Pistons vs Celtics prediction NBA · Wednesday, November 26
At a glance
The Boston Celtics (9-8) host the Detroit Pistons (15-2) on Wednesday, November 26 at 5:00 PM ET at TD Garden in NBA action. Final score: Pistons 114 – Celtics 117. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Celtics a 62% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Celtics are 5-4 at home and the Pistons are 7-1 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 6-4 for the Celtics and 10-0 for the Pistons (current streaks: Celtics W1, Pistons W13).
The analysis Model
The Celtics are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Celtics 116 – 112 Pistons, a margin of about 3.7 points in favor of the Celtics and a total around 228 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The Pistons need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Celtics' defense allows clearly fewer points (108.8 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
DETBOS
Top performers
Pistons
Cade CunninghamG · #242pts / gameCade CunninghamG · #25assists
Jalen DurenC · #016reboundsCeltics
Jaylen BrownG · #733pts / gameJaylen BrownG · #75assistsJaylen BrownG · #710reboundsRecent form
DETBOSHead-to-head
DET lead 3-1 this season.
BOS
Team comparison
| DET | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 15-2 | Record | 9-8 |
| 117.9 | Points scored / game | 115.3 |
| 113.0 | Points allowed / game | 108.8 |
| +4.2 | Adjusted margin / game | +5.5 |
| W13 | Current streak | W1 |
| 10-0 | Last 10 games | 6-4 |
| 7-1 road | Home / road record | 5-4 home |
| 44-38 (+1.9) | Last season | 61-21 (+9.1) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Pistons
Injury report Celtics
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.