Pistons vs. Celtics Prediction, Odds, Picks – October 26

The Detroit Pistons (1-1) face the Boston Celtics (0-2) on October 26, 2025 on NBCS-BOS and FDSDET. The Pistons are currently modest 3.5-point favorites over the Celtics. A 228.5-point total has been set for the matchup.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Pistons-Celtics game, from the point spread, moneyline, total Over/Under and expert picks, as well as TV channel and streaming information.

Pistons vs. Celtics Game Information, TV Channel & Odds

• When: Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan
• TV: NBCS-BOS and FDSDET
• Live Boxscore: FOX Sports

Pistons vs Celtics Prediction

ATS choice: Pistons (- 3.5)
O/U choice: Less than (228.5)
Score prediction: Pistons 117 – Celtics 104

Pistons vs. Celtics Betting Preview

• In 41 games last season, the Pistons and their opponents went over 228.5 combined points.
• The Celtics played 30 games last season that finished with a combined score higher than 228.5 points.
• The teams combined to score 231.8 points per game last season, 3.3 more points than the over/under for this matchup.
• Opponents of these teams combined to average 220.8 points per game last year, 7.7 fewer points than this matchup’s over/under.
• The average point total in Pistons contests last season was 226.2, 2.3 more points than the over/under for this game.
• The average over/under for Celtics contests last year was 226.3, 2.2 fewer points than this game’s point total.

Recent piston trends

• Detroit put together a 42-36-4 ATS record last year.
• When playing as at least a 3.5-point favorite last season, Detroit had an ATS record of 15-15.
• Last season, 42 Detroit games hit the over.
• Last year, the Pistons scored 8.3 more points per game (115.5) than the Celtics allowed (107.2).
• Detroit had a 34-21-3 record against the spread and a 36-22 record overall last season when putting up more than 107.2 points.
• Last season, the Pistons had a 47.6% shooting percentage from the field, which was 2.6% higher than the 45.0% of shots the Celtics’ opponents knocked down.
• The Pistons owned a worse record against the spread in home games (19-20-2) than they did in away games (23-16-2) last season.
• Detroit went over the total in 20 of 41 home games (48.8%) last year. Detroit did better on the road, eclipsing the total in 22 of 41 matchups (53.7%).
• The Pistons played worse as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last year, posting a home record of 14-9, compared to going 12-5 in away games.

Recent Pistons Stats

Piston leaders

• Per game, Cade Cunningham provided points, 6.1 rebounds and 9.1 assists last season. He also averaged 1.0 steal and 0.8 blocks.
• Per game, Jalen Duren posted 11.8 points, 10.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists. He also put up 0.7 steals and 1.1 blocks.
• Tobias Harris’ numbers last season were 13.7 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists per contest. He sank 47.7% of his shots from the field and 34.5% from beyond the arc, with an average of 1.2 treys.
• Caris LeVert put up 12.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists. He drained 46.7% of his shots from the floor and 37.3% from beyond the arc, with 1.7 triples per contest.
• Ausar Thompson’s numbers last season were 10.1 points, 5.1 boards and 2.3 assists per game. He made 53.5% of his shots from the floor.

Pistons Player Accessories

Recent Celtics Trends

• The Celtics won 39 games against the spread last year, while failing to cover or pushing 43 times.
• Boston won twice ATS (2-1) as an underdog of 3.5 points or more last year.
• Celtics games went over the point total 37 out of 82 times last season.
• The Celtics’ 116.3 points per game last year were only 2.7 more points than the 113.6 the Pistons allowed to opponents.
• When it scored more than 113.6 points last season, Boston went 30-21 against the spread and 43-8 overall.
• The Celtics shot at a 46.2% rate from the field last season, 0.1 percentage points higher than the 46.1% shooting opponents of the Pistons averaged.
• The Celtics’ winning percentage against the spread at home was .439 (18-23-0) last year. Away, it was .512 (21-19-1).
• Boston’s games finished above the over/under more often at home (21 times out of 41) than away (16 of 41) last year.
• The Celtics, when moneyline favorites, won a lower percentage of games at home (27-13) than away (32-6) last season.

Celtics Recent Stats

Celtic rulers

• Jayson Tatum tallied 26.8 points, 8.7 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game last season.
• Derrick White knocked down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 3.5 per contest a season ago.
• Tatum and White were defensive standouts last season, with Tatum averaging 1.1 steals per game and White collecting 1.1 blocks per contest.

Celtics Player Accessories

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