NBA Best Bets: Celtics vs. Wizards Picks for October 24

Published 5:36 am Wednesday, October 23, 2024

The Boston Celtics (1-0) are heavy, 12.5-point favorites against the Washington Wizards (0-0) on Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET. The matchup airs on MNMT and NBCS-BOS.

If you hope to gain an edge on Thursday’s game, discover the best bets on the board in this article (according to our computer predictions).

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Celtics vs. Wizards Game Info

  • When: Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
  • Where: Capital One Arena in Washington D.C.
  • TV: MNMT and NBCS-BOS
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Celtics vs. Wizards Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Celtics (- 12.5)

  • Against the spread, Boston was 43-39-0 last season.
  • Washington’s record against the spread last year was 37-45-0.
  • As 12.5-point favorites or more, the Celtics went 11-7 against the spread last year.
  • The Wizards’ ATS record as underdogs of 12.5 points or more was 11-5 last year.

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Pick OU:

Under (234.5)

  • Celtics games last season went over this contest’s total of 234.5 points 32 times.
  • The Wizards combined with their opponent to score more than 234.5 points in 42 of 82 games last season.
  • The average amount of points in Boston’s contests last season was 229.1, which is 5.4 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • Washington’s outings last year had a 236.5 average amount of points, two more than this game’s over/under.

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Moneyline Pick: Celtics (-901)

  • The Celtics won 79.5% of the games last season in which they were the moneyline favorite (62-16).
  • The Wizards won 12, or 16.7%, of the 72 games they played as underdogs last season.
  • Boston had a record of 12-2 when it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -901 or shorter last year (85.7%).
  • Last season, Washington won one of its 12 games, or 8.3%, when it was the underdog by at least +575 on the moneyline.
  • Based on this game’s moneyline, the Celtics have an implied win probability of 90.0%.

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