Pistons vs. Celtics betting: NBA preview for Oct. 26

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The Detroit Pistons (1-1) are favored by 3.5 points against the Boston Celtics (0-2) on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. ET. The matchup airs on NBCS-BOS and FDSDET. The matchup’s over/under is set at 227.5.

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Pistons Cover -3.5 vs Celtics -108

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Pistons vs. Celtics betting lines

  • Pistons odds to win: -166
  • Celtics odds to win: +140
  • Spread: Pistons (-3.5)
  • Total: 227.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit – BSD
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Pistons Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Detroit had a 19-22 ATS record in home games last season while putting up a record of 22-19 overall in those contests.
  • Detroit had a 6-11 record ATS at home last year when playing as 3.5-point favorites or more.
  • At home last season, Pistons games went over the set point total 20 times.
  • Detroit and its opponents averaged a total of 226.5 points per home contest last year, one point fewer than this game’s listed total.

Pistons ATS Trends Last Season

  • The Pistons were 43-39-0 against the spread last season.
  • The Pistons’ ATS record as 3.5-point favorites or greater was 15-15 last year.
  • Last year, 42 of the Pistons’ 82 games went over the point total.

Pistons Betting Records

  • The Pistons won 26 of the 40 games they were the moneyline favorite last season (65%).
  • Detroit had a record of 20-8 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -166 or shorter last year (71.4%).
  • The Pistons have a 62.4% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.6 (13th in NBA) 46.1 (eighth) 44.8 (11th) 42.5 (sixth) 26.4 (14th) 14.1 (23rd)

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Celtics Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Celtics were 33-8 in road contests and covered the spread 21 times on the road last season.
  • Last season, the Celtics had a 19-16 record ATS in road games as 3.5-point underdogs or more.
  • On the road last season, Celtics games hit the over on the set point total 16 times.
  • Recent history seems to trend against the Celtics to beat the total, their road games averaged a total of 226.5 points per contest.

Celtics ATS Trends Last Season

  • Against the spread, the Celtics were 39-43-0 last season.
  • The Celtics had no wins ATS (0-1) as underdogs of 3.5 points or more last season.
  • There were 37 Celtics games (out of 82) that hit the over last season.

Celtics Betting Records

  • Last season, Boston was the underdog four times and won one of those games.
  • Last season, the Celtics were at least a +140 underdog on the moneyline one time, losing that contest.
  • Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Celtics have a 41.7% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.2 (19th in NBA) 45 (second) 45.3 (eighth) 43.7 (12th) 26.1 (16th) 11.4 (second)
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