Celtics vs Wizards prediction NBA · Thursday, December 4
At a glance
The Washington Wizards (3-17) host the Boston Celtics (12-9) on Thursday, December 4 at 7:00 PM ET at Capital One Arena in NBA action. Final score: Celtics 146 – Wizards 101. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Celtics a 87% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Wizards are 2-6 at home and the Celtics are 5-5 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 2-8 for the Wizards and 7-3 for the Celtics (current streaks: Wizards L1, Celtics W2).
The analysis Model
On paper, the Celtics dominate this matchup. The model projects Wizards 108 – 122 Celtics, a margin of about 14.4 points in favor of the Celtics and a total around 231 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The overall strength gap (-11.6 vs +5.0 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Wizards need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Celtics' offense (115.6 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Celtics' defense allows clearly fewer points (109.7 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
BOSWSH
Top performers
Celtics
Derrick WhiteG · #930pts / gameDerrick WhiteG · #99assistsDerrick WhiteG · #97reboundsWizards
CJ McCollumG · #322pts / game
Khris MiddletonF · #224assists
Justin ChampagnieF · #97reboundsRecent form
BOSWSH
WSH
Team comparison
| BOS | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 12-9 | Record | 3-17 |
| 115.6 | Points scored / game | 111.0 |
| 109.7 | Points allowed / game | 124.7 |
| +5.0 | Adjusted margin / game | -11.6 |
| W2 | Current streak | L1 |
| 7-3 | Last 10 games | 2-8 |
| 5-5 road | Home / road record | 2-6 home |
| 61-21 (+9.1) | Last season | 18-64 (-12.4) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Celtics
Injury report Wizards
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.