The Washington Wizards host the Boston Celtics, Monday April 11, as the Celtics look to reach for the second seed in the East. The Celtics lead the Wizards 3-2 SU through their last five meetings. NBA oddsmakers have the Celtics as -6.5 point road favourites over the Wizards with the over/under set at 192.5 points. Be sure to check the Celtics vs Wizards NBA Point Spreads and get your predictions in early.
Boston (55-25) (23-17 V) has won five of their last ten, but have lost four of their last five road games. The Celtics could’ve taken a stronghold on second place in the Eastern Conference, but they wound up losing in Miami 100-77, their sixth defeat in 11 games. Paul Pierce had a team-high 24 points and Kevin Garnett scored 21, but Rajon Rondo finished with seven points, five assists and three turnovers. "Frustration is high on our team right now," coach Doc Rivers said. But, the Celtics can still take over second in the East, they merely need to finish tied with Miami to earn the second seed by virtue of a 3-1 edge in the season series. This will be the Celtics' second game against the Wizards in four days. They defeated Washington 104-88 at home Friday. Rondo played much better that night, finishing with 20 points and 14 assists, while Pierce (22 points and 12 rebounds) and Kevin Garnett (15 and 11) also had double-doubles. Rondo is averaging 15.0 points, 12.0 assists and shooting 58.1 percent in three games against Washington this season. The Celtics are 2-1 in those contests, but lost their lone trip to the Verizon Center 85-83 on Jan. 22.
Washington (22-58) (19-21 H) has lost five of their last ten, but have won four of their last five on home court. Atlanta 115-83 on Saturday, handing the visiting Hawks their fourth straight loss. Veteran Andray Blatche led the way against the Hawks with 23 points while shooting 9 of 15. Blatche is averaging 25.5 points — 8.7 better than his season average — in six games this month. That includes a 20-point, 10-rebound performance against the Celtics on Friday. John Wall also had 20 points in that game, along with seven assists and five steals. The rookie is averaging 21.0 points in his last four games.
Recent Trends to Consider:
Over is 10-4 in the last 14 meetings in Washington.
Celtics are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games following a S.U. loss.
Celtics are 11-4 ATS in their last 15 games following a SU loss of more than 10 points.
Celtics are 19-7 ATS in their last 26 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
Celtics are 3-7-1 ATS in their last 11 vs. NBA Southeast.
Celtics vs Wizards
When: Monday, April 11, 7:00 PM ET
Pick: Celtics -6.5
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