The Boston Celtics battle the Washington Wizards on Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET in the season opener for both teams. The matchup airs on MNMT and NBCS-BOS.

The Celtics are a double-digit favorite against the Wizards when the Celtics and the Wizards square off. The Celtics are favored by 13 points. The over/under for the matchup is 234.5.

Celtics vs. Wizards betting odds

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  • Spread: Boston -13
  • Total: 234.5
  • Moneyline: Boston -794, Washington +552

Celtics at Wizards odds, spread, & more

Prediction

  • Pick ATS: Celtics (- 13)
  • Pick OU:

    Under (234.5)

  • Prediction:
    Celtics 127 – Wizards 105

Moneyline

  • The Celtics went 63-16 in games they were favored on the moneyline last season (winning 79.7% of those games).
  • Boston had a record of 13-2 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -794 or shorter last year (86.7%).
  • The Celtics have an 88.8% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
  • Washington was underdogs 73 times last season and won 13, or 17.8%, of those games.
  • The Wizards had a record of 1-13, a 7.1% win rate, when they were set as an underdog of +552 or more by sportsbooks last season.
  • The implied probability of a win by Washington, based on the moneyline, is 15.3%.

Against the spread

  • Last year, the 120.6 points per game the Celtics recorded were only 2.4 fewer points than the Wizards allowed (123.0).
  • When Boston scored more than 123.0 points last season, it went 25-8-1 against the spread and 32-2 overall.
  • When it scored more than 109.2 points last season, Washington went 27-23 against the spread and 13-37 overall.
  • Boston went 38-14-3 against the spread and 50-5 overall last season when it gave up fewer than 113.7 points.
  • Last season, the Celtics were the NBA’s second-ranked offense (120.6 PPG), while the Wizards allowed their opponents the most points per game (123.0) in the league.
  • Washington was the NBA’s 17th-ranked offense (113.7 PPG) a season ago, while Boston allowed the fifth-ranked average points per game (109.2).
  • The Celtics out-scored their opponents by a total of 930 points last season (11.4 points per game on average), and opponents of the Wizards out-scored them by 762 more points on the year (9.3 per game).

Over/Under

  • Boston’s average implied point total last season was 4.9 fewer points than its implied total in Thursday’s game (119.1 implied points on average compared to 124 implied points in this game).
  • Last season, Boston outscored its implied point total for this matchup (124) 34 times.
  • The 122.8-point average implied total last season for Washington is 11.8 more points than the team’s 111-point implied total in this matchup.

How to watch Celtics vs. Wizards

  • Game day: Thursday, October 24, 2024
  • Game time: 7:00 PM ET
  • TV channel: MNMT and NBCS-BOS
  • Location: Washington D.C.
  • Arena: Capital One Arena
  • Live stream: Watch this game Fubo
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