The Boston Celtics (28-7) take on the Indiana Pacers (20-15) at 7:00 PM ET on Monday, January 8, 2024. The matchup airs on BSIN and NBCS-BOS.
The Celtics enter their game as a 2.5-point favorite against the Pacers. The over/under for the matchup is set at 243.5.
Celtics vs. Pacers Betting Odds
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- Spread: Boston -2.5
- Total: 243.5
- Moneyline: Boston -135, Indiana +115
Celtics at Pacers odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Celtics (- 2.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (243.5)
- Prediction:
Celtics 123 – Pacers 118
- Boston has been victorious in 27, or 79.4%, of the 34 contests it has been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This season, Boston has come away with a win 26 times in 33 chances when named as a favorite of at least -135 or shorter on the moneyline.
- Boston has an implied victory probability of 57.4% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- Indiana has put together an 11-8 record in games it was listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 57.9% of those games).
- When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +115 or longer, Indiana has a record of 9-7 (56.2%).
- Indiana has an implied moneyline win probability of 46.5% in this game.
- The Celtics record just 3.3 fewer points per game (120.9) than the Pacers give up (124.2).
- Boston is 9-3 against the spread and 11-1 overall when scoring more than 124.2 points.
- Indiana has put together a 20-8 ATS record and a 20-8 overall record in games it scores more than 110.1 points.
- Boston is 17-13-3 against the spread and 28-5 overall when it allows fewer than 126.8 points.
- The Celtics are the league’s fifth-ranked scoring team (120.9 PPG), while the Pacers allow the rank 29th in points per game (124.2) in NBA play.
- Indiana is the NBA’s highest-scoring offense (126.8 PPG), while Boston is the third-ranked defense (110.1).
- The Celtics have scored a total of 378 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 10.8 per game), and the Pacers have out-scored opponents by 93 points on the season (2.6 more per game).
Over/Under
- Boston’s average implied point total this year is 4.2 fewer points than its implied total in Monday’s game (118.8 implied points on average compared to 123 implied points in this game).
- So far this season, Boston has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (123) 15 times.
- The 124.8-point average implied total on the season for Indiana is 3.8 more points than the team’s 121-point implied total in this matchup.
How to watch Celtics vs. Pacers
- Game Day: Monday, January 8, 2024
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: BSIN and NBCS-BOS
- Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
- Arena: Gainbridge Fieldhouse
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
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