Celtics vs. Pacers Prediction, Picks and Odds
Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Celtics vs. Pacers NBA game on December 26, 2025 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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136
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Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Pacers
Gainbridge Fieldhouse
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Celtics | 28 | 47 | 61 | 0 | 136 |
Pacers | 39 | 22 | 56 | 0 | 117 |
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| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Celtics | 28 | 47 | 61 | 0 | 136 |
Pacers | 39 | 22 | 56 | 0 | 117 |
Q4 1:21 Johnny Furphy makes three point jump shot (Ethan Thompson assists)
Q4 1:56 Pacers makes two point jump shot
Q4 2:07 Payton Pritchard makes three point jump shot
Q4 2:22 Anfernee Simons misses three point jump shot
Q4 2:36 Pacers makes two point jump shot
Q4 3:04 Micah Potter makes three point jump shot
Q4 3:11 Luka Garza makes two point jump shot
Q4 3:14 Jordan Walsh misses two point jump shot
Q4 3:43 Celtics makes two point jump shot
Q4 3:59 Celtics misses three point jump shot
Play by Play
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Q2
Q3
Q4
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- End of 4th Quarter.
- Celtics turnover
- +1Micah Potter makes regular free throw 2 of 2136-117
- Celtics personal foul
- +1Micah Potter makes regular free throw 1 of 2136-117
- Kam Jones personal foul
- +1Payton Pritchard makes regular free throw 1 of 2136-117
- +1Payton Pritchard makes regular free throw 2 of 2136-117
- Celtics 60 second timeout
- Celtics lineup change (Payton Pritchard, Baylor Scheierman, Luka Garza, Anfernee Simons, Hugo Gonzalez)
- +3Johnny Furphy makes three point jump shot (Ethan Thompson assists)136-117
- Ethan Thompson personal foul (Payton Pritchard draws the foul)
- +1Payton Pritchard makes regular free throw 1 of 2136-117
- +1Payton Pritchard makes regular free throw 2 of 2136-117
- Celtics lineup change (Payton Pritchard, Baylor Scheierman, Luka Garza, Anfernee Simons, Jordan Walsh)
- +2Pacers makes two point jump shot136-117
- +3Payton Pritchard makes three point jump shot136-117
- Payton Pritchard offensive rebound
- Anfernee Simons misses three point jump shot
- +2Pacers makes two point jump shot136-117
- Payton Pritchard turnover (traveling)
- +3Micah Potter makes three point jump shot136-117
- +2Luka Garza makes two point jump shot136-117
- Luka Garza offensive rebound
- Jordan Walsh misses two point jump shot
- Luka Garza shooting foul (Johnny Furphy draws the foul)
- Pacers offensive rebound
- Johnny Furphy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
- +1Johnny Furphy makes regular free throw 2 of 2136-117
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot136-117
- Sam Hauser offensive rebound
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- Celtics lineup change (Sam Hauser, Payton Pritchard, Luka Garza, Anfernee Simons, Jordan Walsh)
- Celtics 60 second timeout
- +2Pacers makes two point jump shot136-117
- Micah Potter defensive rebound
- Baylor Scheierman misses three point jump shot
- +3Pacers makes three point jump shot136-117
- Pacers defensive rebound
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Celtics lineup change (Payton Pritchard, Baylor Scheierman, Anfernee Simons, Jordan Walsh, Hugo Gonzalez)
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- +3Pacers makes three point jump shot136-117
- Taelon Peter offensive rebound
- Pacers misses three point jump shot
- +3Celtics makes three point jump shot136-117
- Luka Garza defensive rebound
- Pacers misses three point jump shot
- +3Celtics makes three point jump shot136-117
- +2Pacers makes two point jump shot136-117
- Instant replay (Challenge: Stands)
- Pacers personal foul
- Pacers 60 second timeout
- Pacers lineup change (Ethan Thompson, Micah Potter, Taelon Peter, Kam Jones, Johnny Furphy)
