their second game of a back to back set and the line just seems a couple points too high for me. Give me the Wizards with the points in what could be a close contest.

Peter Tran's Pick: Washington +10.5