The Boston Celtics (2-0) go up against the Washington Wizards (1-1) at 7:00 PM ET on Monday, October 30, 2023. The matchup airs on MNMT and NBCS-BOS.
The Celtics enter their matchup against the Wizards as a 10-point favorite. The matchup features an over/under of 228.5.
Celtics vs. Wizards Betting Odds
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- Spread: Boston -10
- Total: 228.5
- Moneyline: Boston -488, Washington +368
Celtics at Wizards odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Wizards (+ 10)
- Pick OU:
Over (228.5)
- Prediction:
Celtics 117 – Wizards 116
- Boston won 51 of the 72 games it was listed as the moneyline favorite last season (70.8%).
- When it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -488 or shorter last year, Boston finished with a record of 10-6 (62.5%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, Boston’s implied win probability is 83.0%.
- Washington was underdogs in 55 games last season and won 18 (32.7%) of those contests.
- Washington had a record of 1-4 when it was set as the underdog by +368 or more by oddsmakers last season.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 21.4% chance of a victory for Washington.
- Last year, the 117.9 points per game the Celtics put up were only 3.5 more points than the Wizards allowed (114.4).
- Boston went 34-16-2 against the spread and 45-7 overall last season when scoring more than 114.4 points.
- Washington went 30-17 against the spread and 28-19 overall when it scored more than 111.4 points last season.
- Boston’s record was 33-13 against the spread and 38-8 overall when it gave up fewer than 113.2 points last season.
- Last season, the Celtics were the league’s fourth-ranked scoring team (117.9 PPG), while the Wizards were the 17th-ranked defense in terms of points per game (114.4) in NBA action.
- Washington’s squad was the 21st-ranked scoring team (113.2 PPG) in the NBA a season ago, while Boston ranked fourth in terms of allowing points per game (111.4).
- The Celtics out-scored their opponents by a total of 535 points last season (6.5 points per game on average), and opponents of the Wizards out-scored them by 99 more points on the year (1.2 per game).
Over/Under
- Boston had an average implied point total of 117.5 last season, which is 1.5 points lower than its implied total in Monday’s game (119).
- Last year, Boston outscored its implied point total for this matchup (119) 42 times.
- Washington’s average implied point total last season (115.8 points) is 6.8 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (109 points).
How to watch Celtics vs. Wizards
- Game Day: Monday, October 30, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: MNMT and NBCS-BOS
- Location: Washington D.C.
- Arena: Capital One Arena
- TV Channel: NBC Sports Networks
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