San Antonio Spurs vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 2/12/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Boston Celtics

Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

TD Garden is where the Boston Celtics (38-16) will try to defeat the San Antonio Spurs (23-28) on Wednesday.

The Spurs faced off with the Wizards and earned the victory with a final of 131-121 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Spurs ended up with 17 and the Wizards accumulated 23 fouls. They also buried 14 out of their 47 attempts from 3-point range. Washington finished the game at 89.5% at the charity stripe by converting 17 of 19 attempts. Furthermore, Washington pulled down 42 boards (10 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 4 rejections. Washington recorded 26 assists and had 5 steals for this contest. When discussing the defense, San Antonio allowed their opponent to shoot 48.4% from the floor on 45 of 93 shooting. They also distributed 28 assists in this game while creating 14 turnovers and having 11 steals. When discussing pulling down boards, they collected 43 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Spurs converted 24 of 29 shots for a percentage of 82.8%. San Antonio walked away from the game with a 51.1% field goal percentage (45 of 88) and made 17 out of their 38 shots from downtown.

Victor Wembanyama is someone who was a contributor for this contest. He walked away with 31 points on 12 out of 21 shooting. He played 38 mins and grabbed 15 rebounds. Wembanyama finished the game shooting 57.1% from the floor and recorded 4 dimes.

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San Antonio will enter this game with a record of 23-28 so far this year. They lose possession via turnover 14.3 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 16.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, San Antonio is collecting 45.1 boards per contest and has tallied 1,472 assists for the year, which is 8th in basketball in terms of passing. The Spurs are connecting on 35.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (709 of 2,014) and 78.8% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 113.2 pts per contest (15th in basketball) while hitting 46.2% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Spurs are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers per game while drawing 18.1 personal fouls. They rank 13th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,359 conceded this year. The Spurs defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 46.4% (2,209 of 4,756) and they concede 45.9 rebounds per contest as a group. They are giving up 35.9% from beyond the arc while they are 18th in the league in PPG allowed (114.4).

In their last game, the Celtics walked away with a victory by a final of 103-85 against the Heat. When talking about cleaning the glass, Boston permitted Miami to collect 51 in total (12 offensive). They finished 24.4% from downtown by going 11 out of 45 and finished the contest at 12 out of 13 at the free throw line (92.3%). The Celtics allowed the Heat to knock down 31 out of their 92 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 33.7% for the contest. In all, the Celtics shot 39 for 85 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.9%. In regard to three-point shots, Boston converted 17 out of their 53 tries (32.1%). They were able to knock down 8 of the free throws for a clip of 100.0%. The Heat had 10 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Celtics to the free throw line for a total of 8 shots. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while recording 4 steals in the matchup. The Celtics were able to corral 49 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards for a total of 52 in the matchup.

Jayson Tatum ended up being a major contributor for the Celtics for the contest. He buried 13 out of 26 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 8 rebounds. Tatum scored 33 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes for this game.

Boston has a mark of 38-16 on the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Celtics are hitting on 46.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 19th in the NBA. Boston has tallied 6,331 points on the campaign (117.2 per contest) and they average 44.9 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.8 times per game (16th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 11.7 times per game. The Celtics are responsible for committing 16.4 fouls per contest and they connect on 79.5% from the free throw line.

The Celtics on the defensive end are ranked 4th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 108.2. They are forcing their opponents into 13.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.0% from the floor (3rd in the league). The Boston defense gives up 35.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (690 of 1,963) and their opponents are connecting on 79.2% of their free throw shots. They concede 23.9 dimes and 44.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 3rd and 17th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Antonio

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