When the Washington Wizards face the Boston Celtics this go-round, it will be the 16th time when Bradley Beal and Jayson Tatum meet. These friends turned NBA superstars are leading their teams in scoring though the Celtics have been much more successful. As such, the NBA betting lines favor Tatum’s Celtics by a significant margin: nine points.
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Wizards Look for Magic in Boston
This is Washington’s second and final trip to Boston. The Wizards lost 112-94 on their first visit back in their sixth game of the season. Since then, Washington has gone 7-6 and has been hot and cold on the online sports betting lines. The Wizards went from covering five straight games to failing to cover their last five (0-4-1 against the spread (ATS)).
To their defense, the team has consistently suffered absences. Beal, guard Monte Morris (ankle), and forward Rui Hachimura (ankle) are a few players who have missed games. Still, this team is winning because of its defense. The Wizards boast the 10th-best defensive rating in the NBA (110.0).
Washington is 8-1 when it holds opponents to fewer than 110 points. But when it doesn’t, it is just 2-8. The Wizards are struggling to score consistently with a 108.6 offensive rating, 25th in the NBA. That could be exacerbated in Boston where Beal has not shot over 40 percent since the 2021 Play-In game.
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Celtics Making Green
Meanwhile, Tatum and the Celtics are picking up where they left off last season. No amount of offseason drama has slowed this team down as Boston is atop the NBA in wins (15), net rating (7.6), and effective field goal percentage (EFG%) (58.2) just to name a few key stats. Boston is also 11-8-0 ATS, which is not too shabby.
At home, the Celtics are much better at 6-3-0 ATS. Their offense picks up to 122.8 and their EFG% is 60 percent. Tatum is averaging a career-high 30.5 points a game (31.7 at home). We did not even consider him a contender for the NBA scoring title, but if he keeps it up, he may also win the MVP.
Jayson Tatum followed up his 37-points on Wednesday with another 30-piece! #BleedGreen
☘ @jaytatum0: 30 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST pic.twitter.com/zCOKFCEjVL
— NBA (@NBA) November 26, 2022
If we’re to nitpick the “C’s”, it would be their defense. Boston’s 111.4 defensive rating makes it an average team (16th) in the league whereas it had the top mark last season (106.2). However, this has not hurt Boston and the team did hold the red-hot Kings to just 104 points in Friday’s win.
Wizards vs Celtics Head-to-Head
The Celtics have won five of their last seven games against the Wizards. More interestingly, six of their last seven games in Boston have gone under the total. However, seven of Boston’s nine home games this season have gone over.
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Wizards vs Celtics Game Information
- Game: Wizards (10-9) vs Celtics (15-4)
- Location: TD Garden, Boston, MA
- Day/Time: Sunday, Nov. 27th, 6:05 p.m. ET
- Wizards vs Celtics Live stream: NBA Game Pass
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Wizards vs Celtics Picks & Prediction
This is a wide line for Boston for good reason: it has blown out Washington in its last two times it has played host to it. The Celtics held the Wizards to under 103 points in their last three games. Beal has been limited to 33% shooting (11-33) and 16.5 points. The best bet online here could be the total to go under 227½ points as four of their last five games have.
The Boston Celtics are listed at -290 in our Vegas NBA lines. This means that if you wager $100 on the Celtics, you have a chance to win $34. The Washington Wizards are +240, offering a chance to win $240 on a $100 wager.
The implied probability attached to the betting lines gives the Celtics a 74.36% chance to win, with the Wizards at 29.41%
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