Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/01/2022

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Friday, April 1, 2022

Venue:  TD Garden, Boston, MA

Where to Watch:  NBCS-BOS

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Pacers +15, Celtics -15; Over/Under:  224 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Pacers +14.5, Celtics -14.5; Over/Under:  224 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Pacers +14.5, Celtics -14.5; Over/Under:  223.5 points

 

Indiana Pacers:  25-52 (4th place, Central Division)

Boston Celtics:  47-30 (2nd place, Atlantic Division)

 

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Indiana Pacers:  3-7 last 10

Boston Celtics:  7-3 last 10

 

 

 

The Pacers are coming into this game with a 25-52 record overall and they are 9-29 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 5 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Portland Trail Blazers while their 5 losses since then have come against the Sacramento Kings, the Memphis Grizzlies, the Toronto Raptors, the Atlanta Hawks, and the Denver Nuggets in their last game. Buddy Hield led the team in points in that game with 20 while Terry Taylor was next on the team with 18 points. Tyrese Haliburton led the team in assists in that game with 12 while Goga Bitadze led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 45.4% from the field, 30% from 3-point range, and 78.3% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 110.8 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 114 PPG against them. The Pacers have an ATS record of 34-41-2 this season and their O/U record is 42-34-1.

 

 

The Celtics are coming into this game with a 47-30 record overall and they are 26-13 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 2 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Minnesota Timberwolves while their 2 losses since then have come against the Toronto Raptors and the Miami Heat in their last game. Jaylen Brown led the team in points in that game with 28 while Jayson Tatum was next on the team with 23 points. Marcus Smart led the team in assists in that game with 8 while Al Horford led the team in rebounds with 15. They were 41.2% from the field, 29.7% from 3-point range, and 73.9% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 110.6 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 104 PPG against them. The Celtics have an ATS record of 39-35-3 this season and their O/U record is 37-39-1.

 

 

The Pacers have not been playing well in their recent games and they are coming into this one off of 5 straight losses. They have been playing better recently with their last 2 losses coming in much closer games but they were still down by 25 points in their last game and had to fight back as the Nuggets had taken their foot off the gas in that game. The Pacers are going up against a Celtics team that has been struggling recently with 2 straight losses but overall, they have been playing very well in their recent games and they will be hungry to bounce back in this game after 2 close losses in their last 2. The Celtics have also been playing much stronger teams in their recent games and this should be a much easier one for them that will give them a much needed win. The Pacers will also be hungry for a win after losing 5 straight though and with the Celtics on their own 2 game losing streak, they will likely not blow out the Pacers here. The Celtics will win this game by single digits and get their bounce back win.

 

Pacers Celtics Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Friday, April 1, 2022 (7:30 pm ET start time) is Celtics 113 Pacers 107.

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Indiana Pacers: 16-22 ATS in road games. 14-19 ATS after a game where they covered the spread. 16-11 UNDER as a road underdog. 

Boston Celtics: 12-5 ATS when the total is greater than or equal to 220. 19-6 ATS after a combined score of 205 points or less. 8-2 UNDER after 2 or more consecutive losses.

 

 

Indiana Pacers:  I. Jackson (PF) Ques Fri - Head injury. O. Brissett (PF) Ques Fri - Back injury. M. Turner (C) out for season - Foot injury. C. Duarte (SG) Out indefinitely - Toe injury. T. Warren (SF) out for season - Foot injury. R. Rubio (PG) out for season - Knee injury. T. McConnell (PG) Out indefinitely - Wrist injury.

Boston Celtics:  R. Williams III (C) Mid May - Knee injury.

 

 

 

"Obviously a bad start. The crowd got involved, and that's what got us going. We've just got to figure out how to bottle up that third and fourth quarter and second half and sustain it.' - Tyrese Haliburton on their loss against the Nuggets on Wednesday night.

 

 

"It's a good thing for us to learn from. The season is not decided today. We've still got games to play, playoffs. So, we'll be good." - Jayson Tatum on their loss against the Heat on Wednesday night.

 

 

 

PG    Keifer Sykes

SG    Tyrese Haliburton

SF    Buddy Hield

PF    Oshae Brissett

C    Goga Bitadze

 

PG    Marcus Smart

SG    Jaylen Brown

SF    Jayson Tatum

PF    Grant Williams

C    Al Horford

 

 

PPG: M. Brogdon (19.1)

APG: T. Haliburton (8.1)

Reb/G: M. Turner (7.1)

 

PPG: J. Tatum (27)

APG: M. Smart (5.8)

Reb/G: R. Williams III (9.6)

 

Coaches:

Indiana Pacers: Rick Carlisle (1st season)

Boston Celtics: Ime Udoka (1st season)