Boston Celtics vs Detroit Pistons prediction

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Detroit Pistons are our pick at home against the Boston Celtics. The model gives them a 54% chance of winning, which makes this game close to a coin flip (under 55%).

On the line-ups we expect, the teams rate almost level (89.8 to 89.7 on our team-strength rating), so home court decides the pick.

Form at the end of last season: Boston Celtics have been winning by 5.8 points a game, while Detroit Pistons have been winning by 4.0 points a game.

Injuries: neither team has a regular player on the injury report at the time of writing.

What could change the pick: late injury news. We re-check every 15 minutes until tip-off, then the pick is locked and stays on our public record, win or lose.