Boston Celtics – Detroit Pistons Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds | NBA 12.12.2024
The Emirates NBA Cup festivities are behind us, as we get back to regular season NBA games. The Boston Celtics will host the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night as the two teams meet up for the 3rd time this season. Who comes out on top?
The Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons meet on 12.12.2024, in what will be their 3rd meeting of the regular season so far. The game will be played at TD Garden (Boston) with the home team Celtics being massive favorites to win.
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Boston Celtics |
Thu, 12.12.2024, 19:30 |
Detroit Pistons |
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2/17 |
13/1 |
23/4 |
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Expert Tip |
DET Pistons +13.5 |
Odds 10/11 |
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Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons: Current situation
The extra few days of the Emirates NBA Cup gives the Celtics a bit of time to regroup, which isn’t too bad considering they’ve dealt with minor knocks to their top players for a while now. The good news is most of that is behind them and the trio of Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum and Kristaps Porzingis is back together and playing. Not a lot of people predicted the Celtics not to be at the top of the East in mid-December, but here we are. They trail the Cavaliers by 1.5 games with a 19-5 record.
Speaking of records, the Pistons aren’t too bothered by where they finish this season. After tanking for most of this decade, Detroit finds itself in the battle for a play-in spot at 10-15. They’re tied with 2 other teams in the standings, while the 8th seeded Nets are just 0.5 games ahead in the standings. Cade Cunningham has improved his numbers across the board, he could be in the running for Most improved player if he keeps this up.
Boston Celtics Stats & Form
With just 3 wins over their last 5 games, the Celtics haven’t performed up to expectations lately. This team is notoriously unreliable when it comes to covering the spread – in the 24 games played so far they’ve done it just 9 times, at TD Garden they are just 4-9 ATS. In their most recent loss to Memphis, the defense was nowhere to be seen as the Grizzlies put up 127 points on them. It is worth noting that Boston attempted 60 threes in that game, which is a lot even for them.
Detroit Pistons Stats & Form
A stellar performance by Cade Cunningham who had 29 points, 10 rebounds and 15 assists earner the Pistons an unlikely win at Madison Square Garden in their last game. As a team they shot almost 52% from the field and 50% from downtown. The three-point shot has been kind to Detroit lately, they are making over 45% of attempts over their last 3 games which is an increase of almost 10% compared to their season average. Whether or not that holds up against the NBA’s top defense remains to be seen.
Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons: Head-to-Head
Both meetings so far this season have been market by high scoring. The first game ended 124-118, while the 2nd one finished 130-120 in favor of Boston. The Celtics have won 11 meetings in a row now, sweeping the last 2 regular season series. Detroit has not won a game against Boston since the 2021-22 season.
Boston Celtics – Detroit Pistons Odds
Backing the Celtics to bounce back after their loss to Memphis nets you only 2/17 odds here. If you feel like the Pistons can win their 2nd game in a row, you can get a hefty 23/4 odds.
The point total has been set at 228.5 points, with odds of 10/11 supporting either the over or the under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons Betting Tip | Odds |
| Boston Celtics -13.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
| Over 228.5 Total Points | 10/11 |
| Detroit Pistons +13.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Betting tip and prediction: Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons (12.12.2024)
Believe it or not both meetings between the Pistons and Celtics were closer than expected this season. The defending champions failed to cover the spread in both of those games, which begs the questions can they do it this time around? They are once again 13.5 point favorites, only once in their last 5 games did they beat a team by 14 or more points. We’ve seen head coach Joe Mazzulla give certain players nights off recently, however with the extra couple of days of rest due to the Emirates NBA Cup games, we expect the Celtics to be at full strength here. The Pistons impressed us a lot with their win at Madison Square Garden last weekend, Cade Cunningham stepped up with a 29-point triple-double to lead the way. He’s averaged 24 points and 12 assists in 2 meetings with the Cs this season, so as good as that Boston defense has been they haven’t had an answer for the 6-foot-6 Pistons point guard. The Celtics have been in cruise control for most of the season, so they won’t be worried too much about the point differential here. Let’s stick with the trends and back the Pistons to cover the spread for the 3rd straight head-to-head meeting.
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Expert Tip |
DET Pistons +13.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
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