- +1Anfernee Simons makes regular free throw 1 of 3136-117
- Anfernee Simons misses regular free throw 2 of 3
- Celtics offensive rebound
- +1Anfernee Simons makes regular free throw 3 of 3136-117
- Celtics personal foul
- Pacers offensive rebound
- Pascal Siakam misses regular free throw 1 of 2
- +1Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 2 of 2136-117
- +1Payton Pritchard makes regular free throw 2 of 2121-98
- Pacers personal foul
- Payton Pritchard misses regular free throw 1 of 2
- Celtics offensive rebound
- Luka Garza defensive rebound
- Bennedict Mathurin misses two point driving floating jump shot
- Pacers offensive rebound
- Celtics personal foul
- Pacers misses three point jump shot
- Celtics turnover
- Derrick White defensive rebound
- Celtics 60 second timeout
- Celtics lineup change (Jaylen Brown, Payton Pritchard, Luka Garza, Derrick White, Anfernee Simons)
- Pacers misses three point jump shot
- Quenton Jackson defensive rebound
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- Anfernee Simons defensive rebound
- Jay Huff misses three point jump shot
- Quenton Jackson defensive rebound
- Anfernee Simons misses three point jump shot
- Pacers personal foul
- Quenton Jackson technical foul (Double)
- Luka Garza technical foul (Double)
- Hugo Gonzalez defensive rebound
- Bennedict Mathurin misses two point driving layup
- +2Derrick White makes two point jump shot120-98
- Celtics personal foul
- +1Quenton Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2136-117
- Celtics lineup change (Baylor Scheierman, Luka Garza, Derrick White, Anfernee Simons, Hugo Gonzalez)
- +1Quenton Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2136-117
- Anfernee Simons turnover
- Pascal Siakam offensive rebound
- +2Pacers makes two point jump shot136-117
- Pacers misses two point jump shot
- Quenton Jackson personal foul
- +1Derrick White makes regular free throw 1 of 2136-117
- +1Derrick White makes regular free throw 2 of 2136-117
- Pacers personal foul
- Johnny Furphy turnover (offensive foul)
- Pacers lineup change (Jay Huff, Quenton Jackson, Andrew Nembhard, Pascal Siakam, Bennedict Mathurin)
- +3Celtics makes three point jump shot136-117
- Ethan Thompson personal foul (Anfernee Simons draws the foul)
- Anfernee Simons defensive rebound
- Johnny Furphy misses three point jump shot
- Micah Potter defensive rebound
- Derrick White misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
- Neemias Queta defensive rebound
- Pacers misses two point jump shot
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot136-117
- Ethan Thompson turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
- Ethan Thompson defensive rebound
- Celtics misses two point jump shot
- +3Jarace Walker makes three point jump shot136-117
- T.J. McConnell misses three point jump shot
- Pacers offensive rebound
- End of 3rd Quarter.
- Celtics lineup change (Baylor Scheierman, Neemias Queta, Derrick White, Anfernee Simons, Hugo Gonzalez)
- Johnny Furphy offensive rebound
- Pacers misses three point jump shot
- Johnny Furphy defensive rebound
- Luka Garza misses regular free throw 1 of 2
- Pacers personal foul
- Celtics offensive rebound
- Luka Garza misses regular free throw 2 of 2
- +2Pacers makes two point jump shot136-117
- Jordan Walsh personal foul (Loose ball) (Micah Potter draws the foul)
- Pacers defensive rebound
- Celtics misses two point jump shot
- +2Pacers makes two point jump shot136-117
- +2Payton Pritchard makes two point driving finger roll layup136-117
- Instant replay
- T.J. McConnell personal foul
- Jordan Walsh technical foul (Double)
- Payton Pritchard offensive rebound
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- Payton Pritchard defensive rebound
- T.J. McConnell misses two point pullup jump shot
- +3Celtics makes three point jump shot136-117
- Jordan Walsh defensive rebound
- Pacers misses two point jump shot
- Pacers personal foul
- +1Sam Hauser makes regular free throw 1 of 2136-117
- +1Sam Hauser makes regular free throw 2 of 2136-117
