The Detroit Pistons (15-2) and Boston Celtics (9-8) will face off in the NBA tonight. Tipoff is set for 5:00 p.m. EST from TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN.
The Celtics are 2.5-point favorites over the Pistons on the spread (Celtics -2.5), with the over/under set at 231 total points. The Celtics are -150 favorites to win outright on the moneyline, while the Pistons are +125 to pull off the upset.
Let's get into my Pistons vs. Celtics predictions and NBA picks for Wednesday, November 26.
My Pistons vs Celtics Prediction
- Pistons vs Celtics pick: Jalen Duren Over 30.5 Points + Rebounds (-120)
My Celtics vs Pistons best bet is on Jalen Duren to tally over 30.5 points and rebounds. As always, make sure to find the best odds by checking our live NBA odds page.
Pistons vs Celtics Odds
| Pistons Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-2.5 -108 | 231 -115o / -105u | -155 |
| Celtics Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+2.5 -112 | 231 -115o / -105u | +130 |
Pistons vs Celtics NBA Preview
This is an NBA Cup game.
The Pistons are 2-0 with a +27 point differential heading into this oddball 5 p.m. ET weekday tip-off against the Celtics, who are 1-2 and -20 in the group.
A win for Detroit would put them at 3-0, but the Orlando Magic are +61 following their 41-point win over the 76ers last night.
The Pistons and Magic would then square off for group supremacy on Friday.
The Celtics can spoil the fun and improve to 2-2 with an upset victory, which would be relevant if Orlando went and beat Detroit on Friday afterward.
But Detroit could lose tonight and win the group with a win over Orlando on Friday anyway due to the head-to-head tiebreaker.
Still, a team on a 13-game winning streak isn't going to just fold one here.
The big injury here is Neemias Queta (ankle), who is out.
Pistons vs Celtics Prediction, Betting Analysis
The Celtics are third in fewest points allowed, but Queta is the primary reason for that, and he is out.
This is a Jalen Duren spot, to me, especially for someone who went for 24 and 18 last time he played Boston (with Queta) a month ago.
The C's allow 46.1 rebounds per 100 possessions (fifth most) and the second most free throw attempts per 100 (28.8).
Duren is averaging 7.4 free throw attempts and hitting on 75.7 percent this season.
Though he has dropped off to 66 percent over his last six, he's at nine attempts per game — and not having Queta is sneakily important.
Pick:Jalen Duren Over 30.5 Points + Rebounds (-120)
Spread
No play on the spread.
Moneyline
No play on the moneyline.
Over/Under
My Celtics vs Pistons betting prediction is on Jalen Duren Over 30.5 Points + Rebounds at -120.
