Boston Celtics vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 12/26/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Friday, December 26, 2025

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Prime Video

The Indiana Pacers (6-24) welcome the Boston Celtics (18-11) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Friday.

The Celtics faced off with the Pacers and earned the victory with a final of 103-95 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Celtics finished with 16 and the Pacers accumulated 21 personal fouls. They made 13 of 40 shots from distance. Indiana finished the game at 88.9% when shooting free throws by converting 16 of 18 tries. On top of that, Indiana pulled down 36 rebounds (9 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 6 blocked shots. Indiana doled out 19 dimes and had 4 steals in the matchup. When it comes to defense, Boston allowed the other team to shoot 38.8% from the floor on 33 out of 85 shooting. They also distributed 19 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With respect to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 49 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Celtics knocked down 16 of their 19 shots for a percentage of 84.2%. Boston ended having earned a 42.7% FG percentage (38 out of 89) and buried 11 of their 37 three-point shots.

Jaylen Brown is someone who was a major factor for this contest. He scored 31 points on 11 of 25 shooting. He played 33 mins and also pulled down 9 rebounds. Brown went 44.0% from the floor and also dished out 2 dimes.

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Boston will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 18-11 this year. They lose possession via turnover 12.0 times per contest and as a unit they commit 22.0 fouls per contest. As a unit, Boston is snagging 44.1 rebounds per game and has racked up 692 assists this season, which has them ranked 29th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Celtics are shooting 36.2% on shots from distance (451 of 1,245) and 78.6% from the free throw line. They have an average of 116.0 points per game (17th in the league) while going 47.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Celtics have forced 14.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.2 fouls. They currently rank 3rd in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 716 conceded so far this year. The Celtics are allowing a shooting percentage of 44.5% (1,106 of 2,484) and they surrender 42.6 boards per contest as a group. They surrender 36.9% on shots from distance and they are ranked 2nd in the league in points per game allowed (110.0).

For their last game, the Pacers took a loss by a final score of 111-94 when they faced the Bucks. With respect to rebounding, Indiana permitted Milwaukee to get 48 in total (7 on the offensive side). They went 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 10 of 30 and ended up going 17 of 24 at the free throw line (70.8%). The Pacers allowed the Bucks to convert 42 of their 82 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 51.2% in this contest. When all was said and done, the Pacers finished shooting 33 for 81 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.7%. Regarding three-point attempts, Indiana converted 8 of their 31 tries (25.8%). They were able to make 20 of the free throw tries for a rate of 60.6%. The Bucks committed 26 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Pacers to the charity stripe for a total of 33 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. The Pacers were able to snag 33 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 40 in the matchup.

T.J. McConnell pitched in for the Pacers in this game. He knocked down 7 of 9 for the contest giving him a rate of 77.8%, and had 2 rebounds. McConnell scored 16 points in his 21 mins on the court and tallied 6 dimes for the matchup.

Indiana has a mark of 6-24 on the year. As an offense, the Pacers are shooting 42.9% from the field, which is 30th in basketball. Indiana has accounted for 3,275 pts on the campaign (109.2 per contest) and they average 43.7 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 23.3 times per game (30th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.8 times per contest. The Pacers commit 22.7 personal fouls every game and they go 77.3% from the free throw line.

The Pacers on the defensive side of the court are 22nd in the league in PPG allowed with 117.7. They are forcing 14.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.6% from the field (20th in the league). The Indiana defense gives up 33.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (345 of 1,029) and their opponents are converting on 76.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 24.6 assists and 47.8 boards per contest, which ranks them 4th and 28th in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Indiana and under the total points

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