Boston Celtics vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 12/15/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Washington Wizards

Date: Sunday, December 15, 2024

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

Capital One Arena is the location where the Washington Wizards (3-19) will try to beat the Boston Celtics (20-5) on Sunday.

The Celtics took the court against the Pistons and notched a win by a score of 123-99 in their last contest. Boston finished with a 51.1% FG percentage (46 of 90) and made 20 of their 48 shots from downtown. When they shot from the free throw line, the Celtics made 11 of their 13 shots for a rate of 84.6%. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they compiled 51 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 34 assists in the game in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Regarding defending, Boston allowed the other team to shoot 42.9% from the field on 42 out of 98 shooting. Detroit dished out 27 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Detroit collected 43 boards (9 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Detroit shot 80.0% from the free throw line by converting 8 of their 10 attempts. They knocked down 7 of 37 shots from downtown. Regarding personal fouls, the Celtics ended up finishing with 9 while the Pistons totaled 12 personal fouls.

Payton Pritchard is someone who was a major contributor in the game. Pritchard finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor and totaled 10 assists. He saw the court for 31 minutes and also collected 4 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 27 points on 10 out of 20 shooting.

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Boston enters this game with a record of 20-5 this season. They currently have an average of 120.2 pts per contest (3rd in the league) while connecting on 45.9% from the floor. The Celtics are shooting 37.1% on 3-point shots (476 of 1,282) and 80.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Boston is pulling in 44.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 651 dimes this season, which is 13th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 11.9 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 16.4 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Celtics are forcing 13.4 turnovers per game while drawing 19.1 fouls. They are 8th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 610 relinquished for the year. The Celtics defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.3% (1,046 of 2,257) and they relinquish 44.0 rebounds per contest as a team. They give up 35.1% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 9th in the league in opponents PPG (110.2).

For their last game, the Wizards took a loss by a final score of 140-112 when they faced the Grizzlies. The Wizards corralled 32 defensive rebounds and 20 offensive boards totaling 52 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 21 times, while getting 10 steals for the game. The Grizzlies earned 20 fouls for the contest which took the Wizards to the free throw line for a total of 22 shots. They were able to convert 20 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 90.9%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Washington knocked down 6 out of 32 attempts (18.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Wizards went 43 for 100 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.0%. The Wizards permitted the Grizzlies to convert 50 of their 96 tries from the field which had them shooting 52.1% in this contest. They shot 39.5% from 3-point land by going 17 of 43 and walked away from this one shooting 23 of 29 from the free throw line (79.3%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, Washington permitted Memphis to collect 46 in total (12 on the offensive glass).

Marvin Bagley III ended up being a major contributor for the Wizards for the matchup. Bagley scored 20 points in his 25 mins on the court and totaled 2 dimes for this contest. He knocked down 9 of 15 in this game for a rate of 60.0%, and tallied 7 rebounds.

Washington has a record of 3-19 this season. The Wizards are responsible for committing 21.9 fouls every game and they shoot 77.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 24.4 times per contest (23rd in the NBA) and they turn it over 16.1 times per game. Washington has totaled 2,368 points so far this year (107.6 per game) and they pull down 42.9 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Wizards are connecting on 44.0% from the floor, which ranks them 27th in the NBA.

The Washington defense allows 37.4% on 3-point attempts (315 of 843) and their opponents are connecting on 77.6% of their foul shots. They surrender 28.2 dimes and 48.0 total rebounds per game, which is 25th and 30th in the NBA. The Wizards on the defensive side of the court are 30th in the league in PPG given up with 123.8. They are able to force 13.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.5% from the field (27th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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