Detroit Pistons vs Boston Celtics Prediction & Odds — Oct 20

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NBA Tuesday, October 20, 2026Tue, Oct 20 Start15:00ET

Detroit PistonsHome · 5-1 · 5th · 2.02

12127183739

Boston CelticsAway · 5-1 · 1st · 1.82

11328303025

By quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th

Detroit Pistons 27 18 37 39

Boston Celtics 28 30 30 25

FT Little Caesars Arena · USALittle Caesars Arena

Best tip of the game

Total points Lost

U227.5 1.49 83%

Under 227.5 points edge +5.3%

Best tip of the game Total points · Lost U227.5 1.49 Under 227.5 points Confidence83% model 66.5% · market 61.2% edge +5.3%

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3 picks graded · Average confidence 72%

Picks for this game

Market PickOdds Model Market Edge Confidence Result

Moneyline 2 1.81 56.4% 47.5% +8.9% 63% Lost

Total points U227.5 1.49 66.5% 61.2% +5.3% 83% Lost

Point spread BOS +1.5 1.71 60.0% 50.4% +9.6% 70% Lost

Model is the model’s estimated win chance for the pick, Market the win chance the odds gave it when the pick was published, and Edge the difference between the two.

Predicted final score

ActualPredicted

Detroit Pistons121108

Boston Celtics113111

Total 219 actual 234

Winning margin BOS by 3 actual DET by 8

Chance to win BOS 56% DET won

Predicted final score

ActualPredicted

Detroit Pistons121108

Boston Celtics113111

Total 219 Margin BOS by 3 Win BOS 56% Actual 234 · DET won

Predicted team stats

Prediction From 17+ games with full stats per team · no bookmaker odds

Detroit Pistons large = predicted · small = actual, above / below the prediction Boston Celtics

Large = predicted · small = actual, above / below the prediction

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Detroit Pistons vs Boston Celtics

Detroit Pistons Boston Celtics

Last 6 games each with full stats · all competitions

Season record above, per-game averages below.

Last five games

Detroit Pistons 3-2

Oct 16: Detroit Pistons 129, Toronto Raptors 125. Won. Odds: Detroit Pistons 1.16, Toronto Raptors 3.85.
Oct 14: Minnesota Timberwolves 106, Detroit Pistons 128. Won. Odds: Minnesota Timberwolves 1.50, Detroit Pistons 2.46.
Oct 10: Washington Wizards 114, Detroit Pistons 108. After overtime. Lost. Odds: Washington Wizards 2.04, Detroit Pistons 1.69.
Oct 5: Detroit Pistons 109, Phoenix Suns 107. Won. Odds: Detroit Pistons 1.69, Phoenix Suns 2.20.
May 17: Detroit Pistons 94, Cleveland Cavaliers 125. Lost. No odds on record.

Boston Celtics 4-1

Oct 16: Philadelphia 76ers 120, Boston Celtics 125. After overtime. Won. Odds: Philadelphia 76ers 1.27, Boston Celtics 3.00.
Oct 14: Boston Celtics 114, Charlotte Hornets 93. Won. Odds: Boston Celtics 1.32, Charlotte Hornets 3.24.
Oct 10: Boston Celtics 144, Philadelphia 76ers 106. Won. Odds: Boston Celtics 1.32, Philadelphia 76ers 2.75.
Oct 8: Cleveland Cavaliers 113, Boston Celtics 124. Won. Odds: Cleveland Cavaliers 1.86, Boston Celtics 1.84.
May 2: Boston Celtics 100, Philadelphia 76ers 109. Lost. No odds on record.

Results before this game, all competitions: the home side on top, the team in bold, the moneyline odds each side had; the winner’s are highlighted.

How the odds moved

Market	Open	Now
DET moneyline	1.78	moved up 2.02
BOS moneyline	2.02	moved down 1.82
Total points	221.5	moved down 220.5
DET spread	−1.5	moved up +1.5

Opening and current odds from the bookmakers we track; the spread is shown from the home team’s side. The arrow shows which way the odds moved.

NBA standings

Pre-season · Eastern Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	Pct	PF	PA	+/−
1	Boston Celtics	4	4	0	1.000	507	432	+75
2	Atlanta Hawks	5	4	1	.800	613	586	+27
3	Brooklyn Nets	4	3	1	.750	497	464	+33
4	Orlando Magic	4	3	1	.750	495	468	+27
5	Detroit Pistons	4	3	1	.750	474	452	+22
6	Chicago Bulls	5	3	2	.600	610	574	+36
7	Miami Heat	5	3	2	.600	640	612	+28
8	Washington Wizards	4	2	2	.500	453	455	−2
9	Toronto Raptors	5	2	3	.400	612	584	+28
10	Milwaukee Bucks	5	2	3	.400	547	599	−52
11	Cleveland Cavaliers	3	1	2	.333	348	361	−13
12	Indiana Pacers	4	1	3	.250	479	473	+6
13	Philadelphia 76ers	4	1	3	.250	454	480	−26
14	Charlotte Hornets	4	1	3	.250	386	444	−58
15	New York Knicks	5	1	4	.200	530	621	−91

Pct percentage of games won — the table is sorted by it. W / L wins and losses, GP games played. PF / PA points scored and allowed this season. +/− points scored minus points allowed.

Detroit Pistons host Boston Celtics in the NBA on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. Who wins, by how many points, and how many points in total — our moneyline, spread and over/under picks come from one model, and every pick is marked won or lost for everyone to see. The model uses predicted pace and scoring, recent form, the standings and the bookmakers’ current odds.