Detroit Pistons vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 12/15/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Boston Celtics

Date: Monday, December 15, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: Peacock

The Boston Celtics (15-10) are welcoming the Detroit Pistons (19-5) at TD Garden on Monday.

The Pistons faced off with the Bucks and walked away with a win by a score of 124-112 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Pistons ended up finishing with 26 and the Bucks finished the game with 26 fouls. They also knocked down 16 of their 38 shots from beyond the arc. Milwaukee finished the game shooting 68.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 22 of 32 attempts. Furthermore, Milwaukee grabbed 36 rebounds (11 offensive, 25 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Milwaukee distributed 24 dimes and had 11 steals for this contest. In the matter of defense, Detroit let their opponent shoot 44.0% from the field on 37 out of 84 shooting. They also dished out 31 assists in this matchup while forcing 12 turnovers and having 5 steals. In relation to getting rebounds, they earned 53 with 16 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Pistons made 23 of 31 attempts for a rate of 74.2%. Detroit ended the game having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (43 out of 86) and knocked down 15 of 40 three-point attempts.

Cade Cunningham is a player who was a major contributor in the matchup. Cunningham shot 44.4% from the floor and totaled 12 assists. He played for 32 minutes and also grabbed 6 boards. He ended up with 23 points on 8 of 18 shooting.

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Detroit enters this one with a record of 19-5 so far this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 16.1 times per contest and as a team they are committing 23.0 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Detroit is pulling in 46.8 rebounds per contest and has totaled 627 assists on the campaign, which ranks 18th in the league in terms of passing. The Pistons are hitting 35.4% on shots from distance (269 of 760) and 74.7% from the charity stripe. They average 118.7 points per contest (8th in basketball) while connecting on 48.2% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Pistons are forcing 16.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 23.6 fouls. They currently rank 2nd in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 561 conceded so far this year. The Pistons defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.6% (922 of 2,069) and they concede 41.5 boards per game as a team. They are conceding 36.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 6th in the league in opponents points per game (113.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Celtics walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 116-101 when they played the Bucks. The Celtics recorded 26 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 39 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. The Bucks earned 24 personal fouls for this contest which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 25 attempts. They were able to make 19 of the free throws for a percentage of 76.0%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, Boston converted 14 of 49 attempts (28.6%). At the conclusion of this game, the Celtics shot 34 for 88 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.6%. The Celtics allowed the Bucks to bury 46 of 79 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 58.2% in the game. They finished 44.8% from 3-point land by going 13 of 29 and finished the game at 11 out of 14 from the charity stripe (78.6%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Boston permitted Milwaukee to snag 40 overall (5 offensive).

Jaylen Brown pitched in for the Celtics in the matchup. He knocked down 10 out of 17 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 58.8%, and totaled 3 rebounds. Brown racked up 30 points in his 29 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes in the game.

Boston has a mark of 15-10 for the campaign. The Celtics are responsible for committing 22.4 personal fouls per game and they connect on 78.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.4 times per game (28th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 11.8 times per contest. Boston has accumulated 2,915 pts this season (116.6 per game) and they pull in 43.6 boards per game. As an offense, the Celtics are shooting 47.0% from the field, which is 15th in basketball.

The Boston defense gives up 37.2% on 3-point attempts (340 of 914) and their opponents are connecting on 80.4% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 24.8 assists and 43.0 boards every game, which is 5th and 11th in the league. The Celtics on the defensive side of the court are 3rd in the league in points per game surrendered with 110.8. They are forcing 14.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the field (4th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit

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