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Game time: December 21, 2022 at 7:30 PM ET

Venue: TD Garden — Boston, MA

Article updated Dec 21, 9:54 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Indiana is on the road playing Boston at the TD Garden stadium on Wednesday, 12/21/2022 @ 7:30pm EST. Boston -9.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't

Game outlook

Indiana is on the road playing Boston at the TD Garden stadium on Wednesday, 12/21/2022 @ 7:30pm EST. Boston -9.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.

Indiana Highlights

With a power ranking of 14, Indiana is ranked #11 in offense (scoring an average of 114.90 per game), #22 in defense (allowing an average of 115.80 points to be scored against them per game) and are 15-16 (17-14 ATS) this season.

Boston Highlights

Boston Celtics has a power ranking of 1 and are #1 for offense (scoring an average of 119.07 per game), #14 for defense (giving up an average of 115.80 points per game) and 22-9 (17-13-1 ATS) overall. Indiana went 2-1 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Boston.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be IND 125.5, BOS 106.5. 56% of SportsJaw users predict Indiana Pacers to cover. OddsShark 's prediction is Boston will win, indiana will cover, and the total will go under.

split down the middle on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Pacers 109 to Celtics 120.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Pacers 109 to Celtics 120.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NBA Predictions

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Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Indiana Pacers+360 → +345Moved
  • Moneyline · Boston Celtics-450 → -425Moved
  • Spread · Indiana Pacers+9.5 (-110) → +9.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Spread · Boston Celtics-9.5 (-110) → -9.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · OverN/A (-110) → 232 (-110)Moved
  • Total · UnderN/A (-110) → 232 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Indiana Pacers
2-2 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Boston Celtics
2-1 matchup record · 4-5-1 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-21T14:54:55.000Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Indiana Pacers defeated Boston Celtics 117-112

Indiana Pacers defeated Boston Celtics 117-112 on December 21, 2022, a 5-point decision in the series. Indiana Pacers' strongest period was the 1st quarter, when it outscored its opponent 42-22. Against SportsJaw's recorded Indiana Pacers +9.5 (-110) spread, Indiana Pacers covered, while the 229 combined points finished under the recorded total of 232.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • JaredkuntzSpread · Indiana Pacers +9.5 (-110)Win
  • IroncladlocksSpread · Boston Celtics -9.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Indiana Pacers +9.5 (-110)Win
  • Kp18Spread · Indiana Pacers +9.5 (-110)Win
  • Kp18Total · Over 233 (-110)Loss
  • MuterovinceMoneyline · Boston Celtics -450Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Indiana Pacers +10 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Under 233 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Indiana Pacers +10 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Under 233 (-110)Win
  • PremierPicksTotal · Over 233 (-110)Loss