Bet on Boston Celtics vs Indiana Pacers on Basketball

Boston Celtics are favored to win, as they sit near the top of the Eastern Conference while the Indiana Pacers are struggling at the bottom with a long losing streak and just 6 wins by late December 2025. Early market lines have the Celtics around 1.45 to win outright, with the Pacers near 2.80, reflecting Boston’s superior form and depth with stars like Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, and DexWin - Best Odds on Your Favourite Sports.

The match between the Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers is scheduled to start at 12:30 AM UTC on January 13, 2026. This corresponds to 7:30 PM local time on January 12, 2025–26 NBA season in Indianapolis (ET), aligning with a standard prime-time NBA tip-off window.

This game will be played at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, home arena of the Indiana Pacers with a basketball capacity of roughly 17,000 fans. The arena features a modern bowl design, excellent sightlines, and a loud, enclosed environment that typically gives the Pacers a strong home-court atmosphere despite their recent poor record.

Given Boston’s recent dominance over Indiana, including back-to-back wins in December 2025 by margins of 8 and 18 points and their significantly better season record, the Celtics are projected to cover a notional spread in the -5.5 to -7.5 range. A fair moneyline projection would price Boston around 1.45 and Indiana around 2.80, with Boston implied to have roughly a 65–70% win probability based on recent form and overall roster quality.

In their most recent head-to-head meetings this season, the Boston Celtics beat the Indiana Pacers 103–95 on December 22, 2025 and 140–122 on December 26, 2025, both times overcoming early deficits to win comfortably. Overall in the current campaign Boston leads the series 2–0, and over the past few seasons the Celtics have held a clear edge in wins, highlighting a sustained matchup advantage.