(Today’s installment of your faithful reporter’s quest to prognosticate all 1,230 NBA regular-season games this season.)

Celtics (20-2) at Wizards (4-15), 5:05 p.m.
Pick: Celtics -10.5
I love Caron Butler, but 4.4 assists per game should never be good enough to lead an NBA team.

Bobcats (7-15) at Mavericks (11-9), 5:35 p.m.
Pick: Mavericks -13.5
I really didn’t want to take both double-digit favorites, but 1) shorthanded, 2) second half of an all-road back-to-back and 3) the fact that they’re the Bobcats all led me to this decision.

Trail Blazers (15-8) at Jazz (14-9), 7:35 p.m.
Pick: Trail Blazers +3
I didn’t realize this . . . 15 of Portland’s first 22 were on the road? Holy crap, this could be your No. 2 seed behind the Lakers.

Yesterday: 5-4
Season record: 158-161-3

– Geoff