Detroit Pistons vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 11/26/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Boston Celtics

Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: ESPN

The Boston Celtics (9-8) will try to beat the Detroit Pistons (15-2) at TD Garden on Wednesday.

The Pistons faced off with the Pacers and earned the victory with a final of 122-117 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Pistons ended up with 27 while the Pacers recorded 27 fouls. They converted 13 of their 31 tries from beyond the arc. Indiana finished the contest at 76.5% when shooting free throws by burying 26 of their 34 shots. Moreover, Indiana grabbed 30 rebounds (5 offensive, 25 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Indiana earned 22 dimes and had 11 steals for the game. Concerning defense, Detroit allowed their opponent to shoot 47.6% from the floor on 39 of 82 shooting. They also dished out 24 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 8 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned 45 with 14 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pistons made 29 of their 37 shots for a percentage of 78.4%. Detroit ended the game having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (42 of 84) and converted 9 of 25 shots from distance.

Cade Cunningham is one player who played a role for the contest. Cunningham shot 44.4% from the floor and recorded 6 dimes. He played for 36 mins and collected 11 rebounds. He ended up with 24 points on 8 of 18 shooting.

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Detroit will enter this matchup with a mark of 15-2 for the season. They have an average of 119.6 pts per contest (8th in the NBA) while going 49.0% from the floor. The Pistons are shooting 35.8% on shots from beyond the arc (192 of 537) and 73.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Detroit is pulling in 45.9 rebounds per game and has accumulated 458 dimes for the campaign, which is 15th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 15.3 times per game and as a unit are committing 23.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Pistons are able to force 17.5 turnovers per game while drawing 23.4 fouls. They are surrendering 36.4% from beyond the arc and they are 5th in the league in PPG allowed (112.6). The Pistons are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.5% (649 of 1,457) and they concede 41.9 rebounds per contest as a team. They are 2nd in the league in giving up assists with 395 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Celtics got the win with a final of 138-129 against the Magic. The Celtics snagged 30 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 5 times, while recording 6 steals in the matchup. The Magic had 17 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Celtics to the charity stripe for 22 attempts. They were able to make 17 of them for a clip of 77.3%. In terms of shooting from downtown, Boston converted 15 out of 33 tries (45.5%). When the game finished, the Celtics ended up shooting 53 out of 88 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 60.2%. The Celtics allowed the Magic to bury 47 of their 100 attempts from the field which had them at 47.0% in the matchup. They finished shooting 42.1% from three-point range by going 16 out of 38 and walked away from this one shooting 19 of 24 from the charity stripe (79.2%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Boston permitted Orlando to collect 44 overall (18 on the offensive glass).

Jaylen Brown ended up being a factor for the Celtics in this matchup. Brown racked up 35 points in his 37 mins of playing time and accumulated 8 assists for this game. He knocked down 14 of 26 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Boston has a mark of 9-8 on the season. The Celtics are responsible for committing 23.5 personal fouls every game and they hit 77.3% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 24.5 times per contest (26th in the league) and they are turning it over 11.3 times per contest. Boston has tallied 1,949 pts so far this season (114.6 per contest) and they grab 44.5 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Celtics are hitting on 46.1% from the field, which is ranked 19th in the NBA.

The Boston defense allows 36.1% on 3-point attempts (223 of 617) and their opponents are connecting on 80.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 25.0 dimes and 44.2 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 6th and 17th in the league. The Celtics on the defensive end are ranked 2nd in basketball in points allowed per game with 110.0. They are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 44.2% from the floor (3rd in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit

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