The Detroit Pistons (1-1) take on the Boston Celtics (0-2) at 3:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, October 26, 2025. The matchup airs on NBCS-BOS and FDSDET.
The Pistons are a 3.5-point favorite against the Celtics when Pistons and Celtics hit the court. The game features an over/under of 227.5.
Pistons vs. Celtics betting odds
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Spread: Detroit -3.5Total: 227.5Moneyline: Detroit -163, Boston +138
Celtics at Pistons odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Pistons (- 3.5)Pick OU:
Under (227.5)Prediction:
Pistons 114 – Celtics 108MoneylineThe Pistons won 65% of the games last season in which they were favored on the moneyline (26-14).When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -163 or shorter last year, Detroit had a record of 21-9 (70%).Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Pistons have an implied win probability of 62.0%.Boston was underdogs in four games last season and won one (25%) of those contests.Last season, the Celtics were at least a +138 underdog on the moneyline one time, losing that contest.Boston has a 42.0% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.Against the spreadLast year, the Pistons put up 115.5 points per game, 8.3 more points than the 107.2 the Celtics allowed.Detroit went 35-23 against the spread and 36-22 overall last season when scoring more than 107.2 points.Boston put together a 30-21 ATS record and a 43-8 overall record last season in games it scored more than 113.6 points.Detroit had an ATS record of 33-15 and a 35-13 record overall last season when its opponents scored fewer than 116.3 points.Last season, the Pistons were the league’s 11th-ranked scoring team (115.5 PPG), while the Celtics were the second-ranked defense in terms of points per game (107.2) in NBA action.The eighth-ranked scoring NBA team was Boston a season ago (116.3 PPG), while the Detroit squad was the 14th-ranked defense (113.6 PPG) in the league.The Pistons outscored their opponents by a total of 156 points last season (1.9 points per game on average), and the Celtics put up 747 more points than their opponents on the year (9.1 per game).Over/UnderDetroit had an average implied point total of 116.3 last season, which is 0.3 points higher than its implied total in Sunday’s game (116).Last year, Detroit scored more than 116 points in a game 44 times.The average implied point total last season for Boston (118.1) is 6.1 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (112).How to watch Pistons vs. Celtics