Overview
- Tipoff is 5 p.m. ET at TD Garden, airing on FanDuel Sports Network Detroit and ESPN, with streaming on Fubo, DirecTV Stream, Sling and ESPN Unlimited.
- Detroit is a 2.5-point favorite with a total of 230.5 and a money line of Pistons -143 and Celtics +120.
- The SportsLine Projection Model, after 10,000 simulations, leans to the Over at roughly 237 combined points with the Over hitting in nearly 60% of runs.
- Boston is 9-8 overall and 1-2 in Cup play and would be eliminated with a loss, with certain other Wednesday and Friday results also capable of ending its Cup bid.
- Detroit won the earlier meeting 119-113 behind 25 from Cade Cunningham, and Boston’s latest outing was a 138-129 win over Orlando led by Jaylen Brown’s 35.