Washington Wizards vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 11/5/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Boston Celtics

Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Washington Wizards (1-6) are en route to TD Garden on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Boston Celtics (3-5).

The Wizards stepped onto the hardwood against the Knicks and ended up losing by a score of 119-102 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Wizards ended up finishing with 21 while the Knicks totaled 16 fouls. They buried 15 out of their 41 tries from three-point range. New York finished shooting 80.0% when shooting free throws by making 16 of 20 shots. Moreover, New York snagged 49 rebounds (12 offensive, 37 defensive) and had 5 blocked shots. New York recorded 32 assists and had 12 steals in this matchup. When discussing defending, Washington allowed the other team to go 46.8% from the field on 44 out of 94 shooting. They also recorded 30 assists in this game while creating 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With respect to getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 44 with 7 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Wizards converted 13 of their 19 tries for a rate of 68.4%. Washington finished the game with a 46.9% FG percentage (38 out of 81) and made 13 of 35 3-point attempts.

Alex Sarr is one player who was a major factor in this matchup. He had 19 points on 8 out of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 29 minutes played and collected 8 boards. Sarr went 50.0% from the field and also recorded 7 dimes.

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Washington heads into this matchup with a mark of 1-6 on the season. They are turning it over 17.3 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 24.3 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Washington is collecting 46.7 boards per contest and has earned 182 assists on the season, which ranks 13th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Wizards are connecting on 38.1% from downtown (98 of 257) and 70.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 112.6 points per contest (25th in the league) while going 45.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Wizards have forced 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.9 fouls. They are conceding 36.3% on 3-point shots and they rank 29th in basketball in opponents points per game (127.0). The Wizards are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.6% (315 of 662) and they surrender 50.0 rebounds per game as a group. They currently rank 26th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 203 surrendered so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Celtics took a defeat with a final score of 105-103 against the Jazz. The Celtics were able to collect 26 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 36 in the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 12 steals for the game. The Jazz earned 21 fouls for this contest which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to convert 18 of the free throws for a clip of 81.8%. When it comes to shooting from distance, Boston buried 11 of their 51 attempts (21.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Celtics went 37 out of 89 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.6%. The Celtics permitted the Jazz to convert 38 out of 84 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.2% for this contest. They finished 29.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 9 of 31 and finished the contest at 20 of 25 from the free throw line (80.0%). In the matter of rebounding, Boston allowed Utah to pull down 55 in total (15 offensive).

Jaylen Brown ended up being a factor for the Celtics in this matchup. He converted 13 out of 28 for the matchup for a rate of 46.4%, and had 2 rebounds. Brown racked up 36 points in his 38 mins of playing time and had 4 assists in the matchup.

Boston has a win-loss mark of 3-5 for the campaign. The Celtics have committed 24.1 fouls per contest and they connect on 79.3% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 22.1 times per game (29th in the NBA) and they turn it over 11.4 times per contest. Boston has totaled 884 pts so far this season (110.5 per game) and they grab 42.6 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Celtics are connecting on 43.3% from the floor, which is 28th in the league.

The Boston defense allows 36.1% on shots from 3-point land (109 of 302) and opponents are connecting on 80.2% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 23.8 dimes and 46.6 rebounds per game, which is ranked 3rd and 25th in basketball. The Celtics are ranked 2nd in the league in PPG given up with 109.6. They are able to force 16.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.2% from the field (3rd in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Boston and under the total points

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