- +3Ethan Thompson makes three point jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists)136-117
- +3Sam Hauser makes three point jump shot109-87
- Celtics personal foul
- +1Micah Potter makes regular free throw 1 of 2136-117
- +1Micah Potter makes regular free throw 2 of 2136-117
- Pacers 60 second timeout
- Pacers lineup change (Ethan Thompson, Jarace Walker, Micah Potter, Johnny Furphy, T.J. McConnell)
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot136-117
- Pacers turnover
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot136-117
- +3Pacers makes three point jump shot136-117
- +3Sam Hauser makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists)111-89
- Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
- Pacers misses three point jump shot
- Celtics personal foul
- Payton Pritchard turnover (offensive foul)
- +3Pacers makes three point jump shot136-117
- Tony Bradley personal foul (Loose ball) (Luka Garza draws the foul)
- Celtics defensive rebound
- +1Luka Garza makes regular free throw 1 of 2136-117
- +1Luka Garza makes regular free throw 2 of 2136-117
- Pacers lineup change (Ethan Thompson, Andrew Nembhard, Jarace Walker, Micah Potter, Bennedict Mathurin)
- Pacers misses three point jump shot
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Pacers lineup change (Ethan Thompson, Andrew Nembhard, Jarace Walker, Bennedict Mathurin, Tony Bradley)
- +3Luka Garza makes three point jump shot120-98
- +2Andrew Nembhard makes two point stepback jump shot120-98
- +3Celtics makes three point jump shot120-98
- +2Tony Bradley makes two point jump shot120-98
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot120-98
- Jordan Walsh defensive rebound
- Pacers misses two point jump shot
- Jaylen Brown personal foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul)
- Pacers 60 second timeout
- Celtics lineup change (Jaylen Brown, Sam Hauser, Payton Pritchard, Luka Garza, Jordan Walsh)
- Pacers lineup change (Ethan Thompson, Andrew Nembhard, Pascal Siakam, Bennedict Mathurin, Tony Bradley)
- +2Jaylen Brown makes two point jump shot84-72
- Derrick White defensive rebound
- Derrick White defensive rebound
- Pascal Siakam misses two point tip layup
- Pascal Siakam misses two point layup
- +2Pacers makes two point jump shot136-117
- Quenton Jackson defensive rebound
- Celtics misses two point jump shot
- Jay Huff personal foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul)
- Bennedict Mathurin personal foul
- Neemias Queta defensive rebound
- Bennedict Mathurin misses three point jump shot
- Quenton Jackson personal foul (Payton Pritchard draws the foul)
- Instant replay
- Celtics turnover
- Andrew Nembhard personal foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul)
- +2Quenton Jackson makes two point jump shot (Bennedict Mathurin assists)84-72
- Jaylen Brown turnover (Bennedict Mathurin steals)
- +3Bennedict Mathurin makes three point stepback jump shot84-72
- Jordan Walsh personal foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul)
- +3Derrick White makes three point jump shot84-72
- Andrew Nembhard turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Brown steals)
- Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound
- Payton Pritchard misses three point pullup jump shot
- +3Andrew Nembhard makes three point jump shot84-72
- +2Jaylen Brown makes two point jump shot84-72
- +2Andrew Nembhard makes two point jump shot (Jay Huff assists)84-72
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot84-72
- +2Pascal Siakam makes two point running finger roll layup75-63
- Celtics turnover
- Payton Pritchard defensive rebound
- Pascal Siakam misses three point jump shot
- Celtics personal foul
- Derrick White turnover (offensive foul)
- Neemias Queta defensive rebound
- Pacers misses three point jump shot
- Jay Huff defensive rebound
- Payton Pritchard misses two point jump shot
- Jarace Walker misses heave shot
- Pacers offensive rebound
- End of 1st Half.
