Celtics vs. Pistons Odds
AUBURN HILLS, MI (TheSpread) – The Boston Celtics look to hold on to their 8th spot in the Eastern Conference tonight when they hit the road to face the Detroit Pistons at 7PM ET.
Detroit is 30-47 on the season and 17-21 at home while going 39-38 against the spread. Boston is 35-42 on the season, 16-22 on the road and 44-32 against the spread. The Celtics have a ½ game lead on the Heat for the eighth seed in the playoffs while the Pistons are five games back with five to play. These two have met twice this season, with each team winning and covering once. The Celtics are 3-1-1 against the spread in their last five against Detroit and the two have hit the over in five straight meetings.
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Pistons are favored at home, as they are getting odds of -1 point against the Celtics. The over/under total for the contest has been set at 200.5 points.
Boston has won three of its last four coming into this game and the Celtics have won four straight road games. They are also 3-1 against the spread in their last four while hitting the over in four of their last five. Detroit is coming off a 99-98 win over Miami. The Pistons have won four straight at home and they are 7-2 against the spread in their last nine games. The Pistons are also trending with the over, hitting it in seven of their last nine games.
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