Celtics vs Pacers Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at Gainbridge Fieldhouse tonight as the undefeated Boston Celtics, fresh off a sizzling start, gear up to face the Indiana Pacers, who are hungry to turn their playoff dreams around in this Eastern conference clash. With the Celtics cruising through the season and the Pacers looking to rebound from a recent stumble, the stakes are sky-high and the stats are jaw-dropping with a hefty over/under of 235. Tipoff blasts off at 7 PM EST, setting the stage for a showdown that promises more twists and turns than a Celtic knot. Will the Pacers pace themselves back into contention, or will the Celtics continue their march unscathed? It’s time to find out if Boston can keep weaving their winning pattern or if Indiana will start stitching a comeback tale!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: October 30, 2024 07:00PM EST

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indiana

Vegas Odds

	BOS ML	IND ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-260	+215	231.5	-6.5/6.5
Recent	-195	+165	235.0	-6.5/6.5
Difference	+65	-50	+3.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

8W-2L

AWAY

28W-14L

66.1% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

25W-14L

33.9% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
12/04/23	Boston Celtics BOS	24	31	23	34	00	112	Under
12/04/23	Indiana Pacers IND	22	26	37	37	00	122	Under
01/30/24	Indiana Pacers IND	26	40	37	21	00	124	Over
01/30/24	Boston Celtics BOS	36	45	25	23	00	129	Over
01/08/24	Boston Celtics BOS	34	34	33	30	00	131	Over
01/08/24	Indiana Pacers IND	33	26	44	30	00	133	Over
01/06/24	Boston Celtics BOS	29	29	26	34	00	118	Under
01/06/24	Indiana Pacers IND	17	32	32	20	00	101	Under
11/01/23	Indiana Pacers IND	27	27	17	33	00	104	Over
11/01/23	Boston Celtics BOS	44	31	34	46	00	155	Over
03/24/23	Indiana Pacers IND	32	23	21	19	00	95	Under
03/24/23	Boston Celtics BOS	34	26	32	28	00	120	Under
02/23/23	Boston Celtics BOS	34	34	32	25	170	142	Over
02/23/23	Indiana Pacers IND	31	27	39	28	130	138	Over
12/21/22	Indiana Pacers IND	42	29	29	17	00	117	Under
12/21/22	Boston Celtics BOS	22	21	42	27	00	112	Under
04/01/22	Indiana Pacers IND	28	33	30	32	00	123	Over
04/01/22	Boston Celtics BOS	37	31	28	32	00	128	Over
02/27/22	Boston Celtics BOS	30	25	27	25	00	107	Push
02/27/22	Indiana Pacers IND	27	39	27	35	00	128	Push
01/12/22	Boston Celtics BOS	35	19	33	32	00	119	Under
01/12/22	Indiana Pacers IND	25	24	22	29	00	100	Under
01/10/22	Indiana Pacers IND	17	22	21	29	90	98	Under
01/10/22	Boston Celtics BOS	23	19	26	21	120	101	Under

Celtics Vs Over/Under

Pacers Vs Over/Under

Celtics Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
10/28	@ MIL	119-108W	38	24	12	87
10/26	vs DET	124-118W	37	19	10	90
10/24	vs WAS	122-102W	49	21	14	90
10/22	@ NYK	132-109W	40	33	3	95
04/12	@ CHA	131-98W	53	34	6	104
04/11	@ NYK	109-118L	36	25	12	86
04/09	vs MIL	91-104L	38	27	12	93
04/07	@ POR	124-107W	40	34	12	87
04/05	@ SAC	101-100W	51	25	7	90
04/03	@ OKL	135-100W	46	33	10	92

Pacers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
10/28	vs ORL	115-119L	44	25	12	88
10/27	@ PHI	114-118L	37	28	19	84
10/25	vs NYK	98-123L	33	28	15	83
10/23	vs DET	115-109W	39	32	15	83
04/12	vs CLE	120-129L	39	37	13	89
04/09	vs TOR	140-123W	44	33	13	99
04/07	@ MIA	117-115W	37	27	6	86
04/05	@ OKL	126-112W	39	30	13	88
04/03	vs BRO	111-115L	45	27	9	103
04/01	@ BRO	133-111W	47	35	9	103

