The Boston Celtics (12-9) play the Washington Wizards (3-17) at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, December 4, 2025. The matchup airs on NBCS-BOS and MNMT.
The Celtics take the court as 9-point favorites against the Wizards. The game features a point total of 229.5.
Celtics vs. Wizards betting odds
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Spread: Boston -9Total: 229.5Moneyline: Boston -415, Washington +326
Celtics at Wizards odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Celtics (- 9)Pick OU:
Over (229.5)Prediction:
Celtics 122 – Wizards 111MoneylineThe Celtics have compiled a 7-4 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 63.6% of those games).When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -415 or shorter, Boston has a record of 2-2 (50% win percentage).Based on this game’s moneyline, the Celtics have an implied win probability of 80.6%.The Wizards have been underdogs in 18 games this season and won three (16.7%) of those contests.This season, Washington has won three of its 14 games, or 21.4%, when it is the underdog by at least +326 on the moneyline.The Wizards have a 23.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.Against the spreadThe 115.3 points per game the Celtics put up are 12 fewer points than the Wizards give up (127.3).Boston has a 3-0 record against the spread and a 3-0 record overall when putting up more than 127.3 points.When it scores more than 111.2 points, Washington is 5-5 against the spread and 3-7 overall.Boston is 6-4 against the spread and 7-3 overall when it gives up fewer than 112.8 points.The Celtics are at the 20th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (115.3 PPG), while the Wizards allow the most points per game (127.3) in the league.The 24th-ranked scoring NBA team (112.8 PPG) is Washington, while the Boston squad ranks third in the league defensively (111.2 PPG).The Celtics have out-scored their opponents by a total of 86 points this season (4.1 points per game on average), and opponents of the Wizards have out-scored them by 289 more points on the year (14.5 per game).Over/UnderBoston’s average implied point total this year is 1.5 fewer points than its implied total in Thursday’s game (117.5 implied points on average compared to 119 implied points in this game).This season, Boston has scored more than 119 points seven times.The average implied point total on the year for Washington (123.4) is 13.4 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (110).How to watch Celtics vs. Wizards