Boston Celtics vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 12/28/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Sunday, December 28, 2025

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

The Portland Trail Blazers (12-18) are hosting the Boston Celtics (18-11) at Moda Center on Sunday.

The Celtics played the Pacers and earned the victory with a final of 103-95 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Celtics ended up walking away with 19 while the Pacers accumulated 17 fouls. They also made 13 of their 40 tries from 3-point land. Indiana finished the contest at 88.9% when shooting free throws by converting 16 of their 18 attempts. Furthermore, Indiana collected 36 rebounds (9 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 1 block. Indiana recorded 37 assists and had 8 steals for this game. When discussing the defense, Boston allowed their opponent to shoot 38.8% from the floor on 33 out of 85 shooting. They also recorded 30 dimes in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 5 steals. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they collected 49 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Celtics buried 16 of 19 shots for a percentage of 84.2%. Boston ended having earned a 42.7% FG percentage (38 out of 89) and made 11 of 37 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jaylen Brown is one guy who was a major contributor in this matchup. Brown finished shooting 44.0% from the field and dished out 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins played and collected 9 rebounds. He accounted for 31 points on 11 out of 25 shooting.

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Boston will play this game with a win-loss record of 18-11 this year. They average 116.0 points per contest (17th in basketball) while shooting 47.0% from the floor. The Celtics are hitting 36.2% on shots from distance (451 of 1,245) and 78.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Boston is pulling in 44.1 rebounds per game and has accounted for 692 dimes for the campaign, which is 29th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.0 times per game and as a squad they commit 22.0 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Celtics are forcing 14.4 turnovers per game and they draw 19.2 personal fouls. They are giving up 36.9% on shots from downtown while they are 2nd in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (110.0). The Celtics defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 44.5% (1,106 of 2,484) and they surrender 42.6 boards per contest as a unit. They are ranked 3rd in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 716 relinquished on the season.

For their last game, the Trail Blazers took a loss by a final score of 110-106 when they played the Magic. The Trail Blazers were able to collect 34 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 45 in this matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while getting 8 steals in this game. The Magic were called for 12 fouls in the game which got the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for a total of 19 shots. They were able to make 15 of the free throw tries for a rate of 78.9%. In reference to shots from downtown, Portland knocked down 9 out of 32 tries (28.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Trail Blazers shot 41 out of 87 from the field which gave them a rate of 47.1%. The Trail Blazers allowed the Magic to knock down 37 of their 85 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.5% for the contest. They finished shooting 45.5% from distance by going 15 of 33 and ended up shooting 21 of 23 at the free throw line (91.3%). In reference to rebounding, Portland permitted Orlando to collect 38 in all (10 on the offensive glass).

Deni Avdija was important for the Trail Blazers for this game. Avdija tallied 25 points in his 37 mins on the court and tallied 8 assists for this contest. He buried 10 out of 25 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

Portland has a record of 12-18 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 44.6% from the floor, which ranks them 29th in the league. Portland has totaled 3,513 points this year (117.1 per game) and they average 45.2 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 24.7 times per game (26th in basketball) and they cough up possession 17.3 times per game. The Trail Blazers have committed 22.6 fouls per contest and they hit 78.3% from the free throw line.

The Trail Blazers on the defensive side of the court are 25th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 120.5. They are forcing their opponents into 15.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.6% from the floor (19th in the NBA). The Portland defense surrenders 35.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (369 of 1,030) and their opposition knocks down 80.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 27.1 dimes and 44.5 total boards per game, which is 18th and 17th in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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