Cade Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons (20-5) go up against the Boston Celtics (15-10) on Monday, December 15, 2025 at TD Garden. The matchup will begin at 7 p.m. ET on Peacock, NBCS-BOS, and FDSDET.
The Celtics are only a 1.5-point favorite when they and the Pistons take the court in a game expected to be a close one. The over/under for the matchup is set at 229.5.
Celtics vs. Pistons betting odds
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Spread: Boston -1.5Total: 229.5Moneyline: Boston -121, Detroit +102
Pistons at Celtics odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Celtics (- 1.5)Pick OU:
Over (229.5)Prediction:
Celtics 116 – Pistons 114MoneylineThe Celtics have been favored on the moneyline 15 total times this season. They’ve gone 10-5 in those games.Boston has a record of 10-5 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -121 or shorter (winning 66.7%).Based on this game’s moneyline, the Celtics have an implied win probability of 54.8%.The Pistons have been underdogs in five games this season and won four (80%) of those contests.This season, Detroit has won three of its four games when it is the underdog by at least +102 on the moneyline.The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 49.5% chance of a victory for the Pistons.Against the spreadThe Celtics record just 3.3 more points per game (116.6) than the Pistons allow (113.3).When Boston puts up more than 113.3 points, it is 12-2 against the spread and 12-2 overall.Detroit has put together a 14-7 ATS record and a 19-2 overall record in games it scores more than 110.8 points.Boston’s record is 13-9 against the spread and 14-8 overall when it gives up fewer than 119.6 points.The Celtics are at the 17th spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (116.6 PPG), while the Pistons allow the sixth-fewest points per game (113.3) in the league.Detroit is the NBA’s eighth-ranked offense (119.6 PPG), while Boston is the third-ranked defense (110.8).The Celtics have out-scored their opponents by a total of 145 points this season (5.8 points per game on average), and the Pistons have put up 158 more points than their opponents on the year (6.3 per game).Over/UnderThe average implied total for Boston this season is 117.5 points, 1.5 more points than its implied total of 116 points in Monday’s game.This season, Boston has scored more than 116 points 13 times.The average implied point total on the season for Detroit (118.8) is 4.8 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (114).How to watch Celtics vs. Pistons