Final · Tue, Oct 20, 3:00 PM ET

Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons:BOS 56-26@DET 60-22

stats from the 2025-26 regular seasonBOSFirst game of the seasonDETFirst game of the season

Final on Oct 20, 2026, at Little Caesars Arena: Celtics 113, Pistons 121. Before this game, since 2015-16 the Celtics were 26-13 against the Pistons in the regular season, and their meetings averaged 217.0 total points. Their previous meeting was on Jan 19, 2026: Celtics 103, Pistons 104.

Team comparison

Each line runs from the #30 team to the #1. The tick is the league middle. Hover a stat to see what it means.

StatBOS#30#1DET

#468.3%73.2%#3

#4+8.1+8.2#3

#2120.8118.0#10

#4112.7109.8#2

#19114.9117.8#8

#1107.2109.6#3

#29222.0227.4#21

#3094.999.2#16

#1055.4%54.9%#14

#111.2%13.0%#18

#629.0%30.5%#4

#290.1710.225#6

#2711.4%14.8%#1

#446.7%34.6%#29

Market · game total points

From 2026-27 team stats

Projected before tip-off

222.9

Likely range

203 to 243

League average 231.2 · pace −6.9 · team strength −1.4 pts

Total points line (over / under)

Enter the sportsbook’s total. We estimate the chance the game goes over or under.

● Over 222.5

51%

fair odds −104

● Under 222.5

49%

fair odds +104

Accounts for home court and the pace both teams set. No 2026-27 games yet: based on the 2025-26 season. How accurate is this? An estimate, not betting advice.

BOS · last 15 games

Game total points · over 222.5 in 7 of 15

Over
Under

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line 222.5

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DET · last 15 games

Game total points · over 222.5 in 7 of 15

Over
Under

0100200300

line 222.5

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Points allowed by position

Per game in 2025-26, each position combined · #1 gives up the least

Defense	vs Guards	vs Forwards	vs Centers
BOS	53.8 #3 −3.4 vs league	38.6 #3 −4.2 vs league	16.4 #6 −1.4 vs league
DET	56.5 #12 −0.7 vs league	39.5 #4 −3.3 vs league	15.7 #4 −2.1 vs league

Blue = gives up more than an average defense, orange = less. No defense data for minutes.

Main players

In this game, most minutes first

Boston Celtics	PTS	REB	AST	MIN
Jayson Tatum

Defense

vs Guards

vs Forwards

vs Centers

BOS

53.8 #3

−3.4 vs league

38.6 #3

−4.2 vs league

16.4 #6

−1.4 vs league

DET

56.5 #12

−0.7 vs league

39.5 #4

−3.3 vs league

15.7 #4

−2.1 vs league

Boston Celtics	PTS	REB	AST	MIN
Jayson Tatum

Boston Celtics

PTS

REB

AST

MIN

Jayson Tatum

Detroit Pistons	PTS	REB	AST	MIN
Cade Cunningham G	22	4	8	35
Ausar Thompson G	11	11	5	33
Jalen Duren C	22	9	1	28