Boston @ Washington Picks & Props

Patrick Baldwin Jr. has averaged 8.4 minutes per game this year, putting him among the least-utilized plays in the NBA: 13th percentile. This year, the opposition's starting PFs have compiled 14.5 points per game (2nd-fewest in the league) vs. the Boston Celtics, marking this as a hard matchup for offensive output. The Celtics have played at the slowest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 10 games without the home court advantage, which ought to lead to decreased possessions for the Washington Wizards. The Washington Wizards check in as the 3rd-worst offensive rebounding offense in the league over the last 5 games (offensive rebounds maintain possession, and a lack of them can therefore eliminate extra opportunities for scoring and assists). This year when they are at home, opposing starting PFs have attempted 3.1 free throws per game (8th-lowest in the league) vs. the Celtics, struggling to get to the foul line.

Compared to last season's 4.9 clip, Oshae Brissett's shots from the field have declined this season to 2.6 per game. In contrast to last season's 2.4 rate, Oshae Brissett's 3-point attempts have regressed this season to 1.0 per game. Oshae Brissett has averaged just 10.8 minutes per game this year, quite a bit less than his 16.7 minutes per game last year. The Boston Celtics have played at the slowest tempo in the league over the last 10 games when playing away from home. As a team, the Boston Celtics have been quite unsuccesful at getting to the charity stripe of late: worst in the league over the last 20 games with a measly 17.2 free throws per game.

Jordan Poole has committed 3.2 personal fouls per game this year, making him one of the most foul-prone players in the NBA (98th percentile). The Celtics have played at the slowest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 10 games without the home court advantage, which ought to lead to decreased possessions for the Washington Wizards. The Washington Wizards check in as the 3rd-worst offensive rebounding offense in the league over the last 5 games (offensive rebounds maintain possession, and a lack of them can therefore eliminate extra opportunities for scoring and assists). Jordan Poole has made a lowly 2.4 foul shots per game this season, quite a bit less than his 4.1 mark last season. This year, opposing starting PGs have attempted 2.3 foul shots per game (lowest in the league) against the Celtics, struggling to get to the charity stripe.

The Celtics have played at the slowest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 10 games without the home court advantage, which ought to lead to decreased possessions for the Washington Wizards. The Washington Wizards check in as the 3rd-worst offensive rebounding offense in the league over the last 5 games (offensive rebounds maintain possession, and a lack of them can therefore eliminate extra opportunities for scoring and assists).

The Boston Celtics have played at the slowest tempo in the league over the last 10 games when playing away from home. Sam Hauser has attempted 0.3 foul shots per game this year, putting him in the 9th percentile out of all players in the league. As a team, the Boston Celtics have been quite unsuccesful at getting to the charity stripe of late: worst in the league over the last 20 games with a measly 17.2 free throws per game. Sam Hauser will not hold the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing without the home court advantage usually worsens player performance in all facets of the game.

The most up-tempo pace team in the NBA this year has been the Washington Wizards. Eugene Omoruyi should see a spike in effectiveness for all stats as a result of owning the home court advantage in this game.

Justin Champagnie has converted 53.3% of his field goal attempts over the last 9 games, 14.4% higher than he's sunk over the course of the year. The most up-tempo pace team in the NBA this year has been the Washington Wizards. Justin Champagnie will have the benefit of the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing in your home stadium tends to raise player production for all stats.

The Boston Celtics have played at the slowest tempo in the league over the last 10 games when playing away from home. As a team, the Boston Celtics have been quite unsuccesful at getting to the charity stripe of late: worst in the league over the last 20 games with a measly 17.2 free throws per game. The clash with Richaun Holmes when it comes to drawing fouls measures in the 4th percentile for difficulty with the other side's starting Cs attempting a mere 1.8 free throws per game this year when they are playing on the road. Al Horford will likely suffer a reduction in performance in all facets of the game on account of playing on the visting team in this contest.

The most up-tempo pace team in the NBA this year has been the Washington Wizards. Richaun Holmes will receive the benefit of the home court advantage in this contest. Playing with the home court advantage usually raises stat production in all facets of the game.

The matchup against Washington is a challenging one; when the Washington Wizards are at home, they have given up the 2nd-least points per game in the league to the opposition's starting SGs this year (10.9). The Boston Celtics have played at the slowest tempo in the league over the last 10 games when playing away from home. In comparison to last season's 8.1 rate, Jayson Tatum's number of free throws has been reduced this season to 6.6 free throws per game. As a team, the Boston Celtics have been quite unsuccesful at getting to the charity stripe of late: worst in the league over the last 20 games with a measly 17.2 free throws per game. Over the last 20 games, the opposition's starting SGs have attempted 2.2 foul shots per game (3rd-fewest in the league) against the Washington Wizards, finding it difficult to draw fouls.

Kyle Kuzma has sunk 10.4 shots made from the field per game over the last 5 games at home, 1.6 higher than he's made in all games this year when playing at home. Kyle Kuzma has tallied 37.0 minutes per game over the last 5 games while at home, 4.3 more than he's tallied over the course of the season at home. The most up-tempo pace team in the NBA this year has been the Washington Wizards. Kyle Kuzma has converted 5.8 foul shots per game over the last 5 games, 3.1 higher than he's made in all games this season. Kyle Kuzma will likely get a boost in production in all stat categories on account of possessing the home court advantage in this matchup.

The Boston Celtics have played at the slowest tempo in the league over the last 10 games when playing away from home. As a team, the Boston Celtics have been quite unsuccesful at getting to the charity stripe of late: worst in the league over the last 20 games with a measly 17.2 free throws per game. Payton Pritchard will not have the benefit of the home court advantage in this game. Playing away from your home court generally decreases stat production in all facets of the game.

The Boston Celtics have played at the slowest tempo in the league over the last 10 games when playing away from home. As a team, the Boston Celtics have been quite unsuccesful at getting to the charity stripe of late: worst in the league over the last 20 games with a measly 17.2 free throws per game. Jrue Holiday stands to suffer a drop-off in performance in all facets of the game on account of being on the road in this contest.

Corey Kispert has posted 16.8 points per game over the last 5 games, 4.3 more than he's posted in all games this year. Corey Kispert has made 3.4 shots from behind the three-point arc per game over the last 5 games, 1.3 higher than he's converted from downtown overall this season. Corey Kispert has averaged 32.2 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 8.8 more than he's averaged over the course of the season. The matchup vs. Boston is a favorable one for shot attempts from downtown; when the Boston Celtics are the visiting squad, the opposing team's starting SFs have totaled the most 3-point attempts per game in the league this year (6.7). The most up-tempo pace team in the NBA this year has been the Washington Wizards.

Johnny Davis has gone over 8.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.

Luke Kornet has gone over 7.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.

Jared Butler has gone over 9.5 in 4 of his last 10 games.

Xavier Tillman has gone over 6.5 in 1 of his last 10 games.