The Boston Celtics welcome the Detroit Pistons to the TD Garden. Action begins at 7:30 pm ET on Wednesday, Feb. 3 and can be seen on CNE and FxD.
The Celtics enter this game hoping for similar success after blowing out the Wizards 116-91 in their last matchup. Isaiah Thomas was the game’s leading scorer with 23 points on 8-for-14 shooting. The Pistons, meanwhile, are coming off a 95-92 win against the Jazz in their last game. Reggie Jackson was the game’s top scorer, registering 29 points on 12-for-19 shooting.
The Pistons lead the season series against the Celtics two games to one, including a 99-94 win the last time these two teams met. Jackson was the game’s top overall scorer with 24 points.
The Celtics are a four-point favorite against Detroit and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at 210 points. The Celtics have gone 28-22 Straight Up (SU) and 26-22-2 Against The Spread (ATS). They are 21-15 SU and 19-16-1 ATS against the Eastern Conference. The Celtics have really locked down opponents, ranking fourth in the league with a .431 opponent field-goal percentage. Boston is one of the league’s top scoring teams off turnovers with an average of 19.2 points per game.
Over on the other bench, the Pistons have 26-23 SU and 26-21-2 ATS records. Against the Eastern Conference, Detroit is 15-12 SU and 15-11-1 ATS. One advantage for the Pistons could be Boston’s league-high fouls per game average of 23.0.
In their previous meeting this season, Detroit beat Boston, bumping its SU record over the last 10 meetings to 6-4. The teams are even ATS, with a 5-5 record.
Predictions: SU Winner – Bos, ATS Winner – Bos, O/U – Over
Notes
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston’s last 9 games when playing Detroit.
Boston is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing Detroit.
Boston is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Detroit.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston’s last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit.
Boston is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Detroit.
On average, Detroit puts up 102.1 points per game (ranked 12th), while Boston allows 100.4 points per game (ranked 11th).
Detroit scores an average of 99.5 points per away game (ranked 15th), while Boston gives up 98.9 points per home game (ranked 14th).
In its last game, Detroit won by a margin of three points. Boston is 1-5 in games decided by three points or less. Detroit has a 4-5 record in close games.
In games where they allow fewer than 100 points, the Detroit Pistons are a winning 18-7. In games where they score fewer than 100 points, the Boston Celtics have a losing record of 4-10.
When allowing 100 or more points in a game, the Pistons are just 6-14 this season. Boston is a solid 21-11 when registering triple digits.
The Pistons have an offensive rating of 102.6 (ranked 18th), while the Celtics rank second for their defensive rating of 99.3.
Detroit has an average field goal percentage of 43.3%. Boston is an underachieving 4-15 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
Boston attempts an average of 27.0 three pointers per game, and Detroit attempts 26.0 per game. In games where the teams have 25 or more three point attempts, the Celtics have a 16-17 record while the Pistons have a 15-14 record.
Boston has an assist to turnover ratio of 1.71 this season (ranked sixth), while Detroit ranks lower at 24th with an A/TO of 1.43.
With 47.5 per game, Detroit ranks near the top of the NBA for rebounds at third. Boston ranks eighth with 45.0.
The Detroit Pistons are the top offensive rebounding team in the league, while the Boston Celtics rank 16th in defensive rebounding.
Boston is one of the top teams in forced turnovers, with opponents averaging a TOV% of 16.1% (ranked fifth). Detroit has a poor record of 3-6 SU this season when its TOV% reaches 16.1% or greater.