- Celtics lineup change (Jaylen Brown, Payton Pritchard, Neemias Queta, Derrick White, Jordan Walsh)
- Pacers lineup change (Jay Huff, Quenton Jackson, Andrew Nembhard, Pascal Siakam, Bennedict Mathurin)
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot75-61
- +2Pacers makes two point jump shot75-61
- Pacers personal foul
- Pacers violation
- +1Neemias Queta makes regular free throw 1 of 275-61
- +1Neemias Queta makes regular free throw 2 of 275-61
- Pacers lineup change (Ethan Thompson, Andrew Nembhard, Jarace Walker, Johnny Furphy, Bennedict Mathurin)
- Neemias Queta offensive rebound
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- Neemias Queta defensive rebound
- Pacers misses three point jump shot
- +2Payton Pritchard makes two point jump shot75-61
- Celtics personal foul
- +1Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 1 of 275-61
- +1Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 2 of 275-61
- +2Payton Pritchard makes two point jump shot (Neemias Queta assists)75-61
- +3Ethan Thompson makes three point jump shot75-61
- +2Jaylen Brown makes two point pullup jump shot67-54
- Celtics personal foul
- Pacers lineup change (Ethan Thompson, Andrew Nembhard, Pascal Siakam, Johnny Furphy, Bennedict Mathurin)
- Celtics lineup change (Jaylen Brown, Payton Pritchard, Baylor Scheierman, Neemias Queta, Derrick White)
- +1Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 2 of 267-54
- +1Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 1 of 267-54
- Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound
- Baylor Scheierman misses three point jump shot
- Jaylen Brown offensive rebound
- Payton Pritchard misses three point pullup jump shot
- Payton Pritchard defensive rebound
- Pacers misses three point jump shot
- Pascal Siakam offensive rebound
- Pacers misses three point jump shot
- Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound
- Baylor Scheierman misses three point jump shot
- Payton Pritchard defensive rebound
- Pacers misses three point jump shot
- +2Payton Pritchard makes two point turnaround jump shot65-52
- Jay Huff turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
- Luka Garza personal foul (Loose ball) (Jay Huff draws the foul)
- Pacers defensive rebound
- Celtics misses two point jump shot
- Celtics 60 second timeout
- Pacers lineup change (Jay Huff, Ethan Thompson, Andrew Nembhard, Pascal Siakam, Bennedict Mathurin)
- Payton Pritchard defensive rebound
- Jay Huff misses three point jump shot
- Jay Huff defensive rebound
- Derrick White misses two point jump shot
- Bennedict Mathurin offensive rebound
- +2Bennedict Mathurin makes two point jump shot67-54
- Pacers misses two point jump shot
- +3Derrick White makes three point jump shot65-52
- Baylor Scheierman offensive rebound
- Pacers personal foul
- +1Payton Pritchard makes regular free throw 1 of 267-54
- Payton Pritchard misses regular free throw 2 of 2
- Baylor Scheierman defensive rebound
- Quenton Jackson misses three point jump shot
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot53-48
- +2Pacers makes two point jump shot67-54
- Pacers personal foul
- +1Luka Garza makes regular free throw 2 of 267-54
- +1Luka Garza makes regular free throw 1 of 267-54
- Pacers lineup change (Jay Huff, Quenton Jackson, Andrew Nembhard, Pascal Siakam, Bennedict Mathurin)
- Derrick White defensive rebound
- Pacers misses two point jump shot
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot65-52
- Luka Garza defensive rebound
- Pacers misses three point jump shot
- Pacers 60 second timeout
- Pacers lineup change (Jay Huff, Andrew Nembhard, Pascal Siakam, Bennedict Mathurin, T.J. McConnell)
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot53-48
- T.J. McConnell turnover
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot53-48
- Payton Pritchard defensive rebound
- Pacers misses three point jump shot
- Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul)
- +1Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 253-48
- +1Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 253-48
- Pacers lineup change (Jay Huff, Andrew Nembhard, Jarace Walker, Bennedict Mathurin, T.J. McConnell)
- Baylor Scheierman defensive rebound
- Pacers misses two point jump shot
- +3Payton Pritchard makes three point jump shot47-48
- +2Pacers makes two point jump shot44-48
- Celtics offensive rebound
- Celtics lineup change (Jaylen Brown, Payton Pritchard, Baylor Scheierman, Luka Garza, Derrick White)
