NBA Best Bets: Celtics vs. Pacers Picks for December 27

Published 6:40 am Friday, December 27, 2024

The Indiana Pacers (15-16) are heavy underdogs (+11.5) as they attempt to continue a five-game road winning streak when they visit the Boston Celtics (22-8) on Friday, December 27, 2024 at TD Garden. The matchup airs at 7:30 PM ET on NBA TV, NBCS-BOS, and FDSIN.

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Celtics vs. Pacers Game Info

  • When: Friday, December 27, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
  • Where: TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts
  • TV: NBA TV, NBCS-BOS, and FDSIN
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Celtics vs. Pacers Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Celtics (- 11.5)

  • Against the spread, Boston is 11-19-0 this season.
  • Indiana has 13 wins in 31 games against the spread this season.
  • The Celtics have an ATS record of 3-9 as 11.5-point favorites or more.

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Pick OU:

Under (232.5)

  • The Celtics’ 30 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 232.5 points 11 times.
  • The Pacers have combined with their opponents to score more than 232.5 points in 15 of 31 games this season.
  • The average total in Boston’s outings this year is 228.8, 3.7 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • Indiana has a 231.9-point average over/under in its matchups this season, 0.6 fewer points than this game’s point total.
  • The Pacers are the league’s sixth-highest scoring team this season compared to the fifth-ranked Celtics.
  • The Pacers have allowed the 26th-fewest points in NBA play this season, while the Celtics have given up the 10th-fewest.

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Moneyline Pick: Celtics (-649)

  • The Celtics have been favorites in 29 games this season and won 22 (75.9%) of those contests.
  • The Pacers have come away with seven wins in the 14 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
  • Boston has a record of 10-2, a 83.3% win rate, when it’s favored by -649 or more by bookmakers this season.
  • Indiana has yet to enter a game this year with longer moneyline odds than +450.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Celtics have a 86.6% chance to win.

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