A game after he exploded for 60 points in a 141-136 loss to the 76ers, Bradley Beal leads the Washington Wizards (2-6) on the road against the Boston Celtics (6-3) on Friday, January 8, 2021. The Wizards are underdogs by in the matchup, which tips off at 7:30 PM ET on NBCS-BOS. The over/under is set at .
The betting insights in this article reflect data from DraftKings sportsbook as of January 8, 2021, 1:06 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds.
Celtics vs Wizards Betting Odds
Injury Report as of January 8
Celtics:
Romeo Langford: Out (Right wrist),
Carsen Edwards: Day To Day (Health protocols),
Jeff Teague: Day To Day (Ankle),
Tristan Thompson: Day To Day (Health protocols),
Grant Williams: Day To Day (Health protocols),
Kemba Walker: Out (Left knee),
Robert Williams III: Day To Day (Health protocols)
Wizards:
Russell Westbrook: Day To Day (Finger)
Computer Picks
Pick ATS:
Celtics (-5.5)
Pick OU:
Under ()
Prediction:
Wizards 113 Celtics 121
The Celtics are the bet in this game. They’re favored by 3.3 more points in the model than DraftKings (8.8 to 5.5).
Celtics Key Players
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 9 | 26.3 | 7.3 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 3.6 |
| Jaylen Brown | 9 | 26.2 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| Marcus Smart | 8 | 12.1 | 2.5 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 |
| Tristan Thompson | 8 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 9 | 8.3 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
Celtics Player Props
- Jayson Tatum’s points prop total for the game is set at 23.5, 2.8 points less than his season average of 26.3.
- Tristan Thompson’s rebounding prop over/under for the game is listed at 9.5 boards, 1.0 rebound greater than his season average of 8.5.
- Tatum’s three pointers made prop over/under for the game is set at 3.5, 0.1 shots lower than his season average of 3.6.
- Robert Williams III’s blocks prop total for the game is set at 1.5, equal to his season average of 1.5.
Wizards Key Players
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Beal | 8 | 34.3 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| Russell Westbrook | 6 | 20.5 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Thomas Bryant | 8 | 17.0 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Davis Bertans | 8 | 11.8 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Raul Neto | 8 | 9.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
Wizards Player Props
- Russell Westbrook’s rebounding prop total for the contest is posted at 7.5 boards, 3.2 rebounds less than his season average of 10.7.
- Beal’s PRA prop total for the game is set at 37.5, 6.8 less than his season average of 44.3.
- Davis Bertans’ three pointers made prop over/under for the game is set at 3.5, 0.9 shots greater than his season average of 2.6.
- Thomas Bryant’s blocks prop over/under for the contest is set at 0.5, 0.4 blocks lower than his season average of 0.9.
Shooting Trends
- This season, the Celtics have a 48% shooting percentage from the field, which is 1.7% lower than the 49.7% of shots the Wizards’ opponents have made.
- Boston has a 2-2 record against the spread and a 3-1 straight-up record in games it shoots higher than 49.7% from the field.
- Washington is 2-2 against the spread and 1-3 overall when allowing opponents to shoot better than 48% from the field.
- The Wizards are shooting 47.8% from the field, one% higher than the 46.8% the Celtics’ opponents have shot this season.
- This season, Washington has a 2-3 record against the spread and a 1-4 record overall in games the team collectively shoots over 46.8% from the field.
- This season, Boston has a 3-2 record against the spread and a 4-1 straight up record when it allows opponents to shoot higher than 47.8% from the field.
- The Celtics’ 39.4% three-point shooting percentage this season is only 0.9 percentage points lower than opponents of the Wizards have shot from beyond the arc (40.3%).
- Boston is 4-1 against the spread and 5-0 overall when it shoots better than 40.3% from distance.
- Washington has put up a 2-3 against the spread while going 1-4 overall in games this season when its opponents shoot higher than 39.4% from deep.
- The Wizards shoot 38.5% from beyond the arc this season. That’s only 1.7 percentage points higher than the Celtics have allowed their opponents to shoot from deep (36.8%).
- Washington is 3-1 against the spread and 1-3 overall when shooting above 36.8% as a team from three-point range.
- Boston has a 4-2 ATS record and a 4-2 straight-up record in games this season it has shot better than 38.5% from three-point range.
- The Celtics hit 12.2 three-pointers per game this season, only 0.6 fewer made shots on average than the 12.8 per game the Wizards allow.
- Washington is 2-1 against the spread and 1-2 overall when it hit more three-pointers than its opponents, while Boston is 2-3 ATS and 3-2 straight up in games when it is out-shot from distance.
- The Celtics make the 19th-most three-pointers in the league, while the Wizards allow the 16th-fewest makes from beyond the arc.
Celtics vs Wizards Stat Rankings
| Celtics Rank | Celtics AVG | Wizards AVG | Wizards Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13th | 112.7 | Points Scored | 120.8 | 2nd |
| 19th | 111.7 | Points Allowed | 122.9 | 30th |
| 17th | 44.9 | Rebounds | 42.6 | 20th |
| 4th | 11.7 | Off. Rebounds | 9 | 19th |
| 19th | 12.2 | 3pt Made | 12.8 | 14th |
| 19th | 23.4 | Assists | 28 | 2nd |
| 16th | 14.6 | Turnovers | 14.4 | 14th |
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