The Boston Celtics (55-14) hope to continue a seven-game winning run when they visit the Detroit Pistons (12-57) at 7:00 PM ET on Friday, March 22, 2024 at Little Caesars Arena. The game airs on BSDET and NBCS-BOS.
The Celtics are a double-digit favorite against the Pistons when the Celtics and the Pistons meet. The Celtics are favored by 13 points. The game features an over/under of 224.
Celtics vs. Pistons Betting Odds
NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 7:29 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Spread: Boston -13
- Total: 224
- Moneyline: Boston -1125, Detroit +708
Celtics at Pistons odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Celtics (- 13)
- Pick OU:
Over (224)
- Prediction:
Celtics 125 – Pistons 106
- Boston has come away with 54 wins in the 67 contests it has been listed as the favorite this season.
- This season, Boston has come away with a win seven times in eight chances when named as a favorite of at least -1125 or better on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Boston has a 91.8% chance of walking away with the win.
- Detroit has won nine of the 62 games it was the moneyline underdog this season (14.5%).
- Detroit has not yet won a game when entering as a moneyline underdog with odds of +708 or longer in six chances.
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives Detroit a 12.4% chance to win.
- The 121 points per game the Celtics average are just 0.9 more points than the Pistons allow (120.1).
- When Boston puts up more than 120.1 points, it is 22-10-1 against the spread and 30-3 overall.
- Detroit has put together a 25-16 ATS record and an 11-30 overall record in games it scores more than 109.5 points.
- Boston’s record is 29-8-3 against the spread and 37-3 overall when it allows fewer than 111.6 points.
- The Celtics are at the second spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (121 PPG), while the Pistons allow the 26th-fewest points per game (120.1) in the league.
- The 24th-ranked scoring NBA team (111.6 PPG) is Detroit, while the Boston squad ranks sixth in the league defensively (109.5 PPG).
- The Celtics have out-scored their opponents by a total of 795 points this season (11.5 points per game on average), and opponents of the Pistons have out-scored them by 588 more points on the year (8.5 per game).
Over/Under
- The average implied total for Boston this season is 119.5 points, 0.5 more points than its implied total of 119 points in Friday’s game.
- So far this season, Boston has put up more than 119 points 39 times.
- The average implied point total on the season for Detroit (119.3) is 13.3 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (106).
How to watch Celtics vs. Pistons
- Game Day: Friday, March 22, 2024
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: BSDET and NBCS-BOS
- Location: Detroit, Michigan
- Arena: Little Caesars Arena
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
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