Pistons vs. Celtics Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Oct. 26

Pistons vs. Celtics Game Info

• Date: Sunday, October 26, 2025
• Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
• Venue: Little Caesars Arena -- Detroit, Michigan
• Coverage: NBCS-BOS and FDSDET

The Detroit Pistons (1-1) face the Boston Celtics (0-2) as 3.5-point favorites on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBCS-BOS and FDSDET. The matchup's over/under is 224.5.

Pistons vs. Celtics Odds & Spread

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Pistons vs. Celtics Prediction & Pick

All NBA win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Celtics win (51.6%)

Pistons vs. Celtics Betting Trends

• The Pistons went 42-36-4 ATS last season.
• As 3.5-point underdogs or more, the Celtics had two wins ATS (2-1) last season.
• Last season, the combined scoring went over the point total 42 times in Pistons games.
• The Celtics had 37 of their 82 games go over the point total last year.
• Detroit owned a worse record against the spread at home (19-20-2) than it did in away games (23-16-2) last season.
• Boston performed better against the spread away (21-19-1) than at home (18-23-0) last year.

Pistons Leaders

• Cade Cunningham put up 26.1 points, 6.1 boards and 9.1 assists last season.
• Per game, Jalen Duren put up 11.8 points, 10.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists. He also delivered 0.7 steals and 1.1 blocks.
• Tobias Harris' stats last season included 13.7 points, 5.9 boards and 2.2 assists per game. He sank 47.7% of his shots from the floor and 34.5% from 3-point range, with an average of 1.2 treys.
• Caris LeVert put up 12.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists. He made 46.7% of his shots from the field and 37.3% from beyond the arc, with 1.7 triples per game.
• Ausar Thompson's numbers last season were 10.1 points, 5.1 boards and 2.3 assists per contest. He drained 53.5% of his shots from the field.

Celtics Leaders

• Jayson Tatum's numbers last season were 26.8 points, 8.7 rebounds and 6 assists per contest, shooting 45.2% from the field and 34.3% from beyond the arc, with an average of 3.5 made treys (fourth in NBA).
• Derrick White's numbers last season were 16.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists per contest, shooting 44.2% from the floor and 38.4% from beyond the arc, with an average of 3.5 made treys (fourth in league).
• Jaylen Brown averaged 22.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists, shooting 46.3% from the field and 32.4% from downtown, with 1.8 made 3-pointers per game.
• Anfernee Simons' numbers last season were 19.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 4.8 assists per contest, shooting 42.6% from the floor and 36.3% from downtown, with an average of 3.1 made 3-pointers.
• Payton Pritchard recorded 14.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists. At the other end, he put up 0.9 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.

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