Pistons vs Celtics Game Breakdown

Get ready for a clash of the titans at TD Garden tonight as the underdog Detroit Pistons roll into town to face off against the powerhouse Boston Celtics in what promises to be a pivotal first-round NBA Playoff matchup. With the Pistons trying to build on their recent victory and the Celtics eager to bounce back from a rare stumble, tonight’s 8:30 PM showdown is set to electrify fans and fantasy players alike. As the Pistons aim to rev up their engines against the Celtics’ solid defense, the betting lines are buzzing and the stakes are sky-high with a 224.5 point game total tantalizing the over/under bettors. Will the Pistons manage to piston-push their way to an upset, or will the Celtics weave their magic and sham-rock the scoreboards? Tune in to find out!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 12, 2024 08:30PM EST

Location: TD Garden, Boston

Vegas Odds

	DET ML	BOS ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+525	-800	226.5	12.5/-12.5
Recent	+500	-750	224.5	12.5/-12.5
Difference	-25	+50	-2.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

13W-40L

16.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

8W-2L

HOME

45W-7L

83.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
12/04/24	Detroit Pistons DET	24	34	30	32	00	120	Over
12/04/24	Boston Celtics BOS	39	33	31	27	00	130	Over
10/26/24	Boston Celtics BOS	42	31	21	30	00	124	Over
10/26/24	Detroit Pistons DET	31	31	31	25	00	118	Over
03/22/24	Boston Celtics BOS	32	37	35	25	00	129	Over
03/22/24	Detroit Pistons DET	34	19	30	19	00	102	Over
03/18/24	Detroit Pistons DET	28	18	20	28	00	94	Under
03/18/24	Boston Celtics BOS	31	28	33	27	00	119	Under
12/28/23	Detroit Pistons DET	30	36	16	26	140	122	Over
12/28/23	Boston Celtics BOS	27	20	35	26	200	128	Over
02/15/23	Detroit Pistons DET	26	25	38	20	00	109	Over
02/15/23	Boston Celtics BOS	31	35	31	30	00	127	Over
02/06/23	Boston Celtics BOS	26	34	30	21	00	111	Under
02/06/23	Detroit Pistons DET	25	28	19	27	00	99	Under
11/12/22	Boston Celtics BOS	30	25	34	28	00	117	Over
11/12/22	Detroit Pistons DET	29	28	24	27	00	108	Over
11/09/22	Detroit Pistons DET	21	28	30	33	00	112	Over
11/09/22	Boston Celtics BOS	29	34	32	33	00	128	Over
03/11/22	Detroit Pistons DET	34	28	28	13	00	103	Under
03/11/22	Boston Celtics BOS	32	29	31	22	00	114	Under
02/26/22	Boston Celtics BOS	30	26	22	35	00	113	Under
02/26/22	Detroit Pistons DET	26	28	28	22	00	104	Under
02/16/22	Detroit Pistons DET	23	25	36	28	00	112	Under
02/16/22	Boston Celtics BOS	25	27	31	28	00	111	Under
02/04/22	Boston Celtics BOS	28	18	32	24	00	102	Under
02/04/22	Detroit Pistons DET	16	15	25	37	00	93	Under

Pistons Vs Over/Under

Celtics Vs Over/Under

Pistons Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/07	vs NYK	120-111W	43	28	18	83
12/04	vs BOS	120-130L	34	27	18	84
12/03	@ MIL	107-128L	41	22	18	87
11/30	@ PHI	96-111L	42	22	16	91
11/29	vs IND	130-106W	44	35	18	83
11/25	@ TOR	102-100W	38	27	14	76
11/23	vs ORL	100-111L	34	16	17	75
11/21	vs CHA	121-123L	56	30	19	99
11/18	@ CHI	112-122L	48	27	9	98
11/17	vs WAS	124-104W	51	27	8	97

Celtics Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/07	@ MEM	121-127L	51	26	13	105
12/06	@ MIL	111-105W	41	27	6	87
12/04	@ DET	130-120W	43	30	16	94
12/02	@ MIA	108-89W	54	25	14	89
12/01	vs CLE	111-115L	46	17	9	95
11/29	vs CHI	138-129W	51	24	9	98
11/25	@ LAC	126-94W	47	33	11	88
11/24	@ MIN	107-105W	40	25	6	87
11/22	vs WAS	108-96W	43	22	12	85
11/19	@ CLE	120-117W	42	32	13	86

