Boston Celtics vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 3/29/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Saturday, March 29, 2025

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The San Antonio Spurs (31-40) will compete against the Boston Celtics (54-19) at Frost Bank Center on Saturday.

The Celtics faced off with the Suns and notched a win by a score of 132-102 in their last game. Boston ended having earned a 50.6% FG percentage (45 out of 89) and made 22 of 52 three-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Celtics made 20 of 22 attempts for a rate of 90.9%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 48 with 11 of them being offensive. They also doled out 33 dimes in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 8 steals. Concerning defense, Boston let their opponent shoot 41.4% from the floor on 36 out of 87 shooting. Phoenix earned 22 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. On top of that, Phoenix grabbed 38 rebounds (11 offensive, 27 defensive) and got 7 rejections. Phoenix finished the contest at 81.0% at the charity stripe by making 17 of 21 tries. They knocked down 13 of 41 tries from 3-point range. In the matter of fouls, the Celtics ended up with 18 while the Suns finished the game with 18 fouls.

Kristaps Porzingis is one guy who was a factor for this game. He scored 30 points on 10 out of 15 shooting. He played for 29 mins played and also grabbed 8 rebounds. Porzingis finished shooting 66.7% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists.

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Boston enters this matchup with a mark of 54-19 on the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 11.8 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 16.2 fouls per contest. As a team, Boston is grabbing 44.8 boards per game and has accounted for 1,894 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 16th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Celtics are hitting 37.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (1,306 of 3,523) and 79.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 116.8 pts per contest (7th in the NBA) while hitting 46.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Celtics are forcing 13.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.9 fouls. They are giving up 35.0% from beyond the arc and they rank 3rd in basketball in points per game allowed (107.7). The Celtics defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.3% (2,951 of 6,520) and they concede 43.8 boards per contest as a group. They are ranked 3rd in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,750 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Spurs took a loss by a score of 122-96 when they faced the Pistons. The Spurs recorded 25 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive boards totaling 41 for the contest. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. The Pistons committed 19 fouls for this game which took the Spurs to the free throw line for a total of 20 tries. They were able to make 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 80.0%. In the matter of shots from downtown, San Antonio converted 14 of their 44 attempts (31.8%). When all was said and done, the Spurs went 33 for 91 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.3%. The Spurs permitted the Pistons to convert 44 of their 78 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 56.4% for this game. They shot 48.4% from beyond the arc by connecting on 15 of 31 and finished the contest at 19 out of 25 at the free throw line (76.0%). When discussing how they attacked the glass, San Antonio permitted Detroit to collect 44 in all (6 offensive).

Devin Vassell ended up having an impact for the Spurs in this matchup. Vassell had 26 points in his 32 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in the matchup. He knocked down 10 out of 21 in this game for a rate of 47.6%, and had 6 rebounds.

San Antonio has a mark of 31-40 for the year. As an offense, the Spurs are shooting 46.6% from the floor, which ranks them 16th in basketball. San Antonio has tallied 8,115 points so far this season (114.3 per game) and they average 43.9 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 29.0 times per contest (4th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.9 times per game. The Spurs commit 16.6 personal fouls every game and they hit 77.5% from the charity stripe.

The Spurs are ranked 23rd in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 116.2. They are forcing 13.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.4% from the field (25th in basketball). The San Antonio defense concedes 36.2% on shots from beyond the arc (991 of 2,736) and opponents are connecting on 79.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 27.6 assists and 45.9 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 23rd and 28th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Antonio

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