Celtics vs Wizards Game Breakdown

Get ready to light up your screens and fantasy rosters as the high-flying Boston Celtics zoom into the Capital One Arena to clash with the underdog Washington Wizards in what promises to be more than just a regular playoff matchup. With the Celtics cruising through the season and the Wizards looking to conjure up some magic from their recent rough patch, tonight’s face-off at 7 PM EST is set to recalibrate the excitement meters! While Boston looks to cement their top-tier status in the Eastern conference, our Wizards have a hefty spell to cast to start climbing out of their current dungeon. The stakes are sky-high with a 231-point over/under, and the Celtics favored heavily. As Boston aims to continue their dominant streak, and the Wizards hope to pull a victory out of their hat, let’s see if the Celtics can weave their usual magic or if the Wizards can pull off an enchanting upset!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 15, 2024 07:00PM EST

Location: Capital One Arena, Washington

Vegas Odds

	BOS ML	WAS ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-1300	+725	229.0	-16.0/16.0
Recent	-1900	+900	231.0	-16.5/16.5
Difference	-600	+175	+2.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

8W-2L

AWAY

33W-16L

95.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

1W-9L

HOME

9W-41L

5.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
11/22/24	Boston Celtics BOS	29	20	26	33	00	108	Under
11/22/24	Washington Wizards WAS	27	24	21	24	00	96	Under
10/24/24	Boston Celtics BOS	33	31	34	24	00	122	Under
10/24/24	Washington Wizards WAS	32	22	19	29	00	102	Under
04/14/24	Washington Wizards WAS	30	29	30	33	00	122	Over
04/14/24	Boston Celtics BOS	34	35	38	25	00	132	Over
03/17/24	Boston Celtics BOS	45	36	27	22	00	130	Over
03/17/24	Washington Wizards WAS	27	26	25	26	00	104	Over
02/09/24	Washington Wizards WAS	35	36	16	42	00	129	Over
02/09/24	Boston Celtics BOS	31	33	36	33	00	133	Over
10/30/23	Boston Celtics BOS	42	35	31	18	00	126	Over
10/30/23	Washington Wizards WAS	19	32	24	32	00	107	Over
03/28/23	Boston Celtics BOS	23	28	27	33	00	111	Over
03/28/23	Washington Wizards WAS	29	35	35	31	00	130	Over
11/27/22	Washington Wizards WAS	26	29	33	33	00	121	Over
11/27/22	Boston Celtics BOS	35	37	41	17	00	130	Over
10/30/22	Washington Wizards WAS	15	32	21	26	00	94	Under
10/30/22	Boston Celtics BOS	34	24	29	25	00	112	Under
04/03/22	Washington Wizards WAS	22	37	20	23	00	102	Over
04/03/22	Boston Celtics BOS	35	35	34	40	00	144	Over
01/23/22	Boston Celtics BOS	31	29	31	25	00	116	Under
01/23/22	Washington Wizards WAS	25	20	24	18	00	87	Under
10/30/21	Boston Celtics BOS	20	27	26	30	63	112	Under
10/30/21	Washington Wizards WAS	25	28	23	27	66	115	Under
10/27/21	Washington Wizards WAS	24	38	25	29	00	116	Under
10/27/21	Boston Celtics BOS	19	33	34	21	00	107	Under

Celtics Vs Over/Under

Wizards Vs Over/Under

Celtics Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/12	@ DET	123-99W	51	34	14	90
12/07	@ MEM	121-127L	51	26	13	105
12/06	@ MIL	111-105W	41	27	6	87
12/04	@ DET	130-120W	43	30	16	94
12/02	@ MIA	108-89W	54	25	14	89
12/01	vs CLE	111-115L	46	17	9	95
11/29	vs CHI	138-129W	51	24	9	98
11/25	@ LAC	126-94W	47	33	11	88
11/24	@ MIN	107-105W	40	25	6	87
11/22	vs WAS	108-96W	43	22	12	85

Wizards Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/13	vs CLE	105-115L	44	24	17	86
12/08	@ MEM	112-140L	52	20	21	100
12/07	@ DEN	122-113W	46	31	17	93
12/05	@ DAL	101-137L	39	25	12	99
12/03	vs CLE	87-118L	52	18	20	83
11/30	vs MIL	114-124L	41	24	12	87
11/26	@ CHI	108-127L	43	27	12	91
11/24	vs IND	103-115L	41	24	16	79
11/22	@ BOS	96-108L	48	19	19	90
11/18	vs NYK	106-134L	41	23	10	91

