Boston Celtics vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 2/27/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Celtics vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Sunday, February 27, 2022

Location: Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Celtics (35-26) are headed to Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Sunday where they will play the Indiana Pacers (20-40).

The Celtics stepped onto the hardwood against the Nets and earned the victory with a final of 129-106 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Celtics left the arena with 20 while the Nets recorded 10 fouls. They converted 7 of 29 attempts from 3-point land. Brooklyn finished 75.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of 28 tries. Furthermore, Brooklyn snagged 30 rebounds (8 offensive, 22 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Brooklyn distributed 38 assists and had 25 steals for this game. In regard to defense, Boston allowed their opponent to shoot 41.5% from the floor on 39 out of 94 shooting. They also recorded 28 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 4 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In terms of hauling in boards, they earned 48 with 8 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Celtics knocked down 20 of their 27 attempts for a rate of 74.1%. Boston finished with a 54.1% field goal percentage (46 out of 85) and converted 17 out of their 42 shots from downtown.

Jayson Tatum is one player who was a major contributor for the contest. He finished with 30 points on 10 of 20 shooting. He played for 35 mins and collected 7 rebounds. Tatum finished the contest at 50.0% from the floor and earned 4 assists.

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Boston will take the court with a win-loss mark of 35-26 on the year. They are losing possession via turnover 14.1 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 18.7 fouls per game. As a unit, Boston is collecting 46.6 boards per game and is sitting with 1,444 dimes so far this year, which ranks 14th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Celtics are hitting 34.5% on shots from 3-point land (771 of 2,237) and 81.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 109.2 points per game (16th in the league) while connecting on 45.5% from the floor.

On defense, the Celtics are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.2 fouls. They are giving up 33.7% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 3rd in the NBA in opponents PPG (103.5). The Celtics defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.9% (2,309 of 5,387) and they concede 44.6 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are 2nd in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,320 surrendered for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Pacers got the victory with a final of 113-108 when they played the Wizards. The Pacers were able to pull down 33 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 40 in the game. They gave up possession 11 times, while getting 9 steals in this matchup. The Wizards were called for 12 fouls in the game which took the Pacers to the charity stripe for a total of 29 tries. They were able to knock down 19 of the free throws for a clip of 65.5%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Indiana made 4 of their 20 tries (20.0%). In all, the Pacers finished 45 for 83 from the floor which gave them a rate of 54.2%. The Pacers allowed the Wizards to bury 39 of 91 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.9% for the game. They went 45.9% from distance by shooting 17 of 37 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 16 at the free throw line (81.3%). In the matter of how they rebounded, Indiana permitted Washington to snag 32 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Tyrese Haliburton ended up being a major contributor for the Pacers for this contest. He knocked down 6 of 17 for the game giving him a rate of 35.3%, and tallied 5 rebounds. Haliburton tallied 21 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and earned 14 dimes for this game.

Indiana has a win-loss mark of 20-40 so far this year. The Pacers are committing 20.4 fouls every game and they shoot 76.1% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 24.5 times per game (12th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 14.3 times per game. Indiana has scored 6,558 points this year (109.3 per game) and they collect 44.5 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Pacers are hitting on 45.7% from the field, which is ranked 16th in the NBA.

The Indiana defense gives up 36.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (682 of 1,882) and their opponents are making 79.5% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 23.6 assists and 43.1 rebounds per game, which ranks 10th and 7th in basketball. The Pacers defensively are ranked 23rd in the league in PPG given up with 112.0. They are able to force 13.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.3% from the field (27th in basketball).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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