Celtics host Pacers in Boston; Celtics favored by 10.5

Cbssports reports the Boston Celtics will host the Indiana Pacers at TD Garden on Wednesday, with tip-off set for 7:30 p.m. ET, as Boston looks to secure the season series.

Indiana (10-34), fifth in the Central Division, is 2-18 on the road and comes off a 113-104 loss at Philadelphia; Boston (26-16), atop the Atlantic, is 12-7 at home and lost 104-103 at Detroit. Indiana will be without Benedict Mathurin (thumb). The Celtics lead the all-time series 112-88 and have won two of the three meetings this season.

DraftKings Sportsbook lists Boston as a 10.5-point favorite with an over/under of 226.5 and money lines of Indiana +386 and Boston -513. The SportsLine Projection Model simulated the game 10,000 times, is projecting the total to go Over, forecasts Pascal Siakam to average 22.1 points and Jaylen Brown 29.8, and expects four Pacers and six Celtics to score at least 10 points; the model also produced an against-the-spread pick that hits in well over 60% of simulations, with full picks available at SportsLine.

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