Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 10/26/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Saturday, October 26, 2024

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Detroit Pistons (14-68 last year) will take on the Boston Celtics (64-18 last season) at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday.

The Celtics took the court against the Knicks and walked away with a win by a score of 132-109 in their last game. Boston walked away from the contest with a 50.5% FG percentage (48 out of 95) and made 29 of their 61 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Celtics buried 7 of 8 tries for a rate of 87.5%. With regard to pulling down boards, they collected 40 with 11 of them being offensive. They also doled out 17 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and having 4 steals. In reference to the defense, Boston let their opponent shoot 55.1% from the floor on 43 of 78 shooting. New York doled out 22 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. Moreover, New York snagged 34 rebounds (5 offensive, 29 defensive) and got 1 block. New York finished 75.0% when shooting free throws by making 12 of their 16 attempts. They knocked down 11 of their 30 tries from 3-point range. In relation to fouls, the Celtics walked away with 22 and the Knicks had 22 fouls.

Jayson Tatum is one player who was a major contributor for this contest. He recorded 37 points on 14 of 18 shooting. He saw the court for 30 minutes and totaled 4 boards. Tatum ended up going 77.8% from the floor and dished out 10 assists.

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Boston will enter this matchup after finishing with a win-loss mark of 64-18 last year. They had an average of 120.6 pts per game (2nd in the NBA) while shooting 48.7% from the field. The Celtics shot 38.8% on shots from distance (1,351 of 3,482) and 80.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Boston grabbed 46.3 rebounds per game and accounted for 2,207 assists over the course of last year, which was 14th in the league in terms of passing. They gave up possession 11.9 times per game and as a unit committed 16.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Celtics forced 12.0 turnovers per contest and they drew 17.3 fouls. They were ranked 5th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,042 surrendered last season. The Celtics defensively allowed a shooting percentage of 45.3% (3,403 of 7,515) and they conceded 43.3 boards per contest as a group. They gave up 35.2% from beyond the arc and they were ranked 5th in the league in opponents points per game (109.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Pistons took a defeat with a final score of 115-109 against the Pacers. The Pistons were able to pull down 38 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 47 for the contest. They turned the ball over 14 times, while recording 6 steals in this contest. The Pacers committed 23 fouls in this contest which got the Pistons to the charity stripe for a total of 28 attempts. They were able to bury 24 of those for a rate of 85.7%. In terms of shooting from distance, Detroit knocked down 9 out of their 33 attempts (27.3%). When all was said and done, the Pistons ended up going 38 for 88 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.2%. The Pistons allowed the Pacers to convert 42 out of 83 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.6% in this matchup. They finished 29.0% from distance by connecting on 9 of 31 and finished the game at 22 of 25 from the charity stripe (88.0%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, Detroit allowed Indiana to snag 42 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

Cade Cunningham was important for the Pistons for this contest. He converted 10 out of 23 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 43.5%, and tallied 5 rebounds. Cunningham scored 28 points in his 37 mins of playing time and tallied 8 dimes in the game.

Detroit had a mark of 14-68 last year. In terms of offensive execution, the Pistons shot 46.3% from the field, which ranked them 24th in basketball. Detroit totaled 9,010 pts over the course of last season (109.9 per game) and they collected 43.3 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 25.5 times per game (22nd in the league) and they coughed up possession 15.2 times per contest. The Pistons were responsible for committing 20.6 personal fouls per game while shooting 78.5% from the charity stripe.

The Detroit defense gave up 37.0% on 3-point shots (991 of 2,682) and their opposition knocked down 80.0% of their free throw attempts. They allowed 27.0 dimes and 43.1 boards every game, which was ranked 20th and 13th in those categories. The Pistons on defense were ranked 26th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 119.0. They forced 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and let teams shoot 49.0% from the floor (24th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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