Pistons vs Celtics prediction NBA · Monday, December 15
At a glance
The Boston Celtics (15-10) host the Detroit Pistons (20-5) on Monday, December 15 at 7:00 PM ET at TD Garden in NBA action. Final score: Pistons 112 – Celtics 105. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Celtics a 63% chance to win: prediction missed. This season, the Celtics are 8-4 at home and the Pistons are 8-3 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 7-3 for the Celtics and 7-3 for the Pistons (current streaks: Celtics L1, Pistons W3).
The analysis Model
Slight edge to the Celtics, but the Pistons have what it takes to keep it close. The model projects Celtics 116 – 112 Pistons, a margin of about 4.0 points in favor of the Celtics and a total around 229 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 (109.6 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
DETBOS
Top performers
Pistons
Cade CunninghamG · #232pts / gameCade CunninghamG · #210assists
Tobias HarrisF · #237reboundsCeltics
Jaylen BrownG · #734pts / gameJaylen BrownG · #77assistsJaylen BrownG · #78reboundsRecent form
DETBOSHead-to-head
DET lead 3-1 this season.
BOS
Team comparison
| DET | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 20-5 | Record | 15-10 |
| 118.3 | Points scored / game | 116.5 |
| 113.4 | Points allowed / game | 109.6 |
| +4.2 | Adjusted margin / game | +5.8 |
| W3 | Current streak | L1 |
| 7-3 | Last 10 games | 7-3 |
| 8-3 road | Home / road record | 8-4 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.