Boston Celtics vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 1/12/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Monday, January 12, 2026

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Peacock

The Boston Celtics (23-13) are traveling to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Monday where they will go up against the Indiana Pacers (7-31).

The Celtics stepped onto the hardwood against the Nuggets and took a loss by a final of 114-110 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Celtics ended up with 20 while the Nuggets recorded 15 fouls. They also made 20 of their 44 shots from 3-point land. Denver finished the game at 66.7% at the free throw line by making 16 of their 24 shots. Moreover, Denver grabbed 39 boards (12 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 6 blocked shots. Denver doled out 27 assists and had 7 steals in the game. In the matter of defending, Boston allowed their opponent to shoot 44.8% from the field on 39 out of 87 shooting. They also distributed 16 dimes for the game while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and having 6 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned 53 with 21 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Celtics made 9 of their 15 attempts for a rate of 60.0%. Boston finished with a 45.3% FG percentage (43 out of 95) and converted 15 of their 38 3-point shots.

Jaylen Brown is a guy who was a contributor in the matchup. Brown ended up going 48.3% from the floor and also distributed 4 assists. He played for 34 mins and pulled down 7 rebounds. He finished with 33 points on 14 of 29 shooting.

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Boston will enter this contest with a record of 23-13 this year. They average 117.6 points per outing (13th in the league) while connecting on 47.4% from the field. The Celtics are shooting 36.9% from downtown (573 of 1,554) and 78.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Boston is pulling in 44.3 boards per game and is sitting with 857 assists for the season, which has them ranked 29th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.0 times per game and as a unit they are committing 21.2 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Celtics are forcing 14.1 turnovers per game and they draw 18.9 personal fouls. They surrender 37.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 2nd in basketball in opponents points per game (110.6). The Celtics defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.0% (1,392 of 3,091) and they surrender 41.8 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 3rd in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 909 conceded so far this year.

In their last game, the Pacers went home victorious with a score of 114-112 when they played the Hornets. In relation to rebounds, Indiana allowed Charlotte to pull down 35 overall (8 on the offensive side). They finished 36.4% from downtown by going 16 out of 44 and finished the game at 18 of 24 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Pacers permitted the Hornets to convert 39 of 86 attempts from the field which had them shooting 45.3% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Pacers finished the game shooting 41 out of 82 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Indiana converted 12 out of their 27 attempts (44.4%). They were able to make 20 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 95.2%. The Hornets earned 22 personal fouls in the game which got the Pacers to the free throw line for a total of 21 shots. They gave up possession 20 times, while earning 9 steals for this game. The Pacers were able to pull down 31 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 41 in the matchup.

Pascal Siakam pitched in for the Pacers in this game. Siakam racked up 30 points in his 36 minutes on the court and added 3 assists for the matchup. He knocked down 12 out of 23 in the matchup giving him a rate of 52.2%, and had 14 rebounds.

Indiana has a win-loss mark of 7-31 this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Pacers are shooting 44.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 30th in the league. Indiana has accumulated 4,212 points for the year (110.8 per contest) and they grab 42.4 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 24.5 times per game (28th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 14.1 times per contest. The Pacers commit 23.0 personal fouls per contest while shooting 77.6% from the free throw line.

The Pacers on defense are ranked 25th in the league in PPG surrendered with 119.5. They are forcing their opponents into 14.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 48.5% from the floor (26th in the NBA). The Indiana defense surrenders 34.3% from downtown (444 of 1,295) and their opposition makes 76.4% of their free throw attempts. They allow 25.4 dimes and 47.2 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 8th and 27th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana

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