Washington Wizards vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 10/30/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Boston Celtics

Date: Sunday, October 30, 2022

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+8)

TD Garden is the location where the Boston Celtics will attempt to beat the Washington Wizards on Sunday. Boston opens this matchup as 8-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under is set at 228.

The Wizards faced off with the Pacers and took a loss by a final of 127-117 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Wizards finished with 23 and the Pacers totaled 19 personal fouls. They converted 15 of 28 tries from 3-point range. Indiana finished the game at 90.9% at the charity stripe by burying 30 of 33 tries. Furthermore, Indiana collected 41 rebounds (5 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 3 rejections. Indiana recorded 30 assists and had 4 steals in this matchup. When discussing defense, Washington allowed their opponent to shoot 50.6% from the floor on 41 out of 81 shooting. They also doled out 25 assists for the game while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In regard to rebounding, they earned a total of 38 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Wizards buried 23 of their 28 attempts for a percentage of 82.1%. Washington ended the contest having earned a 47.7% field goal percentage (41 of 86) and converted 12 out of their 30 three-point shots.

Bradley Beal is one player who came through in this game. He recorded 31 points on 11 of 18 shooting. He saw the court for 37 minutes played and totaled 7 rebounds. Beal ended up shooting 61.1% from the field and distributed 4 assists.

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Washington comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 3-2 on the season. They average 112.0 points per contest (20th in the NBA) while shooting 49.1% from the field. The Wizards are shooting 37.2% from downtown (55 of 148) and 79.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Washington is pulling down 42.4 rebounds per game and is sitting with 123 dimes on the campaign, which is 18th in the league in terms of passing. They turn it over 15.8 times per game and as a team they commit 21.8 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Wizards are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.0 fouls. They surrender 36.7% on 3-point attempts while they are 9th in basketball in opponents points per game (110.0). The Wizards are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.1% (190 of 441) and they surrender 42.0 boards per contest as a group. They rank 5th in basketball in allowing assists with 101 surrendered on the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Celtics took a defeat with a final score of 132-123 when they faced the Cavaliers. In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Boston allowed Cleveland to snag 42 in all (9 offensive). They wrapped up this game 45.7% from three-point range by going 16 of 35 and ended up going 26 out of 34 from the free throw line (76.5%). The Celtics permitted the Cavaliers to knock down 45 of their 88 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.1% for this contest. Overall, the Celtics walked away from this one shooting 42 for 82 from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.2%. With respect to shooting from downtown, Boston made 13 out of their 33 tries (39.4%). They were able to convert 26 of them for a clip of 81.3%. The Cavaliers were called for 28 fouls in this contest which took the Celtics to the free throw line for a total of 32 attempts. They also turned the ball over 19 times, while recording 9 steals in this contest. The Celtics were able to collect 29 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in this game.

Jayson Tatum ended up being a factor for the Celtics in this matchup. He converted 11 of 19 for the game giving him a rate of 57.9%, and had 7 rebounds. Tatum earned 32 points in his 42 mins on the court and tallied 4 assists for this contest.

Boston has a record of 3-2 so far this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Celtics are hitting on 48.4% from the floor, which ranks them 7th in basketball. Boston has accumulated 588 pts for the campaign (117.6 per game) and they collect 39.0 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 23.8 times per game (19th in the league) and they turn it over 13.8 times per contest. The Celtics commit 23.8 fouls every game and they hit 83.5% from the charity stripe.

The Celtics on defense are ranked 22nd in the NBA in points given up per game with 118.6. They are forcing 12.6 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 48.4% from the floor (25th in the league). The Boston defense concedes 41.3% on shots from 3-point land (62 of 150) and their opposition makes 79.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 21.4 dimes and 43.4 rebounds per game, which is ranked 5th and 13th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington (+8)

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