Watch Washington Wizards vs Boston Celtics: TV channel, live stream information, start time

Who plays

Boston Celtics @ Washington Wizards

Current records: Boston 1-0, Washington 0-0

Here’s how to watch

• When: Thursday, October 24, 2024, 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Capital One Arena – Washington, District of Columbia
• TV: Monumental sports network
• Consequences: CBS Sports App
• Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)

What you should know

The Washington Wizards host the Boston Celtics to begin their respective NBA runs. Kickoff is scheduled for Thursday at 7:00 p.m. ET at Capital One Arena.

The Celtics face the Wizards after opening their season at home and giving their fans exactly what they were looking for. The Celtics were the clear winners on Tuesday with a lead of 132:109 over the Knicks. The game was already decided at halftime when the score had already reached 74-55.

Boston’s victory was its seventh straight home win since last season, improving its record to 1-0. As for the Wizards, they have a clean slate. Last year they finished 15-67.

The Wizards fell to the Celtics in their last game in April, losing 132-122. A major factor in the loss was the dominant performance of the Celtics’ Payton Pritchard, who shot 4-for-6 from distance and nearly missed a triple-double with 38 points, nine rebounds and 12 assists. Will the Wizards be able to stop him with all their might this time? Check back with CBSSports.com after the game to find out.

The Wizards are the clear underdogs and are therefore hoping that the size of the fight will be the deciding factor. They finished last season with a record of 36-43-3 against the spread.

Opportunities

According to the latest NBA odds, Boston is the heavy favorite against Washington by 13.5 points.

The over/under is 234.5 points.

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Series story

Boston has won 8 of its last 10 games against Washington.

• April 14, 2024 – Boston 132 vs. Washington 122
• March 17, 2024 – Boston 130 vs. Washington 104
• February 9, 2024 – Boston 133 vs. Washington 129
• Oct. 30, 2023 – Boston 126 vs. Washington 107
• March 28, 2023 – Washington 130 vs. Boston 111
• November 27, 2022 – Boston 130 vs. Washington 121
• Oct. 30, 2022 – Boston 112 vs. Washington 94
• April 3, 2022 – Boston 144 vs. Washington 102
• January 23, 2022 – Boston 116 vs. Washington 87
• Oct. 30, 2021 – Washington 115 vs. Boston 112