Detroit Pistons (12-45) vs. Boston Celtics (34-25)
February 16, 2022 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Boston Celtics -12.5; Over/Under: -215.5
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The Detroit Pistons and Boston Celtics meet Wednesday in NBA action at the TD Garden. The Detroit Pistons look to snap an eight-game losing streak. The Boston Celtics look to build on their nine-game winning streak.
The Detroit Pistons are averaging 102.4 points on 42 percent shooting and allowing 112.6 points on 47.5 percent shooting. Jerami Grant is averaging 18.8 points and 4.3 rebounds, while Saddiq Bey is averaging 15.9 points and 2.8 assists. Cade Cunningham is the third double-digit scorer and Hamidou Diallo is grabbing 4.9 rebounds. The Detroit Pistons are shooting 31.7 percent from beyond the arc and 77.5 percent from the free throw line. The Detroit Pistons are allowing 37.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.8 rebounds per game.
The Boston Celtics are averaging 108.4 points on 45 percent shooting and allowing 103.6 points on 43 percent shooting. Jayson Tatum is averaging 25.7 points and 8.4 rebounds, while Jaylen Brown is averaging 23.5 points and 3.2 assists. Derrick White is the third double-digit scorer and Dennis Schroder is grabbing 3.3 rebounds. The Boston Celtics are shooting 33.8 percent from beyond the arc and 81.4 percent from the free throw line. The Boston Celtics are allowing 33.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 46.8 rebounds per game.
The Pistons are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Celtics are 7-19 ATS in their last 26 Wednesday games. The under is 7-3 in Pistons last 10 road games. The under is 5-1 in Celtics last 6 overall. The Pistons are 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings in Boston and 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
The Detroit Pistons lose on the road by an average of 14.1 points, and they’re losing their last five games by an average of 19.8 points. The Boston Celtics are on the end of a back to back, but they’ve won nine straight games and are winning their last five games by an average of 18.6 points. The numbers indicate this will be a routine win for the Celtics. I’ll lay the chalk.
