The Boston Celtics (41-17) host the Detroit Pistons (15-43) at TD Garden Wednesday. Tip-off will be at 7:30 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Pistons vs. Celtics odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Pistons lost to the Toronto Raptors 119-118 Sunday, covering the spread and nearly pulling off the upset as 11-point underdogs. They have covered the spread in 5 of their last 10 games, hovering at 25-30-3 against the spread (ATS) on the year. Detroit has lost 7 of its last 10 games and own’s the 3rd-worst record in the NBA.
The Celtics had a 4-game win streak snapped Tuesday with a 131-125 overtime to the Milwaukee Bucks. The shorthanded Celts were 9.5-point road underdogs, so they still managed to cover the spread, which they’ve now done in 5 straight outings. Boston owns the best record in the NBA, a half-game ahead of the Bucks in the Eastern Conference.
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Pistons at Celtics odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:53 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Pistons +305 (bet $100 to win $305) | Celtics -370 (bet $370 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Piston +8.5 (-110) | Celtics -8.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 227.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Pistons at Celtics key injuries
Pistons
- F Marvin Bagley III (finger) out
Celtics
- Not yet submitted
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Pistons at Celtics picks and predictions
Prediction
Celtics 115, Pistons 106
Moneyline
The Celtics (-370) are expected to a handful of injury questions coming into this game as G Jaylen Brown is excepted out while F Jayson Tatum, G Marcus Smart and C Al Horford will all likely be questionable when the official injury report is submitted.
However, this line isn’t close to being worth a bet as risking nearly 4 times your potential return is a bad long-term strategy. The Pistons (+310) also aren’t playing well enough right now to warrant a straight-up bet at even if Tatum and Celtics starters are ruled out.
PASS.
Against the spread
The spread will hinge on the Celtics’ health updates that will come before tip-off. If Tatum and Smart are active, the spread could move further in Boston’s direction. If they’re ruled out, it could slip to -5 or -6. Either way, I like the Celtics to cover anything under 10 points.
The Celtics are 11-7 ATS when favored by between 7.5 and 9.5 points. The Pistons are 6-8-2 as underdogs in that range. Boston is a good bounce-back team and should get back on track after a tough road loss to Milwaukee.
BET CELTICS -8.5 (-110).
Over/Under
The Pistons are 2-0 to the Over in their last 2 games and the Celtics are 3-0 to the Over in their last 3. However, the Under was 6-0 in the Pistons’ previous 6 games and 3-0 in the Celtics’ previous 3.
Boston is taking a ton of 3s and if they go cold at all from deep, the total in this game could go fall short. Get the UNDER 227.5 (-115) before the Celtics’ injury updates come out.
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