Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 12/27/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics

Date: Friday, December 27, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

TD Garden is the location where the Boston Celtics (22-6) will meet the Indiana Pacers (14-15) on Friday.

The Pacers took the court against the Kings and took home the win by a score of 122-95 in their last contest. Indiana wrapped up the game with a 58.1% field goal percentage (50 out of 86) and buried 17 out of their 39 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Pacers knocked down 5 of their 8 attempts for a rate of 62.5%. In regard to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 50 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 36 dimes for the contest while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 7 steals. Pertaining to defense, Indiana let their opponent shoot 36.5% from the floor on 35 out of 96 shooting. Sacramento recorded 21 assists and had 3 steals for the contest. On top of that, Sacramento snagged 47 boards (15 offensive, 32 defensive) and got 5 rejections. Sacramento finished the contest at 76.5% at the free throw line by burying 13 of their 17 shots. They also converted 12 of their 38 shots from 3-point range. With respect to personal fouls, the Pacers ended up finishing with 15 while the Kings recorded 11 personal fouls.

Pascal Siakam is one guy who played a role for the game. He accounted for 19 points on 7 out of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 28 minutes and snagged 10 boards. Siakam finished shooting 50.0% from the field and also distributed 3 assists.

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Indiana will enter this game with a record of 14-15 this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.7 times per game and as a squad are committing 20.0 fouls every game. As a team, Indiana is pulling in 40.5 boards per contest and has earned 811 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 6th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Pacers are shooting 37.8% from downtown (373 of 987) and 79.1% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 114.9 pts per game (9th in the league) while going 49.0% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pacers are able to force 15.1 turnovers every game while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They rank 20th in the NBA in giving up assists with 748 conceded for the year. The Pacers are allowing a shooting percentage of 47.6% (1,223 of 2,568) and they surrender 43.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They surrender 36.4% on 3-point attempts and they are 22nd in basketball in opponents PPG (116.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Celtics took home the win by a final score of 123-98 when they played the Bulls. When it comes to rebounding, Boston allowed Chicago to pull down 43 overall (10 offensive). They finished shooting 34.1% from beyond the arc via 14 out of 41 and finished the contest at 10 of 11 from the charity stripe (90.9%). The Celtics permitted the Bulls to convert 37 out of 98 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.8% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Celtics ended up shooting 48 out of 100 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.0%. With regard to shots from 3-point land, Boston knocked down 15 of 45 attempts (33.3%). They were able to convert 12 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 85.7%. The Bulls had 14 fouls in this contest which took the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 14 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 8 steals for this contest. The Celtics were able to collect 42 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive rebounds for a total of 59 for this contest.

Jayson Tatum ended up being a factor for the Celtics for the contest. Tatum had 43 points in his 36 minutes on the court and added 10 dimes for the contest. He made 16 of 24 for this game for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and added 15 rebounds.

Boston has a win-loss mark of 22-6 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Celtics are connecting on 45.7% from the floor, which ranks them 19th in the league. Boston has 3,349 pts for the season (119.6 per contest) and they pull down 45.3 boards per game. They are getting an assist 25.9 times per game (13th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 11.8 times per game. The Celtics are responsible for committing 16.1 fouls per game while shooting 80.0% from the charity stripe.

The Celtics defensively are ranked 7th in the league in PPG given up with 109.6. They are forcing 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.7% from the field (9th in the league). The Boston defense surrenders 35.0% on three-point shots (355 of 1,014) and opponents are connecting on 77.7% of their foul shots. They concede 24.4 assists and 44.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 4th and 21st in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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