Celtics Vs Pacers: NBA Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – March 24, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 23, 2023

The Boston Celtics (50-23) host the Indiana Pacers (33-40) on March 24, 2023 at TD Garden. The Celtics are 10.5-point favorites for this matchup featuring a pair of the sharpest shooting teams in the NBA, as the Celtics make 15.9 3-pointers per game (second in league), and the Pacers make 13.8 (fifth). The over/under in the game is set at 236.5.

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Celtics Vs Pacers Betting Odds

Favorite Spread Total
Celtics -10.5 236.5

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Injury Report as of March 24

Celtics: Payton Pritchard: Doubtful (Heel)

Pacers: Kendall Brown: Out (Leg), Tyrese Haliburton: Questionable (Knee), Chris Duarte: Questionable (Ankle)

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Celtics (-10.5)
Total Pick Under (236.5)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.

Celtics Vs Pacers Stat Rankings

Celtics Avg. (Rank) Pacers Avg. (Rank)
117.8 (3rd) Points Scored 115.9 (12th)
112.2 (6th) Points Allowed 118.2 (26th)
45.0 (7th) Rebounds 41.6 (23rd)
9.6 (22nd) Off. Rebounds 10.1 (16th)
15.9 (2nd) 3pt Made 13.8 (5th)
26.4 (7th) Assists 26.8 (6th)
12.7 (6th) Turnovers 14.0 (20th)

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Celtics Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Jayson Tatum 68 30.1 8.9 4.7 1.0 0.7 3.2
Jaylen Brown 61 26.7 6.9 3.4 1.2 0.4 2.5
Malcolm Brogdon 61 14.5 4.2 3.6 0.6 0.3 2.0
Derrick White 73 12.1 3.5 4.0 0.7 0.9 1.8
Marcus Smart 55 11.4 3.2 6.4 1.5 0.4 1.8

Pacers Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Tyrese Haliburton 54 20.8 3.7 10.4 1.6 0.4 2.9
Myles Turner 61 17.9 7.5 1.5 0.6 2.3 1.5
Buddy Hield 73 17.1 5.0 2.7 1.2 0.3 3.6
Bennedict Mathurin 69 16.6 4.0 1.4 0.6 0.1 1.3
Aaron Nesmith 64 10.0 3.8 1.3 0.8 0.4 1.5

Betting Trends

  • Against the spread, the Celtics are 38-34-1 this season.
  • Boston has an ATS record of 5-7 as 10.5-point favorites or greater.
  • Out of 73 Celtics games so far this year, 35 have hit the over.
  • A total of 28 times so far this year, Boston and its opponent have combined to score more than 236.5 points.
  • The over/under in this game is 236.5 points, 6.4 higher than the average total in Celtics games this season.
  • The Pacers are 39-33-1 against the spread this year.
  • Against the spread, as a 10.5-point underdog or greater, Indiana is 3-1.
  • The Pacers have seen 37 of their 73 games hit the over.
  • Indiana’s games have finished with over 236.5 points scored 30 times this season.
  • The over/under for this game is 2.4 points higher than the average scoring total for Pacers games of 234.1.

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