Washington Wizards vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 4/6/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Boston Celtics

Date: Sunday, April 6, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Washington Wizards (17-60) are en route to TD Garden on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Boston Celtics (56-20).

The Wizards faced the Magic and went home with a loss by a final score of 109-97 in their last game. Washington wrapped up the game having earned a 44.7% FG percentage (38 of 85) and made 12 out of their 30 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Wizards knocked down 9 of 11 attempts for a rate of 81.8%. In relation to rebounding, they collected 38 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 16 dimes for the contest while forcing 12 turnovers and having 4 steals. In the matter of defense, Washington allowed the other team to go 46.3% from the field on 38 out of 82 shooting. Orlando earned 27 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. On top of that, Orlando collected 47 boards (13 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Orlando finished the contest at 88.0% at the charity stripe by burying 22 of their 25 attempts. They made 11 of their 30 attempts from 3-point land. Concerning personal fouls, the Wizards ended up finishing with 20 and the Magic accounted for 12 personal fouls.

Bub Carrington is a player who was a major factor in the game. He left the arena with 32 points on 12 of 18 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes and totaled 9 boards. Carrington shot 66.7% from the field and also earned 7 assists.

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Washington comes into this one with a mark of 17-60 on the year. They have an average of 108.5 pts per game (27th in the league) on 44.0% from the field. The Wizards are shooting 33.7% on three-point shots (1,016 of 3,015) and 77.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Washington is snagging 43.8 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 1,938 dimes on the season, which ranks 22nd in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 15.7 times per contest and as a team they are committing 19.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Wizards have forced 13.4 turnovers every game while drawing 18.4 personal fouls. They rank 27th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,200 surrendered this year. The Wizards defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.2% (3,371 of 7,144) and they relinquish 48.6 boards per game as a unit. They surrender 36.6% on 3-point attempts and they are 30th in basketball in points per game allowed (120.6).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Celtics took a defeat with a final score of 124-103 when they played the Heat. The Celtics were able to corral 24 defensive rebounds and 19 offensive boards for a total of 43 in this game. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 3 steals in this contest. The Heat had 13 fouls for this contest which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for 16 attempts. They were able to knock down 13 of those for a clip of 81.3%. When it comes to shooting from downtown, Boston made 12 of 43 tries (27.9%). When all was said and done, the Celtics shot 39 for 87 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.8%. The Celtics allowed the Heat to bury 43 out of 83 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.8% in this game. They shot 46.7% from beyond the arc by going 14 of 30 and finished the contest at 24 of 27 at the free throw line (88.9%). Concerning cleaning the glass, Boston permitted Miami to snag 34 overall (11 offensive).

Jaylen Brown ended up being a major contributor for the Celtics for the contest. Brown accumulated 24 points in his 29 minutes of playing time and had 4 assists for this contest. He made 10 out of 20 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 9 rebounds.

Boston has a mark of 56-20 so far this year. When it comes to offense, the Celtics are connecting on 46.2% from the field, which is ranked 19th in the league. Boston has earned 8,869 points for the year (116.7 per contest) and they average 45.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 26.1 times per contest (18th in basketball) and they are turning it over 11.8 times per contest. The Celtics are responsible for committing 16.2 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 80.0% from the charity stripe.

The Boston defense gives up 35.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (978 of 2,797) and opponents are knocking down 78.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 24.0 dimes and 43.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 3rd and 11th in the league. The Celtics on defense are ranked 3rd in basketball in PPG given up with 107.9. They are forcing 12.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.3% from the field (2nd in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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