The Boston Celtics will be severely shorthanded when they host Eastern Conference rival Washington Wizards Wednesday night;

Kyrie Irving will miss several games while resting a sore knee, rookie big man Daniel Theis will miss the rest of the season due to knee surgery, Marcus Smart went down with a right thumb injury in Sunday night's loss to the Indiana Pacers while Jaylen Brown suffered a concussion in that very same game and will be out for at least a week. Al Horford, out Sunday with illness, is also questionable for this contest.

The Washington Wizards are playing without injured star John Wall, but they're still the Southeast Division leaders and will be desperate for a victory after taking a 27-point loss at Miami on Saturday night and dropping a 116-111 home decision to the Minnesota Timberwolves last night.

The teams played a vicious seven-game playoff series last spring and have split the first two contests of their four-game season series, both winning on the other's court. I like that trend to continue and the Wizards to claim a victory at TD Garden tonight.

My selection is a 10* play on Washington Wizards.