Boston Celtics vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 10/27/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Monday, October 27, 2025

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

The Boston Celtics (0-2) are on their way to Smoothie King Center on Monday where they will compete against the New Orleans Pelicans (0-2).

The Celtics took the court against the Knicks and took a loss by a score of 105-95 in their last contest. Boston ended having earned a 42.7% field goal percentage (35 of 82) and made 15 out of their 44 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Celtics converted 10 of their 15 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 36 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 19 assists in this game as well as creating 20 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In relation to the defense, Boston allowed their opponent to shoot 38.4% from the field on 33 of 86 shooting. New York earned 23 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. Additionally, New York collected 38 rebounds (10 offensive, 28 defensive) and got 7 blocks. New York ended up shooting 88.0% when shooting free throws by converting 22 of 25 attempts. They made 17 of their 45 shots from 3-point range. In relation to personal fouls, the Celtics ended up finishing with 25 and the Knicks totaled 17 personal fouls.

Jaylen Brown is one player who was a major contributor for this contest. Brown finished the contest at 50.0% from the field and distributed 3 assists. He played for 35 mins and pulled down 4 rebounds. He was able to score 23 points on 9 of 18 shooting.

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Boston heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 0-2 so far this year. They are turning it over 13.5 times per game and as a squad they commit 26.5 fouls every game. As a unit, Boston is grabbing 39.5 boards per contest and has totaled 35 assists so far this season, which ranks 30th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Celtics are shooting 29.9% on 3-point shots (26 of 87) and 80.5% from the free throw line. They have an average of 105.5 pts per contest (29th in the NBA) while shooting 43.9% from the field.

On defense, the Celtics are able to force 17.0 turnovers every game and they draw 20.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 7th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 46 conceded this year. The Celtics defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 42.1% (72 of 171) and they concede 46.5 boards per contest as a group. They are conceding 38.8% on 3-point shots and they are 5th in the NBA in opponents points per game (111.0).

The last time they took the court, the Pelicans took a loss by a score of 120-116 against the Spurs. The Pelicans collected 32 defensive rebounds and 21 offensive boards totaling 53 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 15 times, while earning 10 steals for the contest. The Spurs committed 27 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Pelicans to the free throw line for a total of 29 shots. They were able to make 22 of the free throw tries for a rate of 75.9%. When discussing three-point shots, New Orleans converted 10 of their 32 tries (31.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Pelicans shot 42 for 97 from the field which had them at 43.3%. The Pelicans allowed the Spurs to make 45 of 98 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 45.9% for this game. They went 30.2% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 13 of 43 and ended up shooting 17 out of 26 from the free throw line (65.4%). Concerning how they attacked the glass, New Orleans allowed San Antonio to pull down 37 in all (8 offensive).

Zion Williamson was important for the Pelicans for this game. He made 8 of 18 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and had 10 rebounds. Williamson racked up 27 points in his 37 mins of playing time and accounted for 7 dimes in the game.

New Orleans has a win-loss mark of 0-2 so far this season. The Pelicans commit 25.5 fouls every game while shooting 73.3% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 22.0 times per contest (26th in the league) and they turn it over 15.0 times per game. New Orleans has totaled 238 points so far this year (119.0 per game) and they collect 46.0 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Pelicans are shooting 44.6% from the field, which ranks 22nd in the NBA.

The New Orleans defense gives up 30.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (24 of 80) and their opposition makes 75.4% of their foul shots. They have given up 22.5 dimes and 49.0 rebounds per game, which ranks 6th and 24th in the league. The Pelicans on the defensive side of the court are 25th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 124.0. They are forcing their opponents into 18.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.3% from the floor (24th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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