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The Boston Celtics (57-31) host the Washington Wizards (53-35) in Game 1 of an Eastern Conference semifinals playoff series that will take place at the TD Garden in Boston, MA at 1 PM ET Sunday, April 30. The Celtics have been made a -4.5 point spread favorite over the visiting Wizards. The total line for this game is on the NBA betting board at 215 points.
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In their last game the Wizards closed out their first round series against the Atlanta Hawks winning Game 6 in Atlanta 115-99. In the game the Wizards shot 53.8% from the floor and 41.7% from 3-pt range and they forced 22 turnovers. They ended the game well outscoring Atlanta 26-17 in the 4th quarter. John Wall had a big game going for 42 points on 16/25 shooting and Bradley Beal scored 31 points. Markieff Morris chimed in for 17 points and he and Otto Porter Jr. each had eight rebounds. Washington covered the spread in Game 6 facing the Hawks after failing to do so in their previous three games. For the season the Wizards have an ATS record of 45-42-1. The total for Game 6 went Over to bring the Wizards O/U record on the season to 54-33-1.
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The Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 105-83 in their last game to close out the playoff series winning in six games. Boston won the last four games of the season after losing the first two at home. In the game the Celtics were solid on both ends of the floor shooting 48.8% and holding the Bulls to 39.5% shooting. Boston had a 13-point lead at the half and broke the game open in the 3rd quarter outscoring Chicago 34-18. While the season’s leading scorer in Isaiah Thomas (28.9 ppg) only scored 12 points and missed six of his seven three pointers Avery Bradley went for a team high 23 points and every Boston starter went for at least 12 points. The Celtics have covered the spread in their last four games and against the spread this season they are 44-42-2. The total for three of the last four games in the Chicago series went under and for the season Boston has an O/U record of 42-42-4.
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This season the Wizards are 20-24 on the road and on offense rank 5th in ppg, tied for 8th in 3-pt FG%, and 12th in free throw percentage. On defense they rank 21st in ppg allowed, 19th in 3-pt FG% allowed, and 1st in free-throw percentage allowed.
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The Celtics are 31-13 at home this season and rank 7th in ppg, 14th in 3-pt FG%, and 3rd in free throw percentage. On the defensive side of the ball Boston ranks 15th in ppg allowed, 2nd in 3-pt FG% allowed, and 9th in free-throw percentage allowed.
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This season the Wizards and the Celtics spilt the four games facing each other with the home team winning every game.
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Washington Wizards at Boston Celtics Betting Trends<br />
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The Wizards are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
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The Wizards are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600
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The Celtics are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall
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The Celtics are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 home games
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The Celtics are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games against the Wizards
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The Celtics are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 home games against the Wizards
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this NBA playoff matchup between Washington and Boston have the public leaning slightly to the home Celtics minus the 4 points with 54%. The over/under bettors are thinking this game will go over the posted total line of 215 with 58% on board.
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