Boston Celtics – Indiana Pacers Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds | NBA 27.12.2024
The defending champions Boston Celtics look to bounce back from their Christmas Day loss as they host the Indiana Pacers on Friday. Will they even the regular season series or can Indiana beat the Celtics once more?
The Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers meet on 27.12.2024, in what will be their 2nd of 3 regular season meetings this season. The game will be played at the TD Garden (Indiana) with the home team Celtics being favored to win this game.
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Boston Celtics |
Fri, 27.12.2024, 19:30 |
Indiana Pacers |
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2/5 |
13/1 |
9/5 |
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Expert Tip |
Over 231.5 Total Points |
Odds 10/11 |
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Boston Celtics vs Indiana Pacers: Current situation
Following the Christmas Day loss to Philadelphia, the Celtics are now 4 games behind the Cleveland Cavaliers for the number one seed in the Eastern Conference. With the Cavs being on a 5-game win streak, the gap might widen even further if Boston isn’t able to snap out of this current losing streak. Although the situation isn’t ideal, the Celtics are far from having to hit the panic button. Jayson Tatum successfully returned to the line-up with 32 points and 15 rebounds vs Philadelphia.
Together with Cleveland and the Knicks, Indiana currently holds the longest active win streak in the Eastern Conference. However, their road form still needs fixing as they are just 7-11 in those games this season which is the worst record out of all the teams in Playoff contention at the moment. However, if they can maintain this level of play on both ends, it won’t be too long until we see them turn things around.
Boston Celtics Stats & Form
With just 1 win over their last 4 games, the Celtics are currently in midst of their longest losing streak of the season, having dropped their last 2 games. That is very uncharacteristic for the defending champions who have been able to bounce back from every single defeat with a victory so far this season. Kristaps Porzingis getting injured wasn’t ideal, but we’ve seen them do well without him in the past, so it shouldn’t be too much of an issue moving forward.
Indiana Pacers Stats & Form
The Pacers are hitting their peak form just at the right time. Prior to Friday’s game they’ll face the best team in the Western Conference the Thunder, so this mini 2-game stretch will give us an idea where exactly this team is as we head toward January. The play of Tyrese Haliburton deserves mentioning, he has been stellar distributing the ball lately, recording 10+ assists in 4 of the last 5 games which is one of the main reasons why the Pacers have been so good lately.
Boston Celtics vs Indiana Pacers: Head-to-Head
It was a close finish in the first meeting of the season between the two teams, we saw overtime being played and the Pacers ultimately coming out on top 135-132. However, that was only the 3rd Indiana win in the last 10 meetings, but from a bettors perspective they’ve been able to cover the spread 7 times in those 10 games.
Boston Celtics – Indiana Pacers Odds
If you like the Celtics to even the regular season series, then odds of 2/5 are available. Backing Indiana here will give you odds of 9/5.
The point total has been set at 231.5 points, with odds of 10/11 supporting either the over or the under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Boston Celtics vs Indiana Pacers Betting Tip | Odds |
| Boston Celtics -7.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
| Over 231.5 Total Points | 10/11 |
| Indiana Pacers +7.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Betting tip and prediction: Boston Celtics vs Indiana Pacers (27.12.2024)
Losing to the 76ers at home on Christmas Day wasn’t a good look for the defending champions, but what’s even more concerning is the fact that they lost Kristaps Porzingis to an ankle injury. His status will be re-evaluated ahead of this game, if he’s unable to go that will leave a wide gap inside the paint which the Pacers will try to exploit. Indiana has done a really solid job scoring the basketball during their current 5-game win streak, ranking 4th in offense and averaging 118.1 points per 100 possessions. This has led to them being 18-12 on the O/U for the season so far. In fact, if we take a close look at head-to-head meetings, we can notice a trend of high scoring games in recent years. The over has cashed 7 times in 10 meetings, including the first game played between the teams this year. We saw 267 points in that game, which went into overtime back in late October. The last 10 meetings have averaged 242.5 points per game, if Porzingis doesn’t play then the Celtics will be forced to increase the tempo. If that happens, betting on the over is the most logical solution here.
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Expert Tip |
Over 231.5 Total Points |
Odds 10/11 |
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