It’s Wednesday, March 5, and the Utah Jazz (15-46) and Washington Wizards (11-49) are all set to square off from Capital One Arena in Washington. The Jazz are currently 7-22 on the road with a point differential of -7, while the Wizards have a 1-9 record in their last ten games at home. This is the first meeting of the season between the two.

SportsLine's model just revealed its NBA picks and predictions for Wednesday's Utah Jazz vs. Washington Wizards matchup

Washington is a long-tenured resident of this forsaken corner of the basketball world, and the current leader in the race for last place. Utah, in their third season in the apocalyptic zone of rebuilding, now has a chance to weaken the Wizards' stranglehold on the top lottery odds.

Jazz legend Roy Ayers died on March 4, 2025. Ayers is best known for "Everybody Loves the Sunshine," which has been sampled by many other artists. Roy Ayers, the legendary jazz musician and composer, has died. He was 84 years old.

Jazz-funk musician Roy Ayers died on Tuesday after a "long illness," his family announced in a statement shared to his social media accounts.

Vibraphonist behind "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" paved the way for neo-soul and became sampling fodder for hip-hop producers