Boston Celtics vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 3/10/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Frost Bank Center vs Boston Celtics

Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Frost Bank Center is the site where the San Antonio Spurs (47-17) will take on the Boston Celtics (43-21) on Tuesday.

The Celtics stepped onto the hardwood against the Cavaliers and notched a win by a score of 109-98 in their last game. Boston ended the game with a 44.0% field goal percentage (37 of 84) and made 15 of 38 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Celtics converted 20 of 22 attempts for a percentage of 90.9%. Regarding grabbing boards, they earned 49 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 25 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and earning 2 steals. With respect to defense, Boston allowed the other team to shoot 40.7% from the field on 35 of 86 shooting. Cleveland distributed 23 dimes and had 4 steals for the matchup. In addition, Cleveland grabbed 42 rebounds (10 offensive, 32 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Cleveland shot 71.4% at the free throw line by making 15 of their 21 shots. They also converted 13 out of their 45 tries from beyond the arc. Regarding personal fouls, the Celtics ended up walking away with 20 while the Cavaliers recorded 19 personal fouls.

Jaylen Brown is a player who was a factor for this game. He scored 23 points on 7 out of 17 shooting. He played 38 minutes played and also pulled down 9 rebounds. Brown walked away from this one shooting 41.2% from the field and also recorded 8 dimes.

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Boston heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 43-21 this season. They have an average of 114.5 points per outing (21st in the league) on 46.5% from the field. The Celtics are connecting on 36.3% on three-point attempts (986 of 2,713) and 79.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Boston is collecting 46.4 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,568 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 27th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 12.2 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 19.2 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Celtics are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.3 personal fouls. They give up 36.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 1st in the NBA in opponents points per game (106.9). The Celtics defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 44.0% (2,439 of 5,549) and they relinquish 41.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 6th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,586 surrendered for the campaign.

In their last game, the Spurs got the win with a final of 145-120 against the Rockets. When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, San Antonio allowed Houston to snag 37 in total (8 offensive). They wrapped up this game 28.6% from three-point range by connecting on 8 of 28 and ended up shooting 28 out of 32 at the free throw line (87.5%). The Spurs permitted the Rockets to convert 42 out of 87 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.3% for this contest. Overall, the Spurs went 51 for 88 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 58.0%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, San Antonio buried 21 out of their 40 tries (52.5%). They were able to make 22 of the free throw tries for a clip of 81.5%. The Rockets earned 23 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Spurs to the free throw line for 27 shots. They turned the ball over 8 times, while getting 4 steals for the contest. The Spurs snagged 26 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 32 for the contest.

Victor Wembanyama was important for the Spurs for the matchup. He made 9 out of 13 in this game for a rate of 69.2%, and accounted for 8 rebounds. Wembanyama scored 29 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist in the matchup.

San Antonio has a record of 47-17 for the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Spurs are shooting 48.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 6th in the NBA. San Antonio has totaled 7,591 pts on the campaign (118.6 per game) and they snag 46.4 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 27.3 times per contest (11th in the league) and they turn it over 13.7 times per contest. The Spurs are responsible for committing 19.1 fouls every game and they connect on 78.0% from the charity stripe.

The Spurs defensively are ranked 7th in basketball in points given up per game with 111.5. They are able to force 13.4 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.1% from the field (4th in the league). The San Antonio defense allows 35.5% on 3-point shots (820 of 2,313) and their opponents are making 78.8% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 26.1 assists and 43.3 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 11th and 11th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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