- Jarace Walker personal foul
- +1Derrick White makes regular free throw 1 of 343-46
- Derrick White misses regular free throw 2 of 3
- +1Derrick White makes regular free throw 3 of 344-46
- Celtics lineup change (Jaylen Brown, Payton Pritchard, Baylor Scheierman, Luka Garza, Derrick White)
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- Celtics personal foul
- +1Jay Huff makes regular free throw 1 of 242-45
- +1Jay Huff makes regular free throw 2 of 242-46
- Pacers lineup change (Jay Huff, Quenton Jackson, Andrew Nembhard, Jarace Walker, Bennedict Mathurin)
- Jarace Walker defensive rebound
- Celtics misses two point jump shot
- Celtics personal foul
- Pacers personal foul
- Andrew Nembhard turnover (offensive foul)
- Stoppage (Blood rule)
- Instant replay
- Pacers lineup change (Jay Huff, Andrew Nembhard, Jarace Walker, Johnny Furphy, Bennedict Mathurin)
- Celtics personal foul
- Pacers lineup change (Andrew Nembhard, Jarace Walker, Micah Potter, Johnny Furphy, Bennedict Mathurin)
- Celtics lineup change (Jaylen Brown, Payton Pritchard, Baylor Scheierman, Neemias Queta, Derrick White)
- +3Celtics makes three point jump shot42-44
- Celtics personal foul
- +1T.J. McConnell makes regular free throw 1 of 239-43
- +1T.J. McConnell makes regular free throw 2 of 239-44
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot39-42
- Pacers personal foul
- Pascal Siakam turnover (offensive foul)
- Celtics lineup change (Jaylen Brown, Baylor Scheierman, Neemias Queta, Derrick White, Anfernee Simons)
- Pacers lineup change (Andrew Nembhard, Micah Potter, Pascal Siakam, Johnny Furphy, T.J. McConnell)
- T.J. McConnell defensive rebound
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- +3Pacers makes three point jump shot37-42
- +3Celtics makes three point jump shot37-39
- Neemias Queta defensive rebound
- Pacers misses three point jump shot
- Pacers 60 second timeout
- +3Celtics makes three point jump shot34-39
- Baylor Scheierman offensive rebound
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- Pacers turnover
- Pascal Siakam offensive rebound
- Pacers misses two point jump shot
- +3Celtics makes three point jump shot31-39
- Derrick White defensive rebound
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- Celtics offensive rebound
- End of 1st Quarter.
- Celtics lineup change (Sam Hauser, Baylor Scheierman, Neemias Queta, Derrick White, Anfernee Simons)
- Pacers misses three point jump shot
- T.J. McConnell defensive rebound
- Celtics misses two point jump shot
- +2Pacers makes two point jump shot28-39
- Pacers personal foul
- +1Derrick White makes regular free throw 1 of 227-37
- +1Derrick White makes regular free throw 2 of 228-37
- Pacers lineup change (Jarace Walker, Micah Potter, Pascal Siakam, Johnny Furphy, T.J. McConnell)
- Pacers personal foul
- Celtics defensive rebound
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- Pacers lineup change (Ethan Thompson, Jarace Walker, Micah Potter, Pascal Siakam, T.J. McConnell)
- Pacers misses three point jump shot
- Stoppage (Other)
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot26-37
- Sam Hauser offensive rebound
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- +3Pacers makes three point jump shot24-37
- Tony Bradley offensive rebound
- Pacers misses three point jump shot
- Luka Garza offensive rebound
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot24-34
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- +2Pacers makes two point jump shot22-34
- Celtics turnover
- Anfernee Simons defensive rebound
- Pacers misses two point jump shot
- Celtics personal foul
- Payton Pritchard turnover (offensive foul)
- Celtics lineup change (Sam Hauser, Luka Garza, Derrick White, Anfernee Simons, Hugo Gonzalez)
- Pacers personal foul
- Tony Bradley turnover (offensive foul)
- Pacers lineup change (Ethan Thompson, Jarace Walker, Pascal Siakam, T.J. McConnell, Tony Bradley)
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- +3Celtics makes three point jump shot22-32
- Tony Bradley offensive rebound
- +2Pacers makes two point jump shot19-32
- Pacers misses two point jump shot
- Celtics turnover
- Pacers personal foul
- +2Pacers makes two point jump shot19-30
- Pacers 60 second timeout
- Celtics lineup change (Sam Hauser, Payton Pritchard, Baylor Scheierman, Luka Garza, Anfernee Simons)
- Pacers lineup change (Ethan Thompson, Jarace Walker, Bennedict Mathurin, T.J. McConnell, Tony Bradley)
- +3Celtics makes three point jump shot19-28
