Boston Celtics vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 10/30/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Washington Wizards

Date: Monday, October 30, 2023

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

The Boston Celtics (2-0) are traveling to Capital One Arena on Monday where they will meet the Washington Wizards (1-1).

The Celtics took the court against the Heat and earned the victory with a final of 119-111 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Celtics finished with 19 while the Heat finished the game with 16 fouls. They also made 16 of their 33 tries from beyond the arc. Miami finished the game at 82.6% at the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of 23 tries. In addition, Miami grabbed 45 rebounds (11 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 6 rejections. Miami doled out 24 assists and had 8 steals for the game. In the matter of defending, Boston allowed the other team to go 42.7% from the field on 38 out of 89 shooting. They also doled out 20 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In the matter of getting rebounds, they collected 55 with 16 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Celtics knocked down 13 of 19 shots for a percentage of 68.4%. Boston ended the game with a 47.4% field goal percentage (45 out of 95) and converted 16 out of their 39 shots from downtown.

Derrick White is a player who played a role for this contest. White finished the contest at 60.0% from the floor and totaled 3 dimes. He played 36 minutes played and also collected 6 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 28 points on 9 of 15 shooting.

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Boston heads into this matchup with a mark of 2-0 for the year. They are turning it over 14.0 times per game and as a unit they are committing 20.5 personal fouls per game. As a team, Boston is grabbing 50.5 boards per game and has 38 assists so far this year, which is 28th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Celtics are shooting 35.9% on 3-point shots (28 of 78) and 77.8% from the charity stripe. They average 113.5 points per outing (13th in the league) while shooting 47.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Celtics are forcing their opponents into 11.5 turnovers per game and they draw 19.0 fouls. They give up 45.9% on 3-point attempts and they are 10th in the league in points per game allowed (107.5). The Celtics defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 39.8% (74 of 186) and they concede 46.0 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 10th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 48 conceded on the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Wizards took home the win by a final score of 113-106 when they played the Grizzlies. In reference to cleaning the glass, Washington permitted Memphis to snag 45 in all (6 on the offensive side). They went 40.4% from three-point range by going 19 out of 47 and finished the contest at 9 of 9 at the charity stripe (100.0%). The Wizards permitted the Grizzlies to knock down 39 out of their 91 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.9% in the game. Overall, the Wizards walked away from this one shooting 40 out of 93 from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.0%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Washington converted 16 out of 46 attempts (34.8%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 77.3%. The Grizzlies had 21 fouls for this game which got the Wizards to the charity stripe for 22 attempts. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 9 steals in this game. The Wizards were able to pull down 34 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 45 in the game.

Jordan Poole ended up having an impact for the Wizards in this contest. He knocked down 8 out of 23 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 34.8%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. Poole racked up 27 points in his 36 mins on the court and had 2 dimes in this game.

Washington has a win-loss mark of 1-1 for the season. When it comes to offense, the Wizards are hitting on 44.4% from the field, which is ranked 19th in the league. Washington has totaled 233 pts on the year (116.5 per contest) and they grab 45.0 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 26.0 times per game (10th in basketball) and they cough up possession 13.0 times per contest. The Wizards have committed 13.0 fouls per contest while shooting 78.4% from the charity stripe.

The Wizards on defense are ranked 29th in the league in points allowed per game with 124.5. They are forcing 15.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 48.0% from the floor (20th in the league). The Washington defense surrenders 43.3% on 3-pointers (39 of 90) and opponents are making 95.2% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 32.5 dimes and 48.0 rebounds per game, which is 30th and 24th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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