Celtics vs Pistons prediction NBA · Monday, January 19
At a glance
The Detroit Pistons (30-10) host the Boston Celtics (26-15) on Monday, January 19 at 8:00 PM ET at Little Caesars Arena in NBA action. Final score: Celtics 103 – Pistons 104. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Pistons a 54% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Pistons are 17-4 at home and the Celtics are 14-8 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 6-4 for the Pistons and 7-3 for the Celtics (current streaks: Pistons W2, Celtics W2).
The analysis Model
A wide-open game: the model barely separates the two teams. The model projects Pistons 114 – 113 Celtics, a margin of about 1.2 points in favor of the Pistons and a total around 227 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The Celtics need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
BOSDET
Top performers
Celtics
Jaylen BrownG · #732pts / game
Derrick WhiteG · #95assistsJaylen BrownG · #711reboundsPistons
Tobias HarrisF · #2325pts / game
Cade CunninghamG · #214assists
Jalen DurenC · #09reboundsRecent form
BOSDETHead-to-head
DET lead 3-1 this season.
BOS
Team comparison
| BOS | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 26-15 | Record | 30-10 |
| 116.9 | Points scored / game | 117.2 |
| 109.5 | Points allowed / game | 111.0 |
| +6.3 | Adjusted margin / game | +5.2 |
| W2 | Current streak | W2 |
| 7-3 | Last 10 games | 6-4 |
| 14-8 road | Home / road record | 17-4 home |
| 61-21 (+9.1) | Last season | 44-38 (+1.9) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Celtics
Injury report Pistons
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.