Starting Lineups

Boston Celtics	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jaylen Brown SF	37.0	41.3	41.0	100%	41.3
Jrue Holiday SG	24.0	31.2	28.3	100%	28.7
Kristaps Porzingis C	37.0	39.9	37.5	100%	37.9
Jayson Tatum PF	46.0	51.8	52.6	100%	53.0
Derrick White PG	34.0	37.1	35.0	100%	35.4

Washington Wizards	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Carlton Carrington SG	26.0	20.4	21.6	65%	24.1
Justin Champagnie PF	27.0	25.8	12.2	13%	34.5
Bilal Coulibaly SF	28.0	31.5	24.6	100%	25.0
Jordan Poole PG	37.0	31.2	36.6	100%	37.0
Alexandre Sarr C	29.0	27.8	25.6	100%	26.0

Celtics Notable Injuries

Al Horford (PF/C): Avg: 9.0pts, 6.3reb, 2.3ast, 27.6 minutes. Last game: 12/12/24. Impact: 3.8
Drew Peterson (PF): Avg: 3.5pts, 2.0reb, 0.5ast, 11.6 minutes. Last game: 12/12/24. Impact: 1.5
Jaden Springer (SG/SF): Avg: 2.9pts, 1.4reb, 0.8ast, 9.1 minutes. Last game: 12/02/24. Impact: 0.7
JD Davison (PG): Avg: 1.8pts, 0.8reb, 0.9ast, 4.4 minutes. Last game: 12/12/24. Impact: 0.8
Baylor Scheierman (SG/SF): Avg: 1.0pts, 1.0reb, 0.5ast, 6.4 minutes. Last game: 12/02/24. Impact: 0.6

Wizards Notable Injuries

Malcolm Brogdon (PG/SG): Avg: 15.1pts, 3.9reb, 4.7ast, 27.6 minutes. Last game: 12/05/24. Impact: 4.5
Corey Kispert (SG/SF): Avg: 13.1pts, 2.8reb, 1.8ast, 25.8 minutes. Last game: 12/03/24. Impact: 3.3
Kyshawn George (SF/PF): Avg: 7.2pts, 3.8reb, 2.8ast, 25.4 minutes. Last game: 12/03/24. Impact: 2.9
Richaun Holmes (C): Avg: 5.0pts, 4.3reb, 0.6ast, 13.4 minutes. Last game: 12/03/24. Impact: 3.3

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.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Jonas Valanciunas	WAS	Pts	10.5	13.8	+3.3	60%	60%	53%	53%	BOS	+0.3	#15
Justin Champagnie	WAS	Pts	9.5	11.4	+1.9	60%	40%	40%	40%	BOS	-2.5	#3
Jordan Poole	WAS	Reb	2.5	3.1	+0.6	40%	50%	53%	53%	BOS	-0.2	#14
Alexandre Sarr	WAS	Reb	6.5	6.7	+0.2	80%	70%	47%	47%	BOS	+1.1	#28

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Celtics Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#15	#2	#7	#2	-9.6%
PF	#3	#8	#8	#2	-14.0%
PG	#21	#21	#25	#23	3.6%
SF	#16	#28	#5	#15	0.8%
SG	#9	#14	#7	#5	-6.5%

Wizards Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#30	#24	#6	#29	9.0%
PF	#19	#29	#28	#28	9.3%
PG	#26	#23	#29	#30	13.2%
SF	#17	#6	#19	#17	1.8%
SG	#23	#29	#9	#26	5.3%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

119.4

109.9

Rebounds per Game

43.7

43.5

Assists per Game

26.9

25.2

Steals per Game

7.3

7.6

Blocks per Game

5.7

5.2

Shots per Game

90.7

90.0

3-Pointers Made per Game

18.0

12.2

2-Pt Percentage per Game

57.6

53.7

3-Pt Percentage per Game

37.5

33.3

Turnovers per Game

10.8

15.3

Fouls per Game

16.0

22.2

Recent Trends

Marvin Bagley III (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 44.7% to 15.0, 10.4 min average previous 3 games.
Jared Butler (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 45.8% to 20.3, 13.9 min average previous 3 games.
Justin Champagnie (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 219.0% to 35.7, 11.2 min average previous 3 games.