Starting Lineups

Detroit Pistons	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Cade Cunningham PG	50.0	53.8	47.3	100%	47.6
Jalen Duren C	31.0	21.2	26.2	100%	26.5
Tim Hardaway Jr. SF	16.0	11.9	12.7	67%	15.1
Tobias Harris PF	31.0	29.9	28.0	100%	28.4
Jaden Ivey SG	32.0	27.1	31.0	100%	31.4

Boston Celtics	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jaylen Brown SF	39.0	40.4	40.8	100%	41.1
Jrue Holiday SG	24.0	29.0	28.3	100%	28.7
Al Horford PF	21.0	21.6	24.4	83%	26.1
Kristaps Porzingis C	37.0	38.6	37.6	100%	37.9
Derrick White PG	33.0	35.8	34.9	100%	35.3

Pistons Notable Injuries

Ronald Holland II (SF): Avg: 4.9pts, 3.0reb, 0.8ast, 15.4 minutes. Last game: 12/07/24. Impact: 1.8
Wendell Moore Jr. (PG/SG): Avg: 1.6pts, 1.1reb, 0.5ast, 5.8 minutes. Last game: 12/03/24. Impact: 1.9

Celtics Notable Injuries

Sam Hauser (SF/PF): Avg: 8.3pts, 3.3reb, 0.9ast, 21.1 minutes. Last game: 12/07/24. Impact: 3.0
Drew Peterson (PF): Avg: 3.3pts, 1.9reb, 0.3ast, 10.6 minutes. Last game: 12/04/24. Impact: 1.3
JD Davison (PG): Avg: 1.7pts, 0.9reb, 1.0ast, 4.1 minutes. Last game: 12/02/24. Impact: 0.9
Baylor Scheierman (SG/SF): Avg: 1.0pts, 1.0reb, 0.5ast, 6.4 minutes. Last game: 12/02/24. Impact: 0.6

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
Jalen Duren	DET	Pts	8.5	11.9	+3.4	60%	60%	60%	60%	BOS	+0.1	#14
Malik Beasley	DET	Pts	13.5	15.7	+2.2	80%	90%	93%	93%	BOS	-0.9	#10
Jaden Ivey	DET	Reb	3.5	3.9	+0.4	40%	60%	60%	60%	BOS	-0.3	#12

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Pistons Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#19	#19	#14	#25	7.0%
PF	#19	#25	#17	#23	3.6%
PG	#24	#3	#12	#16	1.0%
SF	#30	#20	#20	#29	11.0%
SG	#1	#7	#16	#5	-6.8%

Celtics Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#14	#1	#8	#2	-10.2%
PF	#2	#8	#6	#2	-13.7%
PG	#20	#19	#24	#22	3.3%
SF	#11	#28	#4	#15	-0.9%
SG	#10	#12	#6	#4	-6.8%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

106.6

119.6

Rebounds per Game

43.4

43.8

Assists per Game

24.2

26.8

Steals per Game

6.8

7.4

Blocks per Game

4.8

5.8

Shots per Game

86.3

90.8

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.3

18.2

2-Pt Percentage per Game

52.2

57.0

3-Pt Percentage per Game

35.4

37.9

Turnovers per Game

14.9

10.7

Fouls per Game

19.4

16.1

Recent Trends

Cade Cunningham (PG) is on a notable streak, exceeding 12 assists in 2 consecutive games.
Cade Cunningham (PG) is coming off a triple-double where he put up 29.0 pts, 10.0 reb, 15.0 ast against NYK
Wendell Moore Jr. (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 51.6% to 12.1, 25.0 min average previous 3 games.
Kristaps Porzingis (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 54.6% to 31.6, 20.4 min average previous 3 games.
Marcus Sasser (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 39.4% to 17.0, 12.2 min average previous 3 games.
Ausar Thompson (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 43.8% to 13.3, 23.6 min average previous 3 games.
Derrick White (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 30.6% to 37.7, 28.8 min average previous 3 games.