Celtics vs. Pistons odds, prediction, line, time: 2025 NBA picks for December 15 from proven model

The 2025 NBA season rolls on with a huge Eastern Conference matchup on Monday as the Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons get the day's action underway. Detroit leads the East with a 20-5 record, while Boston is in third place and five games back at 15-10.

Pistons vs. Celtics Prediction, Odds and Best NBA Prop Bets for Monday, Dec. 15

The Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons face off on Monday night for the third time this season, and Boston is a slight favorite at home in this game. The C’s ar
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Pistons vs Celtics Prediction, Picks & Best Bets for Tonight’s NBA Game

The Pistons are 5-1 in their last six games, including wins over the Hawks and Heat, and they’re 8-3 on their travels this year. One of those losses came in a nail-biter at TD Garden in November, where Cade Cunningham & Co. almost overcame Boston's 47% night from 3-point range.

Pistons give Brad Stevens crucial reminder as trade season begins for Celtics

However, the matchup was a reminder of the best the Eastern Conference has to offer Boston right now as trade season begins. Boston fell to 1-2 on the season against the Pistons with the 112-105 defeat but there was a consensus that this game resembled a playoff contest.

Celtics Linked To 3x NBA Champion as Trade Window Opens

As the trade window opens, Boston’s strong start has clarified how the Celtics could approach the center market moving forward.

Celtics’ Jaylen Brown gets technical foul for fist gesture at Isaiah Stewart

Jaylen Brown and Isaiah Stewart got into a scuffle under the rim which led to both players getting technicals after Brown made a fist at him.

2025-26 NBA Power Rankings: Celtics, Magic enter top 10, Thunder, Nuggets, Lakers round out top 3

The Spurs are 4-1 over the last five games and advancing in the NBA Cup after a win over the Lakers. Since losing Victor Wembanyama for 12 games, the Spurs have gone 9-3 compared to 7-4 with him. San Antonio boasts the seventh-best offensive rating over the last 12 games, but ranks 22nd in defensive rating without their franchise player.

Celtics are rolling despite some occasional bumps. Here’s what we’ve learned

Following his first three-game losing streak in two years, Jaylen Brown reiterated a belief he had stated several times before. This was in late October, after a frustrating road loss to the Detroit Pistons. At 0-3, Brown and the Boston Celtics were in an unfamiliar situation. He still wanted to give his young team time.

Celtics Ruled Out for Ideal Al Horford and Kristaps Porzingis Replacement

ESPN's Brian Windhorst ruled out the possibility of the Boston Celtics, or the NBA's 28 other teams, extracting big man Ivica Zubac from the Los Angeles Clipper
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