- Sam Hauser defensive rebound
- Pacers misses three point jump shot
- +3Celtics makes three point jump shot16-28
- Ethan Thompson offensive rebound
- +2Pacers makes two point jump shot13-28
- Pacers misses three point jump shot
- Ethan Thompson defensive rebound
- Celtics misses two point jump shot
- Pacers turnover
- Celtics personal foul
- Celtics lineup change (Jaylen Brown, Sam Hauser, Payton Pritchard, Luka Garza, Anfernee Simons)
- Jarace Walker defensive rebound
- Celtics misses two point jump shot
- Payton Pritchard offensive rebound
- Celtics misses two point jump shot
- +2Pacers makes two point jump shot13-26
- Pacers personal foul
- +1Neemias Queta makes regular free throw 1 of 212-24
- Celtics lineup change (Jaylen Brown, Payton Pritchard, Neemias Queta, Anfernee Simons, Hugo Gonzalez)
- Pacers lineup change (Ethan Thompson, Andrew Nembhard, Jarace Walker, Bennedict Mathurin, Tony Bradley)
- +1Neemias Queta makes regular free throw 2 of 213-24
- Pacers turnover
- Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- +3Pacers makes three point jump shot11-24
- Pascal Siakam defensive rebound
- Celtics misses two point jump shot
- Pacers turnover
- Ethan Thompson offensive rebound
- Pacers misses two point jump shot
- Celtics turnover
- +2Pacers makes two point jump shot11-21
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot11-19
- +2Pacers makes two point jump shot9-19
- Celtics 60 second timeout
- Pacers lineup change (Jay Huff, Ethan Thompson, Andrew Nembhard, Pascal Siakam, Bennedict Mathurin)
- Celtics turnover
- +3Pacers makes three point jump shot9-17
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot9-14
- Payton Pritchard defensive rebound
- Pacers misses two point jump shot
- Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- +3Pacers makes three point jump shot7-14
- Celtics personal foul
- Celtics lineup change (Jaylen Brown, Payton Pritchard, Neemias Queta, Derrick White, Hugo Gonzalez)
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot7-11
- Pacers turnover
- Jay Huff defensive rebound
- Celtics misses two point jump shot
- +3Pacers makes three point jump shot5-11
- Jay Huff defensive rebound
- Celtics misses two point jump shot
- +3Pacers makes three point jump shot5-8
- +3Celtics makes three point jump shot5-5
- Neemias Queta offensive rebound
- Celtics misses three point jump shot
- +2Pacers makes two point jump shot2-5
- Pacers misses two point jump shot
- Pacers offensive rebound
- Stoppage (Out of bounds)
- +2Celtics makes two point jump shot2-3
- Derrick White defensive rebound
- Pacers misses two point jump shot
- Celtics personal foul
- Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound
- Pacers personal foul
- Neemias Queta misses regular free throw 1 of 2
- Celtics offensive rebound
- Neemias Queta misses regular free throw 2 of 2
- Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
- Celtics personal foul
- Pascal Siakam misses regular free throw 1 of 2
- Pacers offensive rebound
- Pascal Siakam misses regular free throw 2 of 2
- Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound
- Jaylen Brown misses two point jump shot
- +3Andrew Nembhard makes three point jump shot0-3
- Celtics lineup change (Jaylen Brown, Payton Pritchard, Neemias Queta, Derrick White, Jordan Walsh)
- (Pascal Siakam gains possession)
- Pacers lineup change (Jay Huff, Quenton Jackson, Andrew Nembhard, Pascal Siakam, Bennedict Mathurin)
- Start of 1st Quarter
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Celtics vs. Pacers: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Celtics vs. Pacers
- Date: Friday, December 26, 2025
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Celtics favored at -8.5
- Total (Over/Under): 222.5
- Moneyline Odds: Celtics -325, Pacers +275
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Celtics: 74%
- Pacers: 26%
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Projected Final Score
Our predicted final score for this NBA matchup is Celtics 115-108 Pacers.
This prediction is based on each team's average score following 10,000 game simulations.
Our Prediction: Who Wins?
After extensive simulations, our model gives the Celtics a win probability of 74%, while the Pacers have a win probability of 26%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Celtics are more likely to beat the Pacers in the NBA game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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