San Antonio Spurs vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 1/10/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Boston Celtics

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The San Antonio Spurs (26-11) are on their way to TD Garden on Saturday where they will compete against the Boston Celtics (23-13).

The Spurs faced the Lakers and went home with a win by a final score of 107-91 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Spurs ended up with 20 and the Lakers finished the game with 21 fouls. They knocked down 9 of their 39 attempts from beyond the arc. Los Angeles ended up going 63.6% at the charity stripe by making 14 of 22 tries. Furthermore, Los Angeles collected 45 rebounds (10 offensive, 35 defensive) and got 5 blocked shots. Los Angeles recorded 16 dimes and had 9 steals for the contest. With respect to defense, San Antonio allowed 39.5% from the field on 34 out of 86 shooting. They also recorded 24 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned 50 with 8 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Spurs buried 23 of their 28 tries for a rate of 82.1%. San Antonio finished with a 48.8% field goal percentage (40 out of 82) and converted 4 of their 25 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Keldon Johnson is a guy who was a major contributor in the game. Johnson shot 84.6% from the field but wasn't able to get an assist. He played for 28 mins played and also grabbed 6 boards. He ended up scoring 27 points on 11 out of 13 shooting.

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San Antonio steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 26-11 this season. They average 119.0 points per contest (8th in the NBA) while connecting on 47.7% from the field. The Spurs are shooting 35.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (479 of 1,370) and 79.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, San Antonio is snagging 46.6 boards per game and has accounted for 959 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 18th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 14.1 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Spurs have forced 14.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.6 fouls. They are currently ranked 16th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 984 surrendered for the year. The Spurs defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 46.2% (1,536 of 3,326) and they concede 42.5 boards per game as a unit. They concede 36.1% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 7th in basketball in PPG allowed (113.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Celtics took a loss by a final score of 114-110 when they played the Nuggets. The Celtics were able to corral 32 defensive rebounds and 21 offensive boards totaling 53 in this game. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while recording 6 steals for this contest. The Nuggets were called for 15 personal fouls in the game which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 15 tries. They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Boston converted 15 out of their 38 tries (39.5%). Overall, the Celtics ended up shooting 43 out of 95 from the floor which had them at 45.3%. The Celtics allowed the Nuggets to make 39 out of 87 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.8% in the game. They shot 45.5% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 20 out of 44 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 24 from the charity stripe (66.7%). When it comes to rebounds, Boston permitted Denver to snag 39 in all (12 offensive).

Jaylen Brown pitched in for the Celtics in this matchup. He buried 14 of 29 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 48.3%, and had 7 rebounds. Brown scored 33 points in his 34 mins on the court and earned 4 dimes in the matchup.

Boston has a mark of 23-13 on the campaign. The Celtics are committing 21.2 fouls every game while shooting 78.8% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 23.8 times per game (29th in the league) and they turn it over 12.0 times per game. Boston has scored 4,232 points for the year (117.6 per game) and they grab 44.3 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Celtics are hitting on 47.4% from the floor, which ranks 11th in the league.

The Celtics on defense are ranked 2nd in basketball in points per game surrendered with 110.6. They are forcing 14.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.0% from the field (3rd in the NBA). The Boston defense allows 37.2% on 3-point shots (516 of 1,387) and their opposition makes 79.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 25.3 assists and 41.8 rebounds per game, which ranks them 7th and 5th in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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