Expect a high-scoring game when the Boston Celtics (7-3, 3-1 Home) host the Detroit Pistons (3-8, 0-5 Away) on Wednesday. Detroit beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 112-103 at Little Caesars Arena on Monday. Saddiq Bey led the way with 25 points. The Pistons are 14th in the Eastern Conference.
Boston won their third in a row in a close one on Monday at FedExForum, beating the Memphis Grizzlies 109-106. Jayson Tatum had 39 points, carrying the team. The Celtics are two games behind the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference, currently sitting in third. This is the first meeting of the season between the teams.
Boston won three out of four games between the teams last season, including a 114-103 triumph in their last meeting at TD Garden on March 11. Tatum led the Celtics with 31 points, eight rebounds, and six assists. Cade Cunningham had 27 points in the loss.
The Pistons have been led this season by Cunningham and Bojan Bogdanovic, who are averaging 21.4 and 19.5 points per game, respectively. Both are among the league’s top scorers, as Cunningham is No. 1 and Bogdanovic is first. Cunningham also has dished 6.4 assists per game, most in the NBA.
Meanwhile, Isaiah Stewart is grabbing 9.9 rebounds per game. Tatum’s 31.2 points per game have powered the Celts on offense. He ranks as the fifth-highest scorer in the NBA. Tatum also has pulled down 7.5 rebounds per game. Marcus Smart has recorded 6.6 assists per game.
The Celtics and the Pistons are averaging 117.8 and 107.7 points per game, respectively, two of the highest-scoring teams in the NBA. The teams have split their last 10 games at TD Garden (5-5). Detroit is winless away from home this season in five games.
In the last 10 games, Detroit is 2-8 with an average margin of -11.1 (107.2-118.3). Boston has gone 7-3 over the last 10, scoring 117.8 points per game on average while allowing 114.4 (+3.4 margin).
PISTONS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Jalen Duren: 9.0 | 13.9 | -4.9
Rebounds per game:
Jalen Duren: 4.0 | 6.4 | -2.4
CELTICS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Sam Hauser: 11.4 | 8.7 | +2.7
Rebounds per game:
Al Horford: 7.8 | 6.0 | +1.8
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Detroit Pistons +11.5 (-110)
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*Odds correct at time of publication, courtesy of BetMGM.
