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Washington takes on Philadelphia on 3-game losing streak

Washington Wizards (6-28, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (14-20, 11th in the Eastern Conference) Philadelphia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: 76ers -10.5; over/under is 218.

Washington Wizards (6-28, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (14-20, 11th in the Eastern Conference)

Philadelphia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: 76ers -10.5; over/under is 218.5

BOTTOM LINE: Washington aims to break its three-game slide with a victory against Philadelphia.

The 76ers are 11-10 in conference games. Philadelphia is 2-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Wizards are 5-17 in Eastern Conference play. Washington has a 2-26 record in games decided by 10 or more points.

The 76ers are shooting 44.7% from the field this season, 2.6 percentage points lower than the 47.3% the Wizards allow to opponents. The Wizards' 44.6% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.4 percentage points lower than the 76ers have given up to their opponents (48.0%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Tyrese Maxey is scoring 25.4 points per game with 3.3 rebounds and 5.6 assists for the 76ers.

Bilal Coulibaly is shooting 42.9% and averaging 12.8 points for the Wizards.

LAST 10 GAMES: 76ers: 6-4, averaging 110.9 points, 39.3 rebounds, 22.7 assists, 10.7 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.3 points per game.

Wizards: 3-7, averaging 113.5 points, 46.2 rebounds, 27.0 assists, 7.0 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.5 points.

INJURIES: 76ers: Joel Embiid: out (foot), Jared McCain: out (meniscus), Andre Drummond: day to day (toe), Kyle Lowry: out (hip), Paul George: out (groin), KJ Martin: out (foot).

Wizards: Saddiq Bey: out (knee), Jordan Poole: day to day (hip), Marvin Bagley III: out (knee), Malcolm Brogdon: day to day (foot), Kyle Kuzma: day to day (calf).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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