Washington Wizards at Boston Celtics odds, picks and predictions

Drew Phelps | Staff Writer

The Washington Wizards (9-41) and Boston Celtics (39-12) meet Friday at TD Garden. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Wizards vs. Celtics odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

Season series: Celtics lead 1-0

The Wizards finished 0-4 over their 4-game homestand after falling 114-106 on Wednesday night to the Cleveland Cavaliers. They did cover the spread as an 11.5-point underdog and the Under (234.5) hit. The Wizards got 28 points from F Kyle Kuzma and a double-double from C Daniel Gafford (14 points and 13 rebounds). Washington is in 14th place in the Eastern Conference.

Boston wraps up a 7-game homestand on Friday night and the Celtics have won 4 of the 6 thus far after a 125-117 victory on Wednesday night over the Atlanta Hawks. They did not cover the 11.5-point spread and the Under (244.5) hit. All 5 Celtic starters scored in double-figures led by C Kristaps Porzingis with 31 points. F Jayson Tatum filled up the stat sheet with 20 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and a steal. Boston currently sits atop the Eastern Conference standings.

Boston won 126-107 in Washington on Oct. 30, covering as a 10.5-point favorite while the Over (231.5) hit.

Wizards at Celtics odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 10:43 p.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Wizards +950 (bet $100 to win $950) | Celtics -2000 (bet $2000 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Wizards +16.5 (-115) | Celtics -16.5 (-105)
Over/Under (O/U): 238.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Wizards at Celtics key injuries

Wizards

PF Marvin Bagley III (back) out

Celtics

SF Jayson Tatum (illness) questionable
PG Jrue Holiday (elbow) questionable

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

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Wizards at Celtics picks and predictions

Prediction

Celtics 125, Wizards 106

Moneyline

PASS.

You should obviously avoid betting the Celtics (-2000) as those odds are ridiculously high. Save your money for the spread and/or total instead.

Against the spread

BET CELTICS -16.5 (-105).

Boston is only 1 for their last 6 against the spread but their opponents were much tougher than what they are going to see on Friday night against the Wizards. They covered this number against Washington in their 1st meeting in DC. Washington has only covered 1 of their last 4 games. I like the Celtics to take care of business in Beantown. The Celtics are 26-6 in conference games.

Over/Under

BET UNDER 238.5 (-110).

These 2 teams combined have only gone over the total in 5 of their last 20 games. They went under this total in their first game against each other. The Celtics have kept their opponents to 110.2 points per game.

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