Celtics vs. Pistons betting: NBA preview for February 26

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The Boston Celtics (42-16) bring a six-game winning streak into a road matchup with the Detroit Pistons (32-26), winners of seven straight. The Pistons are underdogs by 4.5 points in the contest, which tips at 7:00 PM ET (on FDSDET and NBCS-BOS) on Wednesday, February 26, 2025. The matchup has an over/under of 226.5 points.

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Celtics vs. Pistons betting lines

  • Celtics odds to win: -181
  • Pistons odds to win: +151
  • Spread: Celtics (-4.5)
  • Total: 226.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Celtics Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Boston is 24-6 in road contests and has covered the spread 15 times on the road.
  • Boston’s record against the spread is 11-13 when playing as 4.5-point favorites or more on the road this year.
  • Celtics road games have hit the over on the set point total 11 times this season.
  • Recent history hints at an edge to Boston to beat the total. This year its road games averaged a total of 228.0 points per contest.

Celtics Recent Trends

  • The Celtics are 9-1 overall and 6-4 against the spread over their last 10 contests.
  • The final score of the past 10 Celtics games has surpassed the set total five times.
  • The last 10 Celtics games averaged 229.1 total points, 2.6 more points than this matchup’s point total.
  • During the last 10 games, the Celtics are scoring 0.1 points less per game compared to their season average.

Celtics Betting Records

  • The Celtics have won 74.5% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (41-14).
  • In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -181 or shorter, Boston has gone 38-14 (73.1% win percentage).
  • The implied moneyline probability for this matchup gives the Celtics a 64.4% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.1 (17th in NBA) 45 (second) 45.2 (ninth) 44.2 (15th) 25.9 (16th) 11.4 (second)

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Pistons Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • At home this season, Pistons games have hit the over on the set point total 14 times.
  • The Pistons are 15-13 in home contests and have covered the spread 13 times at home.
  • This year, the Pistons are 2-6 ATS in home games as 4.5-point underdogs or more.
  • Recent history seems to trend against the Pistons to beat the total. Their home games have averaged a total of 224.4 points per contest this season.

Pistons Recent Trends

  • The Pistons have covered the spread eight times in their last 10 contests while putting up a 8-2 record straight-up in those games.
  • Pistons’ last 10 outings saw five hit the over.
  • The Pistons’ last 10 games have ended with an average of 232.2 points scored. That’s 5.7 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • The Pistons’ per-game scoring average during their past 10 games is 124.8, 10.6 points higher than their season-long per-game average.

Pistons Betting Records

  • Detroit has entered the game as underdogs 35 times this season and won 16, or 45.7%, of those games.
  • The Pistons have entered 24 games this season as the underdog by +151 or more and is 11-13 in those contests.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 39.8% chance of a victory for the Pistons.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.2 (12th in NBA) 46.4 (15th) 45.3 (seventh) 42.1 (third) 26.2 (15th) 14.7 (22nd)
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