The Detroit Pistons and Boston Celtics will face each other in the NBA regular season.
Tournament – NBA;
Date – 07.02.2023;
Kick-Off – 00:00 UK;
Venue – Little Caesars Arena (20.332);
City – Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-9) for Celtics – 1.66.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Points Over 227 – 1.668.
Recent setbacks have forced the Celtics to run forward and make things right. The Pistons are a suitable opponent for this. The Pistons lack skilled performers, so very often they lose by a wide margin. We believe that this clash with the Celtics will be no exception.
As a rule, the Pistons are very efficient in their home games. In 3 of the previous 4 home games, Detroit scored at least 114 points. With that in mind, we expect the game against Boston to be a high-scoring affair.
The Pistons’ home streak continues. The win over the Charlotte Hornets (118-112) was followed by a loss to the Phoenix Suns (100-116). In this meeting, Saddiq Bey’s play was noteworthy. He scored 25 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
In the last five meetings, the team also suffered defeats against the Dallas Mavericks (105-111) and Houston Rockets (114-117). They also beat the Brooklyn Nets (130-122).
The Detroit Pistons have been winning more often lately, but the progress so far has kept the team from leaving last place in the Eastern Conference. The club has 14 wins and 40 losses under its belt.
The Pistons are averaging 112.5 points per game (113.9 at home).
The Celtics’ throne is slowly beginning to wobble. The Milwaukee Bucks are closing in on the team. The fact is that the Boston Celtics suffered their fourth defeat in the last six games. This time at home against the Phoenix Suns (94-106). Then, there were fiascos against the New York Knicks (117-120), Miami Heat (95-98) and Orlando Magic (98-131).
Prior to their disappointing encounter against the Phoenix Suns, the Celtics had wins over the Brooklyn Nets (139-96) and Los Angeles Lakers (125-121).
Jaylen Brown scored 27 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists against the Suns. However, the result wasn’t good enough for the team.
The Celtics are the Eastern Conference leader. In 53 games, the team has 37 wins and 16 losses. One more slip-up and the Celtics could lose first place.
The Celtics are conceding an average of 111.9 points per game (away – 111.4).
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Detroit Pistons: Alec Burks – Jaden Ivey – Bojan Bogdanović – Isaiah Stewart – Jalen Duren.
Boston Celtics: Derrick White – Jaylen Brown – Jayson Tatum – Al Horford – Robert Williams III.
Cade Cunningham (Out), Marvin Bagley III (Out) and Isaiah Stewart (Day-to-day) are listed as injured for the Detroit Pistons.
Danilo Gallinari (Out), Marcus Smart (Out) and Luke Kornet (Day-to-day) are listed as injured for the Boston Celtics.
The fixture will be played at Accor Arena (20.300) in Paris, France.
This starting whistle will sound on the 7th of February, 2023, at 00:00 UK Time.
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