Celtics vs Pistons Best Pick, Prediction and Odds

The Boston Celtics visit the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday 20 October at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, with tip-off at 3:00 PM ET. The Pistons are 1.5-point favorites on the early line.

This is the early page for the game: what is already known. Our full prediction, with the call and the numbers behind it, goes up on this page before tip-off.

Last season

The Celtics went 56-26 in 2025-26: 30-11 at home and 26-15 on the road. They scored 114.9 points a game and allowed 107.2. In the playoffs they lost to the Philadelphia 76ers 4-3.

The Pistons went 60-22 in 2025-26: 31-9 at home and 28-13 on the road, with one game at a neutral site. They scored 117.8 points a game and allowed 109.6. In the playoffs they beat the Orlando Magic 4-3 and then lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers 4-3.

Last season’s meetings

The teams met four times in the 2025-26 regular season and the Pistons won three.

• 26 October: Pistons 119, Celtics 113, with the Pistons at home
• 26 November: Celtics 117, Pistons 114, with the Celtics at home
• 15 December: Pistons 112, Celtics 105, with the Celtics at home
• 19 January: Pistons 104, Celtics 103, with the Pistons at home

The early line

At DraftKings, read 12 October 2026, the Pistons are -1.5 after opening at -2.5. The total is 220.5. The moneylines are Pistons -125 and Celtics +105, which price the Pistons to win 53.2% of the time with the bookmaker’s margin removed.

Lines move before tip-off. The full prediction reads them again on the day it goes up.

What this page does not say

Every result above is from last season. Rosters change over a summer, and this page names no player and says nothing about who is available. Every game is on our NBA predictions page.

Celtics at Pistons, Tuesday 20 October, 3:00 PM ET at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. Results: ESPN, 2025-26 regular season and playoffs, read 12 October 2026. Line: DraftKings via ESPN, read 2026-10-12 05:29 UTC.