Celtics vs Wizards Game Breakdown & Projections – Sun, Mar 17th 2024

Hold onto your shamrocks, folks! The mighty Boston Celtics, with their eye-popping 52 wins, are storming the Capital One Arena to show the Washington Wizards what real magic looks like on the court. It’s a 6 PM showdown, and let’s just say the Wizards might need to pull a rabbit out of their hat to keep up. The Celtics are breathing down the neck of the Eastern conference leader, while the Wizards… well, they’re just praying for a gust of wind to lift them from the bottom. The bookies are predicting a points bonanza with an over/under of 229, and the Celtics are tipped to conjure a 10.5 point lead. Fresh off a dazzling win against the Suns, the Celtics are looking as fiery as ever. The Wizards, on the other hand, are still nursing their wounds from the Bulls’ stampede. So, will the Wizards’ spells work tonight, or will the Celtics leprechaun luck continue? Tonight, it’s not about the luck of the Irish, but the ‘celtic’ versus the ‘magic’!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: March 17, 2024 06:00PM EST

Location: Capital One Arena, Washington

Vegas Odds

Team Performance

LAST 10

8W-2L

AWAY

21W-11L

87.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

2W-8L

HOME

4W-26L

12.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U	ATS
02/09/24	Washington Wizards WAS	35	36	16	42		129	Over
	Boston Celtics BOS	31	33	36	33		133
10/30/23	Boston Celtics BOS	42	35	31	18		126	Over
	Washington Wizards WAS	19	32	24	32		107
03/28/23	Boston Celtics BOS	23	28	27	33		111	Over
	Washington Wizards WAS	29	35	35	31		130
11/27/22	Washington Wizards WAS	26	29	33	33		121	Over
	Boston Celtics BOS	35	37	41	17		130
10/30/22	Washington Wizards WAS	15	32	21	26		94	Under
	Boston Celtics BOS	34	24	29	25		112
04/03/22	Washington Wizards WAS	22	37	20	23		102	Over
	Boston Celtics BOS	35	35	34	40		144
01/23/22	Boston Celtics BOS	31	29	31	25		116	Under
	Washington Wizards WAS	25	20	24	18		87
10/30/21	Boston Celtics BOS	20	27	26	30	63	112	Under
	Washington Wizards WAS	25	28	23	27	66	115
10/27/21	Washington Wizards WAS	24	38	25	29		116	Under
	Boston Celtics BOS	19	33	34	21		107

Starting Lineups

Celtics Notable Injuries

• Kristaps Porzingis (PF/C): Avg: 20.4pts, 7.1reb, 2.0ast, 29.9 minutes. Last game: 03/07/24. Impact: 6.8
• Derrick White (PG/SG): Avg: 15.1pts, 4.2reb, 5.0ast, 32.3 minutes. Last game: 03/14/24. Impact: 5.8
• Svi Mykhailiuk (SG/SF): Avg: 2.7pts, 1.0reb, 0.5ast, 7.7 minutes. Last game: 03/12/24. Impact: 1.2
• JD Davison (PG): Avg: 1.2pts, 0.5reb, 0.0ast, 1.5 minutes. Last game: 03/12/24. Impact: 0.7

Wizards Notable Injuries

• Marvin Bagley III (C): Avg: 11.4pts, 6.1reb, 1.2ast, 20.8 minutes. Last game: 03/04/24. Impact: 4.7
• Landry Shamet (SG/SF): Avg: 7.1pts, 1.3reb, 1.2ast, 15.7 minutes. Last game: 03/10/24. Impact: 1.6

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

Recent Trends

• Bilal Coulibaly (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 59.2% to 32.2, 20.2 min average previous 3 games.
• Sam Hauser (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 110.4% to 29.6, 14.1 min average previous 3 games.
• Richaun Holmes (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 183.8% to 29.0, 10.2 min average previous 3 games.
• Al Horford (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 59.9% to 31.6, 19.8 min average previous 3 games.
• Corey Kispert (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 67.5% to 30.6, 18.2 min average previous 3 games.
• Luke Kornet (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 32.4% to 20.3, 15.3 min average previous 3 games.
• Isaiah Livers (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 45.2% to 16.2, 29.7 min average previous 3 games.
• Payton Pritchard (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 61.1% to 24.7, 15.3 min average previous 3 games.
• Landry Shamet (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 38.1% to 13.6, 22.0 min average previous 3 games.
• Xavier Tillman (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 63.0% to 19.3, 11.8 min average previous 3 games.
The Celtics have a 3-game winning streak on the road. Overall, they are on a 4-game winning streak.