Starting Lineups

Boston Celtics	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jaylen Brown SF	39.0	44.6	39.7	100%	40.1
Jrue Holiday PG	28.0	25.0	28.1	100%	28.5
Al Horford C	26.0	23.9	25.2	77%	26.7
Jayson Tatum PF	49.0	52.0	48.8	100%	49.1
Derrick White SG	33.0	37.0	34.8	100%	35.2

Indiana Pacers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Tyrese Haliburton PG	41.0	31.6	40.8	100%	41.0
Andrew Nembhard SG	23.0	27.1	24.6	100%	24.9
Aaron Nesmith SF	20.0	17.6	21.1	100%	21.4
Pascal Siakam PF	38.0	36.8	37.1	100%	37.4
Myles Turner C	34.0	27.1	31.4	100%	31.7

Celtics Notable Injuries

Neemias Queta (C): Avg: 4.4pts, 3.6reb, 0.5ast, 10.3 minutes. Last game: 10/28/24. Impact: 1.7
Jaden Springer (SG/SF): Avg: 3.1pts, 1.5reb, 0.9ast, 9.6 minutes. Last game: 10/28/24. Impact: 1.0
Drew Peterson (SF/PF): Avg: 2.7pts, 0.3reb, 0.0ast, 5.9 minutes. Last game: 10/28/24. Impact: 0.7
JD Davison (PG): Avg: 2.1pts, 1.0reb, 1.3ast, 4.9 minutes. Last game: 10/24/24. Impact: 1.1
Baylor Scheierman (SG/SF): Avg: 2.0pts, 0.5reb, 0.0ast, 4.8 minutes. Last game: 10/28/24. Impact: 0.3

Pacers Notable Injuries

James Wiseman (C): Avg: 6.8pts, 5.1reb, 0.8ast, 16.8 minutes. Last game: 10/23/24. Impact: 2.8
Quenton Jackson (PG): Avg: 1.3pts, 1.3reb, 0.7ast, 2.7 minutes. Last game: 10/25/24. Impact: 1.8
James Johnson (C): Avg: 1.1pts, 0.4reb, 0.8ast, 4.5 minutes. Last game: 10/25/24. Impact: 0.8
Johnny Furphy (SG): Avg: 0.0pts, 0.0reb, 0.0ast, 5.0 minutes. Last game: 10/25/24. Impact: 0.0

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Myles Turner	IND	Pts	14.5	17.3	+2.8	20%	50%	53%	53%	BOS	+0.4	#16
Luke Kornet	BOS	Pts	3.5	5.0	+1.5	40%	50%	47%	47%	IND	+0.8	#21
Payton Pritchard	BOS	Reb	2.5	3.5	+1.0	40%	20%	33%	33%	IND	+0.5	#22
Sam Hauser	BOS	Ast	0.5	0.8	+0.3	60%	40%	47%	47%	IND	+0.5	#23
Al Horford	BOS	Ast	1.5	2.5	+1.0	40%	30%	47%	47%	IND	-0.6	#5

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Celtics Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#16	#4	#13	#7	-8.3%
PF	#1	#8	#4	#2	-15.5%
PG	#20	#5	#14	#8	-5.3%
SF	#5	#11	#8	#3	-12.0%
SG	#8	#6	#6	#2	-7.8%

Pacers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#6	#16	#5	#4	-9.3%
PF	#21	#11	#16	#15	-0.6%
PG	#22	#22	#1	#10	-4.9%
SF	#22	#10	#23	#17	1.4%
SG	#24	#20	#2	#14	-1.0%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

121.3

119.0

Rebounds per Game

44.3

41.3

Assists per Game

28.1

30.1

Steals per Game

7.4

7.5

Blocks per Game

6.0

5.7

Shots per Game

90.1

91.6

3-Pointers Made per Game

17.4

11.8

2-Pt Percentage per Game

58.3

58.6

3-Pt Percentage per Game

40.3

35.4

Turnovers per Game

10.1

11.4

Fouls per Game

15.2

20.4

Recent Trends

Luke Kornet (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 36.0% to 15.1, 11.1 min average previous 3 games.
Bennedict Mathurin (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 30.5% to 19.5, 28.1 min average previous 3 games.
T.J. McConnell (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 38.6% to 14.4, 23.5 min average previous 3 games.
Payton Pritchard (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 54.0% to 25.0, 16.2 min average previous 3 games.