Washington Wizards vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 10/27/2021 NBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Washington Wizards vs Boston Celtics

Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+4.5)

TD Garden is the site where the Boston Celtics (2-2) will attempt to beat the Washington Wizards (2-1) on Wednesday. Washington opens this game as 4.5-point underdogs. The betting total comes in at 228.5.

The Wizards played the Nets and went home with a loss by a final score of 104-90 in their last contest. Washington walked away from the contest with a 34.7% field goal percentage (33 out of 95) and knocked down 9 of their 39 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Wizards made 15 of their 20 shots for a rate of 75.0%. In relation to hauling in boards, they compiled 53 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 16 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 4 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With regard to defense, Washington allowed their opponent to shoot 42.6% from the floor on 40 out of 94 shooting. Brooklyn distributed 54 assists and had 23 steals in this game. In addition, Brooklyn grabbed 47 boards (7 offensive, 40 defensive) and had 5 rejections. Brooklyn finished 82.4% from the charity stripe by burying 14 of their 17 attempts. They also made 10 of 35 tries from beyond the arc.

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Daniel Gafford is one player who was a contributor in this game. He accounted for 13 points on 4 of 8 shooting. He played 23 minutes and grabbed 5 boards. Gafford walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field but finished the game without an assist.

Washington steps onto the court with a mark of 2-1 on the year. They turn it over 14.3 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 18.3 personal fouls every game. As a team, Washington is collecting 47.3 boards per game and has totaled 60 dimes for the year, which is 27th in basketball in terms of passing. The Wizards are connecting on 31.7% on shots from 3-point land (33 of 104) and 83.1% from the free throw line. They average 107.7 points per outing (19th in the league) while going 43.7% from the field. When they are on defense, the Wizards are forcing 13.3 turnovers per game while drawing 20.7 personal fouls. They are conceding 31.1% on 3-point shots and they are 12th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (107.0). The Wizards defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.4% (40 of 62) and they concede 50.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They rank 7th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 65 conceded for the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Celtics took home the win by a final score of 140-129 when they faced the Hornets. The Celtics corralled 42 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 53 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 8 steals in the matchup. The Hornets committed 14 fouls for this game which took the Celtics to the charity stripe for 25 attempts. They were able to knock down 21 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 84.0%. When discussing shots from downtown, Boston converted 19 of 50 attempts (38.0%). Overall, the Celtics finished 50 out of 101 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.5%. The Celtics permitted the Hornets to make 46 of their 103 attempts from the field which had them shooting 44.7% for this game. They went 43.2% from beyond the perimeter by going 19 of 44 and walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 28 at the free throw line (64.3%). Concerning rebounding, Boston permitted Charlotte to grab 38 in total (14 on the offensive side).

Jayson Tatum ended up being a major contributor for the Celtics in this contest. He made 14 of 28 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 7 rebounds. Tatum tallied 41 points in his 41 minutes on the hardwood and had 8 assists for the game.

Boston has a record of 2-2 on the year. Boston has totaled 464 pts on the campaign (116.0 per game) and they pull in 48.5 boards per game. The Celtics are committing 22.0 personal fouls every game and they shoot 78.5% from the free throw line. When it comes to offensive execution, the Celtics are hitting on 43.5% from the field, which has them ranked 22nd in the league. They are dishing out assists 27.0 times per game (6th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 16.8 times per contest. The Celtics are ranked 30th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 119.8. The Boston defense surrenders 38.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (60 of 156) and their opponents are making 77.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 23.8 dimes and 51.8 boards per contest, which ranks 16th and 27th in basketball. They have forced 16.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.6% from the floor (13th in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston (-4.5)

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